They are: Dr Emanso Umobong Okop – Akwa-Ibom, Mr Obi Emeka Vitalis – Anambra, Mahmood Fatima Sugra Tabi’a – Bauchi, Danjuma Mohammed Sanusi – Jigawa, Olusanya Olubunmi – Ondo, Dr Keshinro Maryam Ismaila – Zamfara, Akujobi Chinyere Ijeoma (South-East) and Isokpunwu Christopher Osaruwanmwen (South-South).
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Amid concerns over rising debts service costs, states have been working to decrease their debts stock. In Q1 2024, states’ total domestic debts dropped by 31% from N5.86 trillion in Q4 2023 to N4.07 trillion and by 26% from N5.48 trillion in Q1 2023.
The global financial crime watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has removed Türkiye from its “grey list” of countries that require special scrutiny, the country’s Finance and Treasury Ministry said on Friday.
Gombe state governor, Inuwa Yahaya has approved the immediate suspension of the Village Head of Garin Majidadi in Akko Local Government Area (LGA), Mohammed Majidadi, over his alleged involvement in a transformer theft.
“During investigation, two suspects were arrested for questioning. Further development will be communicated in due course as the investigation proceeds,” the statement read.
Under the programme, the Sokoto-Badagry Highway, which will traverse Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Oyo, Ogun, and Lagos, is prioritised.
The Chairman of, the Military Pensions Board (MPB), AVM Paul Irumheson, says the Federal Government has approved an electronic verification system for military pensioners to ensure sanity in pension administration.
The Centre for Ability, Rehabilitation and Empowerment (CARE) has advocated a one per cent budget provision for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) from the federal and state governments.
The National Average Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) per adult a day stood at N1,041 in May 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said.
The Economic Community of African States (ECOWAS) has said that collaborative efforts of member states towards integrated water resource management (IWRM) are crucial to sustainable regional socio-economic development.