Kebbi
30 Oct
The Chairman of the Bayelsa State Council of Traditional Rulers, King Bubaraye Dakolo, says he, alongside his subjects, is among the living dead due to environmental degradation and pollution unleashed by international oil companies (IOCs). Speaking during the international conference on petroleum pollution and just transition in the Niger Delta: Advancing the recommendations of the…
24 Oct
The Kebbi Government, has set-up an eight-man committee to investigate Oct. 17 violent protest at College of Health Sciences and Technology, Jega, Jega Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed-BK, made this known shortly after the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. “Following…
23 Oct
Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi on Wednesday signed into law a new minimum wage of N75,000 for the state civil servants. The governor signed the new bill in the presence of the National President of Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr Joe Ajero, and other members of executives at Government House, Birnin Kebbi. READ ALSO: Abia workers to…
22 Oct
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Kebbi, has urged Gov. Nasir Idris, to investigate what it described as shoddy execution of multi-billion naira Yauri township roads project in the state. The Secretary of the party in the state, Alhaji Abubakar Bawa-Kalgo, made the appeal in a statement in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. ”PDP is appalled…
8 Oct
No fewer than 40 fishermen have jointly killed a mother hippopotamus that killed Malam Usman Maigadi, a guard at Orchard Farm owned by the Emir of Yauri, Dr Muhammad Zayyanu-Abdullahi on Sept. 22. READ ALSO:Gunmen kill APC chieftain in Kebbi The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the fishermen armed with bows and…
4 Oct
Suspected gunmen kidnapped and killed the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman of Suru Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Bako Bala, on Wednesday. According to a post on the official Facebook page of the Special Adviser to the Kebbi State governor on Television and Radio, Zaidu Bala, the armed men abducted him in his hometown,…
4 Oct
Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi has settled a debt of N18 million owed by the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), Kebbi Branch, to the National Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the debt was unpaid money for pilgrimage to Jerusalem by Christians from Kebbi that had been hanging for…
3 Oct
President Bola Tinubu's request to refund N24 billion to Kebbi and Nasarawa state governments for the federal takeover of two airports built by the states was on Thursday approved by the House of Representatives. The refund will be issued through promissory notes, with N15,137,336,95.88 earmarked for Kebbi State and N9,000,542,651,786.11 for Nasarawa State. Tinubu sought…
2 Oct
Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi, on Wednesday, has given a Toyota Land Cruiser each to the four First Class Emirs in the state. READ ALSO:Supreme Court affirms Nasir Idris’s election as Kebbi governor Presenting keys to the vehicles to the emirs in Birnin Kebbi, Idris said the aim was to…
1 Oct
President Bola Tinubu says his administration is taking appropriate measures to reduce the cost of living the President said this in his Independence Day broadcast on Tuesday. “The central concern of our people today is the high cost of living, especially food costs. This concern is shared by many around the globe as prices and…
27 Sep
The Kebbi State Government is appealing for support following devastating floods that have destroyed 329,000 houses and washed away 858,000 hectares of farmland in the state. The affected farmlands contained essential crops such as rice, millet, guinea corn, sorghum, and beans. Kebbi State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Yakubu Birnin Kebbi, provided these statistics at…
18 Sep
Alhaji Safiyannu Garba-Bena, the outgoing Kebbi Head of Civil Service (HoS), has expressed appreciation to Gov. Nasir Idris for availing him the opportunity to serve in that capacity. READ ALSO:Finance Minister highlights flood mitigation efforts, economic resilience in Kebbi Garba-Bena gave the commendation at a handover ceremony held at the Cabinet…
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order withdrawing Washington from a number of United Nations bodies, including its Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and setting up a broader review of US funding for the multilateral organization. The executive order said it withdrew Washington from UNHRC and the main UN relief agency for…
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The Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Bayelsa in the 2023 election, Mr. Udengs Eradiri, on Tuesday in Yenagoa formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). Eradiri said President Bola Tinubu is behind all the projects in his Agudama/Ekpetiama community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state. Eradiri, who registered for the…
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Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has released the application link for its teaching jobs. This is contained in a statement issued in Ilorin on Tuesday by the commission’s Chairman, Mallam Bello Abubakar. Abubakar said interested and qualified applicants could apply through the link https://tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng. He said the portal would, however, go live at midnight…
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The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja (FTHL), Dr Olatunde Alabi, has denied allegations of a severe manpower shortage at the hospital. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting on Tuesday, Alabi responded to claims by the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) that the hospital was facing an industrial crisis and staff shortages.…
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The Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON), Lagos State Council, has urged ride-hailing service providers to adjust fares in favour of drivers to reflect the present economic realities. The Lagos State Public Relations Officer of AUATON, Mr Steven Iwindoye, made the appeal in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Iwindoye described it as…
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Five doctors in Burundi have been imprisoned by the intelligence service after quitting their jobs over the failure of salary negotiations, union and government sources told AFP on Tuesday. The doctors were arrested by the intelligence service between December 27 and January 31, accused of "undermining the internal security of the state", according to…
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On Tuesday, the Federal Government began the tolling of the 227.2km Abuja-Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia-Makurdi Highway with the inauguration of the Garaku Toll Plaza axis of the road. It said certain categories of vehicles, including security, diplomatic, ambulances and tricycles, are exempted from the tolling. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the road is a Public…