The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) have announced payment dates for March’s social grants. Approved social grants pay during the first week, starting with the Older Persons (Pensioners) Grant on 5 March, 2024. Social grants are for South Africans needing social assistance. If you want to check your social grant payment date, we have … Read more
President Bola Tinubu will dispatch an “emergency fiscal bill” to the National Assembly within the next two weeks for consideration, Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has said. Mr Adedeji disclosed this on Wednesday while defending the budget of the Service before the House Representatives Committee on Finance. The FIRS chief … Read more
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has urged the federal government to reconsider merging Army University Biu in Borno with the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna. Mr Zulum also urged the government to allow the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM), Ilorin to remain as it is instead of being a department in the Ministry … Read more
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, has urged the heads of agencies under his ministry to work towards improving public service delivery strategies in the justice sector. Mr Fagbemi made this call during the Performance Contract Signing Ceremony with Heads of Agencies on Wednesday in Abuja. He noted that the justice sector is key … Read more
Soldiers attached to Operation Hadarin Daji of the Nigeria Army on Monday killed several terrorists and rescued eight of their victims in Zamfara State. This is coming at a time when several communities in Zamfara and Katsina States are suffering from relentless terrorist activities. The motorcycle-riding terrorists have unleashed mayhem on the North-west and a … Read more
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has said the fight against insecurity in the state has been hindered because many vigilante operatives had been “infiltrated” by criminals. Mr Soludo spoke on Tuesday during a meeting with traditional rulers and presidents-general from all 179 communities in the state, according to a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has reassured Nigerians that the country will survive the current economic challenges and emerge as a greater nation. He said his administration was working to ensure that the country is reformed for greater efficiency with emphasis on inculcating fairness and equity in all aspects of the national life. Addressing Afenifere leaders at … Read more
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has inaugurated the newly constituted board of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) with a call on the new management to introduce innovations in hajj operations in Nigeria. Speaking during the inauguration of the new board at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday, the vice president urged members … Read more
The Nigerian government has said it is addressing the challenges posed by the exodus of healthcare workers abroad. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, a professor, said on Wednesday that the federal government has recruited more than 2,000 health workers in the last six months to augment the brain drain being … Read more
The Senate on Wednesday summoned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and its Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, to an interactive session over the rising cases of kidnapping, armed robbery and other criminal activities in the territory. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said Messers Wike and Igweh will appear before the lawmakers … Read more
