News from the states and all the six (6) geo-political zones of Nigeria.
Senior Special Assistant to the Bayelsa State Governor on Small and Medium Enterprise (SME), Ebiekure Jasper Eradiri, in this chat with Osa Okhomina, looks into the state government’s effort to attract investment and create wealth in the state. W...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed has disclosed that the administration realised a total of $6.6 billion (N1.086 trillion) from Foreign Direct Investment (DFI) in 2012. $2.6 billion of this is for the Abuja Town Cen...
As the renewed cult clashes continue in Enugu, no fewer than two persons were allegedly killed in an unknown destination in the capital metropolis, yesterday. Eye witnesses said that the remains of the two unidentified young men were seen lying at Ogui...
Delta State government yesterday said it had uncovered over 6,000 ghost teachers in its primary schools as a result of the continued bio-metric verification of its workforce. Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Prof. Patrick Muoboghare, tol...
A tripartite partnership has been initiated by the Presidency, Rivers State government and the 23 local government areas in Rivers state to ease the scourge of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and malaria. Th...
The Bayelsa Government said it was awaiting the outcome of investigation into the navy helicopter crash that killed former Gov. Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State, retired Gen. Owoeye Azazi and four others. on Dec. 15.
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa gave the indication on Monday in Yenagoa, when he received the investigation team from the Federal Government led by the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba.
The governor, who described the crash as a monumental tragedy, reaffirmed his administration’s commitment and support for the investigation.
He commended the naval chief and the team for their prompt response by visiting the state to carry out an assessment of the crash site at Okoroba Community in Nembe Local Government Area.
Dickson expressed the condolences of the government and people of Bayelsa over the death of Yakowa, noting that he was a guest of the state, building relationships.
On the former National Security Adviser, Azazi, the governor said “here we have lost one of our best, who means so much to the state and has contributed towards nation building”.
Dickson described the navy pilot among the dead as diligent officers, who had served in the state during the flood period and commended their sense of duty and professionalism.
“I condole with the entire military, as well as their families for their tragic loss. We are all in mourning with the loss of these great patriots."
The governor remarked that the navy had been a critical pillar of support to the state in the quest to ensure peace and stability.
He said that the administration had already declared three days of mourning in the state, adding that all formal government activities had been suspended.
Dickson assured the chief of naval staff that the state government would continue to play its constitutional roles and called for more interactions from the Nigerian Navy to discuss issues of common interest.
Earlier, Ezeoba urged Nigerians to remain united in spite of the pain and grief occasioned by the national loss.
According to him, in spite all, we will continue to give thanks to God.
Ezeoba said that President Goodluck Jonathan had directed a detailed investigation into the rash, and gave the assurance that necessary steps would be taken to unravel its cause.
Dr. Dalhatu Tafida, Nigeria's High Commissioner to the UK, has described the death of Gov. Patrick Yakowa as a great lost to the nation.
Yakowa died on Saturday in helicopter crash with Gen. Andrew Azazi, former National Security Adviser and four others.
Tafida, in an interview with the Western Europe correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in London, said Yakowa was a humble and hardworking man who rose from grass to grace.
``Late Sir Patrick Yakowa was a fantastic gentleman, hardworking, and somebody who grew from grass to grace as he rose as a civil servant to the peak of service in Kaduna State and then a minister at the federal level.
``Just as we come, so we will go anytime God wants us, we will go. Yakowa was an excellent person, I worked with him as Secretary of the Kaduna State Agricultural Development Project.
“I hope and pray that his family will be able to accept the will of Allah," Tafida said.
Similarly, some Kaduna State indigenes resident in the UK have expressed shock over the incident which they described as "unbelievable".
Mr Inuwa Bako, a member of the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (CANUK), urged the Federal Government to carry out a full investigation into the crash.
Bako told NAN that a probe would proffer solutions to prevent a recurrence, especially those caused by human and technical faults.
In another development, Mrs Maria Shemang, a Kaduna indigene, said ``we were told the governor will visit the UK in 2013, and that should have been an opportunity to meet him one on one, and voice out our concerns, and areas we can contribute to developments at home."
Shemang prayed to God to grant the families of the deceased the fortitude to bear the losses.
The Lagos State Gov., Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), on Wednesday, cautioned residents to desist from giving false information while processing land documents. Fashola gave the warning in a news release signed by Mrs Bola Akingbade, spokesperson, Ministry...
Once again, Nigerians have been assured of the completion of the dualisation work on the 250km Abuja-Abaji-Lokoja Expressway which contract was initiated in 2009. The Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen, accompanied by some senior officials of the minis...
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Birnin Kebbi Zone, has requested for a quick verification of members to ensure the payment of their November salaries. Alhaji Zaki Sarki, the Zonal Chairman of NUT in the area, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ...
The Yobe Government said on Wednesday it had expended more than N1.5 billion on providing logistics to security operatives in the state in the past one year. Yobe is the hot-bed of the Islamic Boko Haram insurgency. The state's Deputy Governor, Alh...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Jalingo on Wednesday, boycotted court proceedings as a mark of respect for their colleague, Aliyu Abubakar, slain by unknown gunmen. Abubakar was shot and killed at his Jalingo residence on Dec. 4 by some gunmen. T...
Encomiums continue to pour in for the Golden Eaglets after their qualification for the 2003 African Under-17 Championship in a fashionable manner on Sunday with a 4-0 aggregate win over the Junior Eagles of Mali in Bamako. In fact, the Golden Eagles we...
As the nation continues to grapple with challenges of insecurity in parts of the country, children, under the aegis of Children’s Government of Nigeria, have united in prayer for God to rid the nation of the security woes bedeviling it. The child...
Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Monday called for for a change of attitude among the leadership and the citizenry so that the nation's economy could grow. Oshiomhole made the call at the 1st Annual Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation Lecture on ``...