The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has lamented that the North l-East region with the population of 30 million people has only one MRI machine to take care of their health issues. Its Group Managing Director, Mohammed Alkali gave the hint on Thursday in Abuja during an interactive session with the Minister of Regional Development, Hon. Abubakar Momoh and Minister of State, Una Ahmadu. The Managing Director stressed that the Commission has made a lot of mapping across all the health institutions in the region. He noted: “During our exercise, what we discover, which is very damning, is that…
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Ahead of the 2027 elections, a former National Vice Chairman, North West of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman explained that the coalition of political parties would correct all the mistakes and shortcomings of Muhammadu Buhari and Bola Tinubu’s administrations. TheHintsNews reports that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and other aggrieved members of APC, as well as other proposition leaders are at the leaders of the coalition being out together to wrest power from Tinubu and APC in 2027. He stated: “If we are talking of correcting the mistakes…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has announced that it would commence the long-awaited disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) by August 2025. TheHintsNews reports that CVFF was established over two decades ago to empower indigenous shipowners, but had experienced repeated delays. Its Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, made this known during an oversight visit by the House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education, and Administration. Mobereola, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, confirmed that the process has reached an advanced stage, in strict compliance with the directive of the Minister…
The federal government has officially designated the Bola Tinubu International Airport, Minna, as the alternative to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, citing its strategic location and robust infrastructure. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo made the declaration on Thursday when he joined the governor of Niger State, Umar Bago for the official ceremony of Overland Airways’ inaugural flight at the airport in Minna. Speaking, Keyamo said the event marked a significant milestone in the revitalisation of regional aviation and economic development in the North Central region of Nigeria. The minister in a statement Thursday by his…
The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu has performed the official groundbreaking ceremony of the Inner Galaxy Group’s Stellar Steel Plant, a $400 million investment in Ogun State. The Stellar Steel plant, which will sit on over 100 hectares of land once completed, is expected to produce hot-rolled coil, reducing Nigeria’s $4 billion annual steel import bill. It would also create over 3,500 direct and indirect jobs for Nigerians. This followed the commissioning of the African Industries Group’s Galvanised Steel Plant by the minister in Lagos with an estimated annual turnover of about $100 million. Both activities form part of…
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has commended the former Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Vice Presidential Candidate in the 2023 elections, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, for their decision to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike in a statement issued Wednesday,by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, called on other Nigerians who are still sitting on the fence to throw in their support for the President Bola Tinubu. He described Tinubu’s open endorsement Okowa, who was the running mate to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as “a…
The Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Alkali has commiserated with the bereaved families of Gombe state over the untimely death of their loved ones. TheHintsNews reports that a truck on Monday at Billiri town rammed into a crowd during Easter process. The tragic event claimed five lives while several others were injured. Alkali, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Umar Jibril, noted that Alkali prayed that almighty Allah would give the injured persons a quick recovery. While commiserating with the bereaved families over the untimely death of their loved ones, the Minister also used…
Reinstated Local Government Chairmen in Osun State has commended the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola for facilitating their return to office. TheHintsNews reports that on February 10, 2025, the Court of Appeal ordered the reinstatement of the APC Chairmen and Councillors across the 30 Local Government Areas and the Area Office in Modakeke. However, the reinstated chairmen led by Mr. Abiodun Idowu, Chairman of the Osun State chapter of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) showed gratitude to Oyetola when they paid visits to him at his Iragbiji residence in Osun…
A forum of former members of the 7th National Assembly under the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has called on President Bola Tinubu to address the marginalisation of CPC bloc within the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 elections. The Forum said while the President was doing well in a lot of areas, there are rooms for improvement and to give the CPC bloc what is due to them in order to have the courage to galvanise and woo 12 million votes of the bloc for APC. A member of the forum and former member of…
The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, has inaugurated the Orbit Galvanising Steel Industries Limited and Orbit Fabrication Works Limited located in Lagos State. Audu hinted that the project, a milestone under the African Industries Group (AIG), is a landmark achievement in Nigeria’s galvanising and steel fabrication sub-sector. The inauguration of the plant, he said, forms part of his working visit to Lagos, where he is engaging with key private sector players in the steel industry, as the Federal Government intensifies efforts to foster private sector participation in driving economic growth. Audu, in a statement issued Wednesday by…