The Global Initiative for Food Security and Preservation (GIFSEP) has expressed worries over the under-representation of climate change impact in the 2023 election campaigns. The NGO, therefore, called on Nigerians to vote for candidates that have climate action plans. The Executive Director and Team Lead of the GIFSEP, an NGO, Mr. David Terungwa said this while speaking on Sunday in Abuja. Terungwa, a climate change expert and an activist for Climate Justice Coalition, gave reasons Nigerians should vote for candidates that understood climate change issues in the 2023 elections. He said that climate change was critical to the survival of democracy and…
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Plateau state governor, Simon Lalong has announced that his administration created 268 new districts, and two new Chiefdoms and restored three Chiefdoms scrapped by the previous administration. The governor disclosed these in a state-wide broadcast to mark the new year on Sunday in Jos. He said that the action was part of his administration`s commitment to social justice and inclusive governance. “We have kept faith with the policy of giving every part of the state a sense of belonging. “This is in addition to installing new traditional rulers to replace those who had died and the stools were vacant. “I…
The Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Ramatu Aliyu has donated delivery kits and baby items to 120 mothers of newborn babies in selected Primary Health Care Centres across the six Area Councils of the territory. The PHC facilities included those in Aleyita, in Abuja Municipal Area Council, Dutse Alhaji in Bwari, and Township Clinic in Gwagwalada Area Council. Others were those in Township Clinic, in Kwali Area Council, Kuje Comprehensive Health Centre in Kuje Area Council, and Township Clinic in Abaji Area Council. Similarly, the minister gave a token of an undisclosed amount of cash to…
A Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus and Mack tanker has claimed the lives of seven persons and 16 others sustained injuries a few meters to Gofamaint on Sunday. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mr. Ahmed Umar confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Umar said that the accident occurred at 4:10 pm and was caused by excessive speed on the part of the bus driver who lost control and rammed into the tanker from behind. He added that 25 people were involved which comprised of 17 male adults and eight…
By Justina Auta The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Pauline Tallen has said that the federal government would sustain the reward to every first baby of the year and also monitor their development. The minister stated this on Sunday while welcoming the First Baby of the year 2023, a baby boy named, Chimemla Testimony Uchenna at the Kubwa General Hospital in Abuja. Tallen, represented by Mr. Ali Madugu, Director Child Development Department in the ministry said the tradition of rewarding the baby of the year had been sustained since 2012. She pledged the commitment of the ministry to monitor their…
It is no longer news that Hon. Muhammed Gudaji Kazaure, a House of Representatives member representing the Kazaure, Roni, Gwiwa, and Yankwashi constituency of Jigawa State, has been trending over some papers he made public and a story that sounded like a tale by moonlight. The lawmaker is claiming that President Muhammadu Buhari appointed him and some other distinguished Nigerians into a secret committee with the mandate to investigate, reconcile and recover all stamp duties, which he said amounted to N89.09 trillion, realised from deductions by banks but was misappropriated. Neither the Central Bank, the Federal Ministry of Finance, the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has reassured Nigerians that under his watch, their collective will and votes in the 2023 general elections will be fulfilled. The president gave the assurance on Saturday in his administration’s last New Year message released by his media aide, Garba Shehu in Abuja. Buhari thanked the almighty God who saw Nigerians through the year 2022 and had given them the opportunity to see another New Year, describing it as an opportunity to reflect on the past year, reposition, and move forward in the New Year. According to him, “all these electoral and democratic principles are working in…
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to support his presidential ambition. The former Vice President, in his New Year message signed by himself in Abuja, described the Year 2023 as a defining moment for Nigeria. “I am inspired by the compelling need to provide leadership that will propel Nigeria to greater heights, to overcome our challenges and together as one recover and rebuild a united, strong, and prosperous Nigeria.” Abubakar thanked God for His infinite mercies and congratulated all Nigerians for surviving the experience of the year. He advised Nigerians not to…
The Speaker of Zamfara House of Assembly, Nasiru Magarya on Saturday received the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign flag for his second term bid. Magarya, representing Zurmi West Constituency in the state assembly is seeking re-election under the platform of the party. Chairman of the state APC gubernatorial campaign council and former governor of the state, Abdulaziz Yari presented the campaign flags to the speaker. Magarya and other APC candidates from the area were given the flags at the governorship campaign rally in Zurmi town, Zurmi local government area of the state. Yari urged the APC stakeholders and party loyalists to…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has urged Nigerians to speak with one voice as the nation goes into the 2023 polls. Gbajabiamila gave the advice in a congratulatory message to Nigerians on Saturday, ahead of the New Year celebration. According to him, the year 2023 will be significant for Nigerians, being the year that citizens will elect new leaders to pilot the affairs of the country. “2023 is a defining year for Nigeria, which is why the citizens should be united and speak with one voice,” he said. On his part, Minority Leader of the…