NEDC
20 Feb
Barely a week after Boko Haram was featured in an alleged terror funding inquest into the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Nigerian Senate in the federal government’s first official reaction has summoned the National Security Adviser
15 Feb
Vice President Kashim Shettima, has declared that posterity will judge the North East Development Commission (NEDC) fairly, applauding it for going beyond infrastructure development to investing in education and green technology through the Accelerated Senior Secondary Education Programme (ASSEP).
14 Feb
Vice President Kashim Shettima has declared that posterity will judge the North East Development Commission (NEDC) fairly, lauding it for going beyond infrastructure development to investing in education and green technology through the Accelerated Senior Secondary Education Programme (ASSEP). He described ASSEP as the actual game changer in the age and time, pointing out that…
9 Feb
Former lawmaker Sam Onuigbo has revealed why Abia State has lacked a Federal Secretariat since its creation in 1991. Despite the allocation
5 Feb
Chairman of Security, Climate Change, and Special Interventions on the Governing Board of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), Sam Onuigbo, has stressed the critical role of legislation in driving climate action across Africa. Onuigbo, widely recognised as the father of Nigeria’s Climate Change Law, stressed that effective policies and programmes must be anchored in…
30 Jan
The Northeast Development Commission (NEDC) has launched the Accelerated Senior Secondary Education Programme (ASSEP), introducing 30 mobile laboratories and virtual reality (VR) cameras to enhance student learning, foster competition, and promote excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Agriculture (STEMA) subjects. Speaking at the launch at General Murtala Muhammed College, Yola, Hajiya Saadatu Ahmed Shehu,…
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…
18 Jan
The North-Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Forum has cried out over the exclusion of the region from the N2.493 trillion allocated to regional development commissions in the proposed 2025 budget.
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.
17 Dec
The North-East Development Commission (NEDC) has commenced a three-day workshop to equip journalists, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)
17 Dec
The Chairman of the Security, Climate Change, and Special Interventions Committee on the Governing Board of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), Sam Ifeanyi Onuigbo, yesterday, said that President Bola Tinubu deserves special thanks for empanelling the South-East Development Commission (SEDC).
4 Dec
President Bola Tinubu’s contentious tax reform bills once again stirred intense debate yesterday, sparking chaos during a House of Representatives plenary session, as prominent Nigerians and various interest groups nationwide continued to voice fierce opposition and unwavering support.
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The Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC) has presented a timetable for the conduct of 2025 local council polls to the representatives of all the political parties and stakeholders in the state, promising free, fair, and credible polls. The commission's chairman, Mohammed Jibrin Imam, gave the assurance during the unveiling of the timetable at the…
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are questioning a former Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Ohanenye, under President Bola Tinubu, for alleged involvement in the misappropriation, violation of procurement processes, and diversion of public funds amounting to N138m. The funds were allegedly misappropriated during the disbursement of the 2023 budgeted allocation for…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kano Zonal Directorate, yesterday secured the conviction of Hauwa Abdullahi Ibrahim for smuggling an undeclared sum of $1,154,900 and SDR135,900 from Saudi Arabia into Nigeria, which has been forfeited to the Federal Government.
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President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, declared automatic engagement of all 774 personnel under the newly launched National Health Fellows Programme, assuring them of employment after their one-year stint.
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Concerns have been raised over the re-emergence of shanties around Oshodi bus terminal, despite promises by the Lagos State government to eliminate illegal structures and improve safety and environmental conditions.
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Concerns are mounting over the inability of prospective governorship candidates in the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State to procure the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) expression of interest and nomination forms for the election.
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Following the lacklustre performance of the 9th National Assembly, which earned it the label “Rubber Stamp Assembly,” hopes were high that the 10th Assembly would usher in a new era of legislative vibrancy.