The ₦521.6 billion 2024 Enugu Budget, which was recently presented to the State House of Assembly for approval by the Governor, Barr. Peter Mbah, is indeed a commendable initiative that deserves recognition and appreciation from the people of Enugu. This budget not only reflects the government’s genuine commitment to fulfill the promises made during the Governor’s campaign, aptly titled “Tomorrow is Here,” but also signifies a resolute determination to rapidly develop and advance the state’s economy.
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The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Gombe state in the 2013 general elections, Keftin Amuga, says Nigeria would not have drifted if retired General Theophilus Danjuma had accepted to be president.
When the Nigerian Navy signed a contract with the Nakura International Ltd, for the supply of 12 units of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, otherwise called UAVs, little did they know that the man behind the company, Alhaji Ahmed Nakura, has a very high passion for excellence and a niche for the pre-eminence of the Nigerian Navy in modern ways of reconnaissance as well as navigation. And indeed yesterday, 8th December 2023, history was made by the Nigerian Navy, as it commissioned the UAVs at the Ojo Naval base Lagos, to the applause of many serving and retired naval officers.
Ordinarily, I wouldn’t write on the subject matter, because it is legal, and comes with a lot of technicalities. But such technicalities are regular visitors in the career of my calling-journalism. Blunder, error and lapse are old hat in the newsroom, as such, nothing to get excited about, because they are words provided by the dictionary to stand for mistake. And sometimes, they come under the auspices of honest mistakes.
Nigeria’s vice President Kashim Shettima has hinted that the federal government will build houses and clinics at Tudun Biri village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state.
Tension is building up in Kano state as resident of the ancient city await judgement from the Supreme Court over the appeal filed at the apex court by the state governor, Abba Yusuf, against the judgment of the Appeal Court, which affirmed APC candidate, Nasiru Gawuna as governor.
The Nigerian Navy has arrested 17 people allegedly engaged in illegal siphoning of crude oil in Ondo dtate.
Eight West African countries have received $1.96 million from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to address the prevalent issue of fistula disorder (Vesicovaginal fistula) in the subregion.
The Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education (CHRICED) unequivocally condemns the action of some officials of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), who have engaged in the serial violation of the rights of a Lagos businessman, Abdulwaheed Abdulraheem.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has just inscribed the Sango Oyo Festival in the lists of World Heritage.