Twenty-two states have spent a total sum of N251.79bn to service debt borrowed by past administrations within nine months of assuming office, findings by Sunday PUNCH have shown. Our correspondent also gathered that the states obtained fresh loans of N310.99bn between July 2023 and March 2024, despite increased monetary allocations from the Federation account. The information was obtained…
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to be sworn in Sunday for a third term after worse than expected election results left him reliant on coalition partners to govern. With Modi yet to announce the makeup of this cabinet, the ceremony at the presidential palace on Sunday evening (13:45 GMT) will be keenly watched…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has taken legal action against President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The organisation described the move as necessary so as to ensure financial transparency. The lawsuit demands the publication of detailed spending reports and agreements related to loans acquired by the administrations of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan,…
Kano residents have continued to grapple with water scarcity as all efforts to address the lingering scarcity by the state government defy all solutions. The water scarcity, coupled with the current poor power supply from the Kano Electricity Distribution Company, has crippled social and economic activities in the ancient city. Areas worst hit by the…
No fewer than 20 Gombe unemployed youths have commenced a three-month training organised by the National Directorate of Employment under the Vocational Skills Development Department for its Basic National Open Apprenticeship Scheme. reports that the 20 beneficiaries will be trained in digital skills like photography, editing and domestic trade, and fashion design. Beneficiaries are to…
The Sokoto State Ministry of Health has reiterated its readiness to collaborate with individuals and corporate organisations wishing to contribute towards the growth of the health sector in the state. The State Commissioner for Health, Hajiya Asabe Balarabe, stated this on Monday while receiving the keys to a Hilux vehicle repaired by the Young Pharmacists…
The Plateau State Government, on Tuesday, confirmed an attack by bandits on Zurak village, Bashar District, Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. The Commissioner for Information,Musa Ashoms, who confirmed the attack in a statement, said nine persons were confirmed dead, dismissing an earlier claim of 40 casualties. Ashoms said, “The attack in Wase is…
The Association of Local Government of Nigeria has urged the Federal Government to expand the technology for petrol to CNG auto conversion across the 774 LGAs in the country. ALGON national body made the call on Tuesday during the stakeholders engagement meeting it had with the Federal Government at the Federal Ministry of Transportation complex…
Young girls between the ages of nine and 14 years old in Kogi State will benefit from the Human Papilloma vaccine this year. The state is part of the 26 states scheduled to benefit from the vaccine under the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency in collaboration with John Stow International. The Social Behavioural Change Focal…
Deadly heat waves worsened by the absence of electricity supply to the Northeast state have resulted in medical emergencies that have claimed many lives. Dr. Yusfu D. Ribadu, the Deputy Chairman Medical Advisory Committee, Training, Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital Yola, spoke to over the sudden spike in medical emergencies in recent times attributed the…
The Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has inaugurated a Steering and Technical Committee to oversee the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project. The committee which also has the responsibility of providing technical support to enhance livestock productivity, was inaugurated Tuesday evening in Lokoja by the governor. This was contained in a statement issued on…
The Bauchi State Government has disclosed moves to control the prices of foodstuffs to ameliorate the current inflation trend across the state. gathered that the government plans to set up a committee on price measures of foodstuffs, a move which has already received the support of the various religious leaders across the state. The Bauchi…