THE Niger State Government has announced a new policy requiring religious preachers to submit their sermons for approval before delivering them in public. Governor Umar Bago made this public in an interview on TVC’s Politics on Sunday, explaining that the measure is intended to prevent harmful or inciteful messages. “I …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has urged religious leaders to keep promoting interfaith harmony and reconciliation in communities divided by conflict. Tinubu made the appeal at the opening of the Second Plenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) on Sunday in Ikot Ekpene. Represented by the Secretary to the …
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THE Kwara Government on Sunday evacuated 40 beggars from the streets to combat crime in the state. Newsextra24 recalls that the state government had earlier carried out advocacy against street begging and hawking before it outlawed the it. The state Commissioner for Social Welfare and Development, Dr Mariam Nnafatima, said …
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Gov. Muhammed Bago of Niger, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to providing support to farmers in the state. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Bologi Ibrahim, issued to newsmen on Sunday in Minna, indicated that the governor made the commitment during his visit to Doyin Farms, a private farm on …
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She made the call when the Forum of Female Chief Executive Officers of Government Agencies and Organisations visited her in the State House, Abuja, on Friday. Mrs Tinubu, who described the CEO’s as “trail blazers who fit perfectly into their roles”, added that they all have a duty to play …
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THE Kogi government has restated its commitment to implementing the ban placed on compulsory customised textbooks and notebooks in schools in the state. The state’ Commissioner for Education, Mr Wemi Jones, made this known during a stakeholders’ meeting with the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) on Friday …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has ordered a Federal Executive Council committee to further crash prices of food items across the country. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Sabi Abdullahi stated this on Wednesday in Abuja, while presenting a paper at a one- day capacity building workshop for …
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THE Cross River chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has constituted a 20-member committee charged with planning and coordinating all aspects of the congress within its scope. The State Chairman of the party, Venatius Ikem, who made the remark in a statement he issued to newsmen in Calabar on …
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The All Progressive Congress (APC), Bayelsa chapter has formally adopted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as its sole presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. The chapter attributed the endorsement to his administration’s transformative projects and policies, which stakeholders say have brought unparalleled development and attention to the region. The decision, …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to tackling power challenges in Nigeria’s health sector through targeted and innovative energy solutions. Tinubu made this known on Tuesday in Abuja while delivering a keynote address at the opening of the first National Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Power in the Health Sector. …
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