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FG DISBURSES N5.12N PENSION ARREARS TO 90,680 RETIREES The Federal Government has released funds for the disbursement of N5.12 billion in pension arrears to 90,689 Defined Benefit Scheme pensioners under the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Head of Corporate Communications of PTAD, Mr Olugbenga Ajayi. Ajayi said that …

PETER OBI HAS INTEGRITY, HE WILL KEEP HIS ONE-TERM PLEDGE – MIDDLE BELT FORUM The Middle Belt Forum has thrown their weight behind Peter Obi’s declaration to do only one term saying he’s a man of integrity that will keep his words. The Middle Belt Forum, MBF, has said former presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, is …

APC, PDP IN ENUGU BICKER AS HOODLUMS WRECK HAVOC AT POLITICAL RALLY Tensions flared in Enugu on Saturday after hoodlums attacked the venue of an All Progressives Congress (APC) rally in Opi, destroying canopies, chairs, and sound equipment before the event began. While the APC accused the PDP-led state government of orchestrating the violence, government officials dismissed the allegation as …

EFCC DETAINS EX-SOKOTO GOVERNOR, TAMBUWAL The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday detained a former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, over alleged fraud. Tambuwal, who honoured an invitation extended to him by the commission at about 11: 16am on Monday, was subsequently taken into custody. Multiple sources told our correspondent last night that the ex-Sokoto State governor was …

FOOD INFLATION WORSENS CHILD MALNTUITION CRISIS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA Across Nigeria’s northern communities, a crisis is unfolding silently. As food prices rise, families living on the margins are slipping further into poverty. For many, especially children, the result is devastating: acute malnutrition that stunts not just growth, but future potential. According to UNICEF, Nigeria has the world’s second-highest number of …

TINUBU GOVT ORDERS FRESH VERIFICATION OF CIVIL SERVANTS HIRED BETWEEN 2013 AND 2020 President Bola Tinubu’s administration has ordered a fresh verification exercise targeting thousands of workers recruited into the Federal Civil Service between 2013 and 2020, in a move linked to widespread allegations of job racketeering and the sale of employment slots to desperate applicants. The directive, contained in …

TINUBU GOVT ORDERS FRESH VERIFICATION OF CIVIL SERVANTS HIRED BETWEEN 2013 AND 2020 President Bola Tinubu’s administration has ordered a fresh verification exercise targeting thousands of workers recruited into the Federal Civil Service between 2013 and 2020, in a move linked to widespread allegations of job racketeering and the sale of employment slots to desperate applicants. The directive, contained in …

FG ARRAIGNS TERRORISTS INVOLVED IN OWO CATHOLIC CHURCH MASSACRE OF 40 WORSHIPPERS The Federal Government on Monday arraigned five men before a Federal High Court in Abuja over their alleged involvement in the June 5, 2022 attack at St. Francs Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, in which over 40 worshippers died The five accused persons are Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza, Al …

HUNGER, POVERTY HARSH REALITY OF MILLIONS OF NIGERIANS – PETER OBI In our country today, hunger and poverty are not just distant statistics, they are the harsh reality that millions of our people face daily. Recently, the United Nations stated that about 34 million Nigerians will face acute food insecurity, and abour 63% of our population, which is about 133 …

FG SHUTS PORTAL FOR PARAMILITARY RECRUITMENT AS OVER 1.9 MILLION APPLICANTS COMPETE FOR 30,000 VACANCIES The federal government has officially shut down its paramilitary recruitment portal. The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) disclosed this in a statement on its X handle on Monday. Before the shut down of the portal, a reliable source revealed that over …