The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, has said plans are underway to rejig the N-Power scheme to accommodate more people and ensure prompt payment of beneficiaries’ stipends. Edu said this yesterday in Abuja in a statement by her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Rasheed Zubair. The minister said the delay in payment of …

The Federal Government has stated that the push for the widespread adoption of concrete roads instead of traditional asphalt surfaces is driven by the cost-effectiveness and durability offered. According to the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, concrete roads are expected to yield long-term benefits with a 50-year lifespan. Umahi, who stated this in Akure, Ondo State capital, stressed that …

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) chapter, on Friday, called on the Federal Government to release the circular on the one-for-one policy for the replacement of exited workers in the health sector to reduce the effect of brain drain. The leader of the association at UBTH, Dr David Orhewere, who made the call …

The Federal Government has ordered all illegal miners across the country to vacate sites immediately otherwise they will be seriously dealt with. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr Dele Alake, gave the warning during the graduation ceremony and presentation of starter packs to 30 graduating trainees under Batch 3 of the Ministry’s Programme on ‘Gemstone and Jewellery Master Training and …

The Federal Government has warned personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) against violating the rights of the citizens. It noted that personnel’s weapons must instead be used to Nigerians and the nation’s critical assets. During his maiden visit to the headquarters of the NSCDC on Thursday in Abuja, the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said: …

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Barrister Festus Keyamo has directed all international airlines to vacate the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) from 1st October 2023. This, he said, was to give room for total maintenance work at the airport. During a tour of the international airports in Lagos, the minister directed the airlines and companies operating in the …

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has only been able to meet 47.6 per cent of the Federal Government’s monthly target of 2.5 million registrations in the first eight months of the year, according to The PUNCH. This is as the number of Nigerians with National Identification Numbers (NINs) increased to 102.39 million in August despite a slowdown in the …

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra has urged the Federal Government to be bold and confront its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu before the supreme court it has arraigned his matter rather than hiding under several adjournments. Spokesman of the group, Mr. Emma Powerful who disclosed this in a statement he made available to newsmen has also accused the Federal Government …

The Federal Government is set to introduce the Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to prevent cervical cancer in the country. The vaccine will be given to children and adolescents between the ages of nine to 15 years across the country. At the Bi-annual Religious Leaders Review Meeting, organised by the agency, in Abuja on Monday, the Executive Director of the National …

The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has called for immediate construction of flood control dams along the Rivers Niger and Benue to avert flooding likely to be occasioned by the release of Lagdo dam in Cameroon. In a letter to the Nigerian government, Cameroonian authorities recently said they would open the floodgate of Lagdo Dam on the River Benue in …