• * More Aggressive Long Term Poverty Alleviation Interventions On The Way....Betta Edu, Minister

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

In commemoration of the 2023 International Day for Eradication of Poverty, President Bola Tinubu has put action to words by launching the disbursement of 25,000 Naira to 15 million households for three months as a Social Safety Net intervention to mitigate the impact of the recent fuel subsidy removal and as a proven means of eradicating poverty globally.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

Hearing in the legal battle by the E-Customs HC Project Limited and Bionica Technologies, (West Africa) Limited against the Federal Government was on Tuesday stalled at the Federal High Court, Abuja over a dispute on legal representation.

By Emmanuel Oloniruha (Agency Reporter)

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its results viewing portal is to enhance election transparency and not a result collation or transmission system.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has expressed strong desire to see train services return to the Eastern tracks after many years of inactivity.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, has flagged- off the reconstruction of the long-abandoned Port Harcourt Road, a major artery that holds immense promise in the economic and social revival of Aba, the commercial nerve city of Abia.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has rejoiced with four legal practitioners of Osun state extraction who were conferred with the prestigious title of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), describing their elevation as a thing of pride and joy for the state.

• * Says His Election Ought Not To Have Been Challenged By Opponents

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

Abia state governor, Dr Alex Chioma Otti, has, again extended the olive branch to his political opponents in the opposition parties in the state, particularly the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) who were displeased with his election victory in the state.

By Abubakar Ibrahim (Katsina Times Reporter)

Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA) has concluded arrangement to hold its 7th and 8th combined convocation ceremony in November 2023 where three distinguished personalities including late former President, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and his former vice and successor, ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, shall be honoured with special Doctorate Degrees.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

Founder of the Alex Otti Foundation (AOF) and Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, has announced an increase in the funding package of the scholarship scheme.

By Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) Bauchi State Office has embarked on the training for another set of fifty youths on vocational skills development (VSD) in Bauchi.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Commission (NUPRC) in compliance with the provisions of Section 71 (1) – (10) of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 has granted a Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) to TGS-PetroData Offshore Services Limited (TGS-PD).

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has identified the effective implementation of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act 2010 as one of the key levers for actualizing the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.