The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors forum, have lamented that rather than undertake a review of macro-economic and social policies with a view to giving them a human face, the federal government has resorted to blackmail. The governors stated this in a communique issued at the end of their meeting on Friday in Jalingo, the…
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, resolved to invite Deposit Money Banks, also known as commercial banks, on Wednesday over the scarcity of new naira notes. The Punch reports that the Managing Directors/Chief Executive Officers of the banks, under the auspices of the Bankers’ Committee, are to meet with an ad hoc committee of the…
A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Adams Jagaba, has said that the Southern Kaduna Senatorial seat is not for bench warmers and people who cannot speak for the senatorial district. Jagaba, a former federal lawmaker who represented Kachia/ Kagarko federal constituency for three terms, is one of the top contenders for the…
The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care in hospital after his coronavirus symptoms “worsened”, a spokesman of Downing Street has said.BBC reports quoted the spokesman saying that Johnson was moved on the advice of his medical team and is receiving “excellent care”.BBC, further quoted the spokesman saying that Johnson has…
Callistus Agwaza, Jalingo Kuteb elders in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State has kicked against plans by the state governor, Kefas Ogbu, to rob the Kuteb ethnic nationality of the Ukwe traditional stool in Takum. The Kuteb Yatso of Nigeria (KYN), an umbrella body of the Kuteb ethnic nationality, recently made similar allegations against…
The federal government has approved the increase of the monthly allowance for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members from N33,000 to N77, 000. In a statement on Wednesday, acting spokesperson of the NYSC, Caroline Embu, said the upward review takes effect from July 2024. The statement added that the said the development is in line…
