By Mohammed Sani Mu’azu The Nigerian Institute of Soil Science (NISS) has released a new version of its mobile application software, NISSAGRO to reduce the dearth of agric extension agents in Nigeria. Worried by the...
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PLSI Moves To Promote Public Accountability In Nigeria
A Civic Society Organization, Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative, PLSI, has taken steps to ensure accountability and transparency on public funds, through effective auditing. To this end, the organization is currently holding...
Trapped Funds: CBN Releases $265m To Airlines
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released the sum of $265 million to airlines operating in the country to settle outstanding ticket sales in an apparent move to check a brewing crisis in the country’s aviation sector. A...
CSO’s Fault Appointment Of New INEC REC’s
At least four of the 19 nominees appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for INEC, either belong to a political party or have been previously indicted for corruption. This was revealed...
Frequent Power Outage At Bauchi Airport Raises Safety Concerns
A number of passengers and aviation stakeholders have expressed concerns over frequent power outage at Sir Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa Airport, Bauchi. Insiders said the issue might not be unconnected with corruption and negligence of...
NAAT Rejects ‘No Work, No Pay’ Policy, Suspends Strike
The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), has suspended its nationwide strike for three months. National President of NAAT, Comrade Ibeji Nwokoma, made this known while addressing journalists after the National...
FAAC Shares N954.085 Billion July 2022 Revenue To FG, States And LGCs
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total sum of N954.085 billion July 2022 Federation Account Revenue to the Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils. This was contained in a...
FEC Approves N43.6bn For Road Projects In North-East
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N43.6 billion for the construction and reconstruction of roads in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe and Bauchi states. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social...
Zamfara Gov’t Wants Notorious Bandit Leader To Surrender Publicly
The Zamfara State Committee on Prosecutions of Bandits Related Offences says until Bello Turji, the Notorious Bandit Kingpin publicly surrenders his arms and announces his repentance, it will not consider his repentance true...
Buhari Vows To Resist Any Attempt To Undermine Sports In The Country
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to resist any attempt to undermine the development of sports in the country, declaring that football as the number one sport in Nigeria remains a national asset. The president made the pledge...