Mohammed Alkali
27 Jan
The North-East Development Commission (NEDC) has called for the involvement of traditional institutions in addressing the persistent insecurity in the Lake Chad region. Mohammed Alkali, Managing Director of the NEDC, made the appeal on Monday during the Regional Meeting of Traditional Rulers of the Lake Chad Basin in Maiduguri. “We are particularly pleased that this…
31 Dec
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has commenced rebuilding of two bridges that collapsed along the 54-kilometre Damaturu-Buni/Yadi road in Yobe State.
19 Sep
Vice President Kashim Shettima, the Northeast state governments and the North East Development Commission (NEDC) yesterday converged on Gombe State to discuss the devastating effects of climate change on the region, as well as chart a path to a resilient Northeast.
15 Aug 2024
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) plans to light up dozens of cities and towns with 12,000 solar-powered electric poles in the Northeast. The solar-powered cities and towns are in the region, which comprises Borno, Adamawa, Gombe, Bauchi, Taraba, and Yobe states. According to the commission, installing solar-powered electricity in each of the six states…
30 Jul 2024
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has distributed crutches, prostheses and wheelchairs to People Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) in Borno State.
18 May 2024
Vice President Kashim Shettima has launched the Federal Government's Accelerated Senior Secondary School Education Programme (ASSEP) to transform education outcomes in the Northeast region. ASSEP, anchored by the North East Development Commission (NEDC), focuses on subjects related to science, technology, mathematics, and agricultural (STEMA) courses. The programme is targeted at senior secondary school students across…
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A former Special Adviser to Minister of Youth and Chief Executive Officer of Vivacity, Oluwakemi Ann-Melody Areola has urged Nigeria maximise its critical minerals potential, or it risks remaining a raw material exporter. Areola in a chat with The Guardian in Abuja said youth development is tied to processing Nigeria’s critical minerals and becoming a…
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Residents of Barikallahu, a community near the Air Force Institute of Technology in Kaduna State, are now living in palpable fear after
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Nestlé Nigeria has announced a full-year revenue growth of 75.2 per cent, reaching N958.8 billion in 2024. This is contained in a corporate disclosure by Nestlé Nigeria on Thursday. Mr Wassim Elhusseini, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Nestlé Nigeria Plc, in the disclosure, said the company’s operating profit improved by N167.9 billion representing…
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The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has officially adopted a clear definition of Women-Owned Businesses (WOB) to promote gender inclusion and ensure targeted support for women entrepreneurs. According to ACCI, WOBs are businesses with "women as sole proprietors, companies, or partnerships that are more than 51% owned by women." The development was discussed…
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Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf of Kano State says the government has set up a committee toward sponsoring a State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Ecological Funds Bill in the House of Assembly. Kabir-Yusuf said this on Thursday while declaring open a two-day Disaster Risk Management Stakeholders’ Engagement Meeting in Kano. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
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A High Court sitting in Warri has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to publicly tender an apology to Mr Julius Oluwafunmisho Okedele for adding his name on a suit for Financial fraud The court In charge No. FHC/WR/110C/2019, filed on December 2, 2019, the EFCC charged Akegor Godbless Omamuyovwi and two other…
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Nigerian music video director and cinematographer, ThankGod Omori Jesam, popularly known as TG Omori, has made a triumphant return to the music scene with Seyi Vibez Shaolin video. On February 26, 2025, TG Omori shared the song video on his X (Twitter) page with the cpation: “Glory be to God almighty who has heard my…
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The pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation Afenifere has called for the immediate security upgrade of Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), following threats to her life and that of some agency staff. While disclosing that the organisation will not tolerate any form of attempt on Adeyeye’s life,…
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The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has collected N262 billion Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2024. Mr Ango Abdullahi, acting Executive Chairman, FCT-IRS also said that the service had so far collected 43.8 billion in January. Abdullahi disclosed this on Thursday, during the service’s annual sensitisation campaign to mobilise FCT residents for voluntary…
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An Ebonyi Magistrate’s court sitting in Abakaliki on Thursday adjourned hearing on a bail application for the release of the detained national president of the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), Mr Igboayaka Igboayaka until March 12. Igboayaka was arrested in Owerri on Feb. 8 by operatives of Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Ebonyi Police Command after winning reelection for…