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The Plateau State government has declared three days of mourning for lives lost in the Saint Academy School building collapse on Friday. No fewer than 22 lives were lost and injuries were sustained by several teachers and students of the school located in Busa Buji, Jos North Local Government Area of the state when the … [Read more…]

The Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC) has beaconed on investors within and outside the country to see Enugu as a fertile state in the energy and power sector with a huge potential for return-on-investment. The Commission stated this on Friday at its first stakeholder engagement and consultation with the heads of the state’s various … [Read more…]

…Commends investments in education, others The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Malick Fall, has decorated the governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, as a Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) champion, describing his leadership as the model that Nigeria, the UN, and Africa need. Fall said Africa was tired of wars and … [Read more…]

Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, and Governor of Kwara, AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman, on Friday said that the state governors are happy with the Supreme Court judgment that granted fiscal autonomy to local government areas. Speaking to State House correspondents before a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Governor Abdulrahman said … [Read more…]

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, believes Thursday’s Supreme Court judgment granting local governments financial autonomy is great for grass root development. Speaking with State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa hours after the judgement on Thursday, Akpabio promised that the parliament will work with the office of the Attorney General to ensure real elections are … [Read more…]

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights activist, Femi Falana has called on Nigerians, to be prepared to monitor the activities of the local government officials in the wake of the judgment by the Supreme Court. The apex court had on Thursday in its lead judgment read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, mandated the Federal … [Read more…]

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for Local Government (LG) administrations. In its lead judgement read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the apex court observed that the state governments’ refusal of financial autonomy for local governments has gone on for over two decades. Justice … [Read more…]

President Bola Tinubu will meet with the Organised Labour in Abuja on Thursday to further discussions on a new minimum wage for workers in Nigeria. Channels Television reports that the President invited the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to the meeting expected to be held at the Aso … [Read more…]

Nigeria’s Federal Government on Wednesday justified the establishment of a new Ministry of Livestock Development attributing it to the need to enhance protein production, increase employment opportunities and government revenue. This, it stated, formed part of the reasons that informed President Tinubu’s decision to establish the new ministry on Tuesday. Attorney General of the Federation … [Read more…]

…We’re set to empower 20,000 more women – Mbah The Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and the ActionAid Nigeria have commended Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State for the series of empowerment programmes initiated by the government to improve the standard of living of women, promote gender equality and protect both women and children from gender-based … [Read more…]