The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has revealed that about $16 billion was allocated to defence to tackle insecurity between 2008 and 2018. Abbas disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at the workshop for security based committees on non-kinetic strategies to combat insecurity and terrorism in Nigeria. He said snon-Kinetic strategies such as diplomatic dialogue, economic empowerment, psychological interventions, and community-based initiatives offer a broad and practical framework for creating sustainable peace. These measures, the Speaker said, focus on the social, economic, and political conditions that drive insecurity. The Speaker also revealed that in 2020, the…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted Methamphetamine and Loud, a strong synthetic strain of cannabis meant for distribution during the Christmas and New Year festive season worth N3.3 billion at the Tincan seaport in Lagos. Its Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in a statement issued Sunday said the interception was made after months of intelligence-driven tracking of the cargoes across three continents. He said: “For the first time in the history of NDLEA’s anti-narcotic operations, two consignments of methamphetamine weighing 83.301 kilograms were on Thursday 12th and Friday 13th December 2024, recovered from separate containers bearing…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it would meet with Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on Electoral Matters to recommend to review Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVC) as the sole means of identification on election day. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at a meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) on detailed issues of planning and reform learning from the experience of the 2023 General Election. He said having released its 524-page main report on the election, a copy of which is available on its website, the commission…
A Bill seeking to amend the National Eye centre Act, 2004, to provide for the establishment of more specialist eye care centres across the country has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The Bill sponsored by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, Hon. Babajimi Benson and five other lawmakers seeks to address the pressing need for more specialist eye care centres to cater for the growing population. The Bill, if passed, also seeks to expand the establishment of National Eye Centres to strategic locations across the six geopolitical zones of the country. Leading the debate on the general…
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has demanded an upward review derivation formula, saying it was wrong to give a meagre 13 per cent to oil producing states. To this end, the IYC called for true federalism to address the anomalies and mistreatment of the people of the Niger Delta region. Its President of the Council, Dr. Theophilous Alaye stated this during the 26th anniversary of the Kaiama Declaration while addressing the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara at Government House Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. He noted: “It is wrong for the people of the Niger Delta who lay the golden egg…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has organised a training session for the Directors and senior management staff of the agency for Balanced Scorecard Performance. The training held Wednesday in Abuja was organised in collaboration with Balanced Scorecard West Africa, with the theme, ‘Balanced Scorecard Performance Management System’. Declaring the session open, the Director General of NiMet, Prof. Charles Anosike said that management has prioritised staff welfare and capacity development as part of performance management. He explained that the balanced scorecard performance management system enables NiMet to communicate strategy clearly to all stakeholders. According to him, Value-creation activities in organisations are…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, Wednesday in Abuja inaugurated the Nigeria Civil Aviation (NCAA) Flight Data Centre (FDC) to enhance safety regulations in the nation’s aviation sector. The Centre, Keyamo said, was part of the NCAA’s concerted efforts to improve aviation safety in Nigeria. He stressed that the facility speaks to one of his five points agenda which borders on safety improvement in the aviation sector; Keyamo noted: “The fact that we are concentrating on improving safety within the sector of course would mean that we will keep moving up in the rating of ICAO. “The…
The federal government, Wednesday said it was set to unveil the final validation process for National Policy on the Marine and Blue Economy to refine it priorities and solidify a framework for advancing the maritime sector over the next few years. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola at the final technical validation workshop on the development of the National Policy said the strategic initiative which would soon be unveiled reflects President Bola Tinubu’s determination to unlock the vast potential of the country’s marine resources. He added that it would also expand opportunities beyond land-based development, and establish…
The Coalition of Geo-political Youth Associations of Nigeria and Civil Societies, has applauded President Bola Tinubu for reappointing Fatima Shinkafi as the Executive Secretary of the Solid Minerals Development Fund/Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Initiative (SMDF/PAGMI). Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja, the coalition’s convener, Olasunkanmi Kolawole described the reappointment as a testament to Tinubu’s commitment to excellence and national development. Kolawole commended Shinkafi’s record of achievements, noting her dedication, leadership, and transformative initiatives in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector. He said: “Shinkafi has been instrumental in driving reforms and transformation in the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, aligning with President…
Following the recent realignment of forces in the opposition parties as part of plan to wrestle power from President Bola Tinubu, his Special Adviser on Public Communication, Daniel Bwala has said that the President is not distracted about the ongoing political talks ahead of 2027. TheHintsNews reports that the President candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections , Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential of Labour Party, Peter Obi recently met in Adamawa as part of the ongoing realignment of forces. Atiku also met with the Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso last…