Flowerbud News The New Hydropower Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPADDEC) has procured starter packs worth N2 billion that would be distributed to unemployed youths in its catchment states. Its Managing Director, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq-Yelwa, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Minna.Continue Reading
Flowerbud News The National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has intensified surveillance in restaurants and other eateries to ensure hygeinic practices against cholera outbreak in Sokoto State. The agency’s state Coordinator, Mr Garba Adamu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that a team ofContinue Reading
Flowerbud News The Federal Government says the organised labour has the duty to enforce compliance to the minimum wage payments by state governments following the inability of some states to pay. Sen. George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation(SGF) communicated this on Thursday in Abuja at the endContinue Reading
Flowerbud News Stakeholders in Kaduna, Kano and Katsina States said Thursday’s judgment of the Supreme Court on the autonomy of the 774 LGAs was a huge victory for democracy. A cross-section of these elated critical stakeholders in the country’s LG system spoke in separate interviews with the Correspondents of theContinue Reading
Flowerbud News The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Conversion Workshop Owners, to fast track free conversion of one million vehicles in the country. The Conversion Incentive Programme is aim to tackle barriers by offering free CNG kits and conversion to targetedContinue Reading
Flowerbud News The National President, Horse Racing Federation of Nigeria (HRFN), Alhaji Mustapha Abubakar-Bida, says a world cup for the sport will soon be organised in Nigeria. “There will be participation from all the countries of the world like it is being done in Dubai,” Mustapha-Bida told the News AgencyContinue Reading
Flowerbud News Sen. Godswill Akpabio, President of the Senate, Alhaji Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Mr Lateef Fagbemi, Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, have applauded the Supreme Court judgment granting autonomy to local governments in the country. The legislators and theContinue Reading
Flowerbud News The Nigeria Labour Congress (NAN) says the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to the Local Government will revitalise governance at the grassroots. Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President said this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja. Reacting to the apex court judgment granting financial autonomy toContinue Reading
Flowerbud News The House of Representative has resolved to probe alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of journalists in the line of their constitutional duties by security agencies. The resolution is sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Clement Jimbo (APC-Akwa Ibom) at plenary on Thursday. Moving the motion,Continue Reading
