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  Betta Edu The Federal Government has called on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and other development partners to support its efforts at rescuing 16 million Nigerians at risk of humanitarian crisis. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, made the call, weekend in Abuja while receiving a delegation from …

Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Sunday, September 3, kicked off distribution of foodstuff palliatives for vulnerable Lagosians. This forms part of earlier ones announced by the governor. The governor had earlier announced a 50 per cent cut in the BRT, as well as free healthcare for expectant mothers. The distribution was …

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas and his Deputy, Benjamin Kalu on Friday, September 1, eulogised Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima on his 57th birthday. While Speaker Abbas said the Vice President was an asset and a capable hand in the governance of the nation, his Deputy, Kalu described him …

As part of activities lined up to mark his 100 days office, Kaduna state governor, Uba Sani on Sunday, September 3, inaugurated five state-of-the-art-mobile mobile medical trucks to provide medical services to reach communities. The governor also commissioned Women and Children Shelter at Katuru Road in Kaduna to provide accommodation and …

Nigeria’s Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu says FG is set to rejig N-Power Scheme Dr. Betta Edu, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, says plans are underway to rejig the N-Power scheme to accommodate more people and ensure prompt payment of beneficiaries’ stipends. Edu disclosed …

DIRISU YAKUBU examines some of the ministers that will determine the performance of President Bola Tinubu in the next four years It is a difficult time to be a Nigerian. Living in a Hobbesian fictional world, where everything seems nasty, brutish and short, particularly in the turbulent eight years of Muhammadu Buhari’s …

National Chairman, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has tasked the Kogi State electorate to give the party nothing less than 99 per cent support and victory votes in the state’s forthcoming November 11 governorship election. Ganduje gave the charge on Saturday while addressing …

Elizabeth Macleod, Police Advisor, Lake Chad Basin Support Framework of the United Kingdom High Commission in Nigeria and the Police Service Commission Chairman, Solomon Arase in Abuja. The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) has urged President Bola Tinubu to allow the Nigeria Police Force and not the military …

R-L: Bola Tinubu and Mele Kyari Africa’s biggest oil producer will likely pocket over $4.43bn in September as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd begins pumping 1.67 million barrels of crude oil into the market. Nigeria, which is the continent’s top oil producer recorded an average daily oil production of …

FILE: Travellers The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has urged Nigerians not to accept food items not packed by them when travelling, as the agency intercepted narcotics concealed in packs of semovita and dry pepper. This was contained in a statement by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, released on his …