Akwa Ibom Empowers 7,688 Rural Dwellers With N10bn Support   Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, says his administration has provided a N10 billion lifeline and other incentives to 7,688 rural dwellers across the state’s 10 federal constituencies.   The governor made the disclosure at the grand finale of the Town Square Meeting/Empowerment Series […]

  The Head of the Palestinian Community in Nigeria, Ramzy Abu Ibrahim, has been arrested by operatives of the Anti-Terrorism Squad in Abuja.   SaharaReporters gathered that Ibrahim, a Palestinian-Nigerian who has lived in Nigeria for decades, was taken into custody at his residence in the Federal Capital Territory on Friday.   Family members confirmed […]

  Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, Lere Olayinka, has urged the government to enforce stricter regulations on social media usage.   In a post on his X handle on Monday, August 25, Olayinka proposed that only individuals with a National Identification […]

  A Nigerian delegation on official visit to Brazil has expressed optimism that the engagement will unlock new opportunities for the country, particularly for state governments.   Speaking during the visit, a state governor noted that the mission, which marks the third in less than two years, is strategically important as it focuses on agriculture, […]

  The Federal Government is weighing a plan to allow gas producers offset the power sector’s ₦2.7 trillion debt through their royalty payments.   Under the proposed arrangement, instead of remitting royalties directly to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), gas companies would withhold equivalent sums as part of a gradual credit settlement across […]