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Despite these challenges, the governor has commenced the total renovation of the school of nursing in the state and also pursuing its accreditation. On road construction, the state government has awarded contract for eight roads to be constructed while it is at the level of completing the Achusa ring road started by the previous administration. The governor has also begun the Mobil-Barrack road and the Daudu Gbajimba road which are now at various stages of completion” The above quote is taken from the This Day report of May 28, 2016 in reference to the performance of Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom after his one year in office in which the newspaper claimed that the Governor had not performed well even after it admitted that there was paucity of funds. While there is no gain reiterating that This Day either did not do its homework properly or simply relied on street gossip to do its report as there were lots of achievements recorded by the Ortom administration even at the tim

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state has renamed the popular Baga road in Maiduguri Metropolis after Alhaji Aliko Dangote following his immense contribution and support to victims of Boko Haram especially the over 1.6 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) spread across various resettlement camps in the state. Shettima made this know during Alhaji Aliko Dangote’s visit to the Dalori IDP Camp in Maiduguri which is currently being occupied by 37,000 IDPs from Bama Local Government Area of the state. In his address, Shettima expressed gratitude to Aliko Dangote Road for his sympathy to the people of the state who had suffered untold hardship in the hands of insurgents in the last seven years. The governor during the visit also took his August visitors to Bakassi camp which had 152,000 IDPs from Nganzai, Monguno, Gwoza and other local government areas, after which, the visitors paid a sympathy visit to families of Boko Haram combatants that were rescued by troo

  Samsung Electronics West Africa has commissioned the Samsung Smart School Project for teachers and students in Calabar.   The initiative, which is an integral part of Samsung’s ‘Smart School Rollout’ scheme, is aimed at digitising classrooms on the platform of mobile learning across unity schools in Nigeria.  Launched across the country in partnership with the various state governments, the Samsung Smart School Project will ensure that secondary schools benefit from the Digital Classroom, which is equipped with mobile devices, electronic boards, thin client monitors, learning contents all from Samsung Electronics West Africa and her partner, Etiam Global, for more collaborative, engaging and interactive education. Speaking at the event, which held at Government Secondary School, State Housing Estate, Calabar, Managing Director of Samsung Electronics West Africa, Changwook Lee, represented by the Head, Enterprise Business solution/IT Business, Anu Rotimi Agboola, sa

Nigeria will be one of the most attractive and easiest places of doing business in the world by 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday in Nairobi, Kenya. Speaking at a plenary session on "Dialogue with the Private Sector" at the sixth Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD VI), President Buhari said his administration is implementing policies and measures to create right and enabling environment for business and investors in Nigeria. Nigeria is currently ranked 169 out of 189 countries by the World Bank, according to the Bank's 2016 Ease of Doing Business report. President Buhari told the session attended by several African leaders, Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and international business executives that his administration’s vision and objective is to make Nigeria one of the top investment destinations in the world, within the shortest possible time. ‘‘We believe government has a particular responsibility to create right and att

The Bureau of Rural Development and Cooperatives has flagged-off 18 major projects in the Benue North East and North West senatorial districts. These projects include the Gwarche - Kontien electrification project in Tarka,  the Ngobua Electricity project and the Gbishe - Mbakyer feeder road in Katsina-Ala, Howe electricity project, Shawa electricity project and Mase feeder road all in Gwer, Igbudu - Tse - Girgi - Ayilamo-Anyibe  feeder road in Logo, Vaase electricity project in Ukum,  Kontien bridge on Mkar - Tse Nyajo feeder road, three span bridge across Ambiir stream on Mkar - Tse Nyajo feeder road all in  Gboko local government area. At the separate flag off, Governor Samuel Ortom, represented by his Special Adviser on Rural Development and Cooperatives, Dr Adzer Abya, stated that the projects were executed with N1.8 billion set aside from the infrastructure facility obtained from the Federal Government. Stakeholders from the benefiting communities expressed appreciation for

To further assist the internally displaced persons and enhance civil-military relations, troops of  21 Brigade, 7 Division Nigerian Army, have    established a temporary school for the children at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp located in Bama town, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State using military tents. The school comprised 6 military tents in which soldiers  not on essential duty served as teachers. In addition, some of the  IDPs who were  teachers before the their displacement, also teach in the school. Presently,  the school has a population of over 3,000 children. The Brigade has also establish a  section of adult education  for women. Impressed with the laudable initiative, the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) also assisted the Brigade with 2 additional tents and school bags for the pupils, while Borno State Urban Education  deployed a   Principal to assist in running of  the school. The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and the Regional

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the preparedness of the Federal Government to discuss the release of the Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram terror group since 2014, In an interview with journalists in Nairobi, Kenya at the weekend, President Buhari said the Nigerian government is ready to dialogue with bonafide leaders of the terror group who know the whereabouts of the girls. ‘‘I have made a couple of comments on the Chibok girls and it seems to me that much of it has been politicised. ‘‘What we said is that the government which I preside over is prepared to talk to bonafide leaders of Boko Haram. ‘‘If they do not want to talk to us directly, let them pick an internationally recognised Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), convince them that they are holding the girls and that they want Nigeria to release a number of Boko Haram leaders in detention, which they are supposed to know. ‘‘If they do it through the ‘modified leadership’ of Boko Haram and they talk wit

A major breakthrough was recorded last night in Ahoada East Local Government Area in Rivers State as the leader of the dreaded Ekpeye Liberation Front,General Igbudu and five others were killed in an operation along East/West road in Ahoada East. It was gathered that they mounted a road block in Ihubu,opposite an NNPC filling station,along the East/West road for a robbery operation and a bus swooped at them that left them unconcious before the men of the JTF opened fire on them. The people of the area have been trooping in and out of the Ahoada Police Station to see their dead bodies laid on the ground. See more photos... (C) BBOreporters

New facilities were today commissioned on NAF Base Kaduna as part of the ongoing efforts to enhance the welfare of personnel. Among the newly provided facilities are 1200-bed hostel built for recruits and, quarters for airmen instructors at the Ground Training Centre (GTC). Construction works on the new blocks of accommodation started some months ago in anticipation of the recent increase of fresh intakes from about 1200 to 2500 per annum. The increase in recruit intake is aimed at providing employment opportunities for more young Nigerians who are genuinely interested in serving in the military and, to enable the NAF meet its manning requirement to adequately tackle insurgency in the North East and emerging security challenges in other parts of the country. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Mshl Sadique Abubakar stated that the projects were aimed at creating enabling working environment for personnel as a motivation to discharge their duties

Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Bayelsa State on Wednesday, raided the private residence of the Bayelsa State Government House Accountant, Richard Etonye in a secret operation that lasted for about two hours. The house, located along Brass Road was allegedly raided on the orders of Governor Seriake Dickson after Etonye reportedly absconded with his principal's money said to be $4.6m. The money was handed over to the accountant by the governor for safe keep just a few days before the raid on Tuesday. SaharaReporters contacted a spokesman for Mr. Dickson who said that they were not part of the raid and were not informed as to why SARS raided Mr. Etonye’s home. The spokesman said that “[Mr. Etonye] absolutely did not take any money from the Governor” and “we were told that the team was sent from the IG [Idris] from Police Force HQ but we don’t know why.” According to a security source close to Government House, Yenagoa, Governor Dickson had handed over th

Nigeria is set to witness a major breakthrough in its economic diversification drive with the planned inauguration of the Integrated Produce City (IPC)  on August 29 in Edo State. Senior government officials, private sector leaders and foreign dignitaries are expected to lead the parade of stakeholders to Benin as the Nigeria’s first ever integrated produce city, a combination industrial park, farm settlement, and commodities exchange. Chairman and CEO of IPC, Prof. Pat Utomi in an exclusive interview with our correspondent, said that IPC, the $136 million project located 24 kilometre from the Edo State Capital, Benin, would revolutionise and redefine the operations agricultural value chain in the country. He said that Nigeria has suffered for so long from the failure to recognise the need to have a diverse economy.  “Anytime we talk about it (economic diversification) we hear this sweeping statement about commitment to restructuring the base oh the Nigerian economy away from

The political climate of Ondo State is unnecessarily charging already at least, for two clear reasons. First, the two leading political parties – the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) – are in the thick of their primaries, which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled for August 22 and 27 respectively. PDP, however, has held its own on the scheduled date with a former Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General of the state, Eyotayo Jegede, emerging its candidate. The other factor is that the APC has been the focus of the contest, which some of the party faithful strongly believe, would terminate the reign of the PDP in the state, depending on how its standard bearer eventually emerges. Aside that the state’s main opposition party is stronger and more cohesive than it was in the pre-2012 era, the rift in the PDP, occasioned by the assumption that a choice candidate had already been picked for the ele

Following the release of the list of candidates to contest the councillorship and chairmanship positions in the forthcoming elections in the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas by the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission, it appears that the Senator Buruji Kashamu faction of the Peoples Democratic Party in the State has again lost out to the Ladi Adebutu-led faction. Candidates submitted by the Sikirulai Olawale Ogundele-led State Executive Council of the PDP were listed among those to contest in the election. While the Kashamu faction belongs to the Senator Ali Modu Sheriff factional National Working Committee of the PDP, the Adebutu faction is loyal to the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee. Meanwhile, Sikirulai Olawale Ogundele has reiterated the need for party members to be united in order to achieve victory at the polls. Ogundele, who stated this in a press statement in his reaction to the publication of the list by

 The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, says over N443.6 billion has being shared among the federal, states and local governments as revenue realised in July. Adeosun, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, announced this while addressing newsmen on the outcome of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting. The amount is 11 per cent less than the N559 billion that was distributed in July. Giving the breakdown of revenue among the three tiers, Adeosun said the Federal Government received N129.2 billion, representing 52.68 per cent while states got N65.5billion, representing 26.72 per cent. The local governments, she said, received N50.5 billion, amounting to 20.60 per cent of the amount distributed. She said N12.8 billion, representing 13 per cent derivation revenue was shared among the oil producing states. Adeosun also said that during the month under review, the country generated N119.4 billion as mineral revenue an

The Federal Government says for the nation to achieve the needed structural development and sustainable development, it has released over 50 percent capital vote to ministries, departments and agencies MDAs to bust efforts towards national structural planning. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who stated this at the 15th meeting of the Joint Planning Board and National Council on Development in Kano, says the Buhari led administration placed high priority on infrastructural development. Osinbajo maintained that strategic planning for Sustainable Development Goals SDGs requires effective and efficient partnership as provided in goal 17, which emphasised the need for partnering with states to get the needed economic development stressing that strategic planning generally provides direction, coherence and coordination and is a veritable framework for guiding the activities of all stakeholders towards achieving a common goal. The Vice President adds that the short-term strategic im

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu yesterday told Niger Delta Coastal State monarchs and stakeholders that there was no infrastructure in the creek to show for the $40 billion released to the Niger Delta in the last 10 years. He told the monarchs who visited him in Abuja that he (the minister) went round the creeks and found no infrastructure that reflects the money disbursed to the region through the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) or the 13 per cent derivation from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC). The traditional rulers had in their joint presentation read by Bolowei of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Chief Wellington O. Okrika,  demanded a Federal Government dialogue team. This, they said, will give them confidence in the peace moves in the Niger Delta. The group demanded the release of the 10 “innocent” school children arrested by the army on May 28 in Oporoza and others on “trumped up charges”. The monarchs demanded for the re

  Nine banks banned this week from foreign exchange trading for failing to remit some oil money into a government account are holding talks with the Central Bank to seek a truce, operators said Thursday. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday suspended nine banks for withholding 2.12 billion dollars belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) contrary to a government regulation. The administration of President Mohammadu Buhari, who took office in May last year, ordered all government revenues to be paid into Treasury Single Account (TSA) in the CBN to prevent fraud, and in his fight against corruption. The United Bank for Africa (UBA), one of the suspended banks, said its ban had been lifted after it remitted $530 million. Financial experts want the regulators to be lenient with the banks. Currency traders said the naira depreciated further on the black market following the suspension, cross

Four World Bank officials had been reportedly drowned at Egbe Dam in Egbe Ekiti, Gbonyin Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Egbe Dam is the biggest of the six dams in the state. Folasade Akinrinmola, the Chairman of the council, and the state police command confirmed this development to newsmen on Thursday. Akinrinmola said the incident, which occurred on Wednesday night, involved a team of seven contractors employed by the World Bank on an assessment mission to the dam. She said the team had commenced work on Tuesday night from a section of the dam and moving to the other section when the incident happened on Wednesday. She said the traditional ruler of Egbe notified her of the incident. Akinrimola said: “We immediately mobilized a rescue team and an ambulance and in the process, those wearing life jackets were rescued. “The rescued people were the ones who told us that others were in the water. “The bodies of those that had drowned were later retrieved by the loca

I'm a friend of this administration but if they decide to run Nigeria aground, I will become the opposition. You are not good friends if you sit down with Government officials and don't tell them the truth. I will continue to say the truth. "Nigeria must drop the habit of borrowing to pay salaries and service recurrent expenditures. "There is nothing happening today that we didn't forecast years ago because all actions have consequences. "Industrialisation potentials of Northern Nig was documented by Ahmadu Bello in 1962, 54 years after, there's nothing to show. "We created billionaires from Oil subsidies in the past. We are making the same mistake with Forex Subsidies. "As an Emir, I can seat in my garden and make phone calls to access $10M @ N197 per $ then sell it off at nothing less than N300. With just a phone call, I'm making a profit of over a billion naira. That is what people are doing now. "Any system that allows

Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed signs an MoU with Ciaran Devane, Chief Executive of the British Council, on Cultural Cooperation...in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Wednesday Aug 24th 2016. See more photos..

Minister of information and Culture Lai Mohammed is in Scotland for the Edinburgh International Festival Summit. Here are shots from the festival...

All Progressive Governors' Forum held a meeting yesterday at the Kaduna state. Governor Nasir El Rufai hosted them. See more photos below..