N-Power, Federal Government’s youths empowerment programme, on Monday, disclosed that its registration portal would be opened this week. The scheme disclosed that 400, 000 beneficiaries would be selected upon registration. N-Power made the disclosure via a tweet on its official Twitter handle. “This week, the N-Power portal will re-open for registration. 400,000 beneficiaries will be taken from the application pool,” it said. The scheme also disclosed to intending beneficiaries requirements they must meet before applying. “Here are some tips to get ready “Get your BVN ready. “Ensure you are are not an existing employee in any organization. Application is online.”…
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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Sunday met with President Muhammadu Buhari on the increasing security challenges in the country. Lawan told State House correspondents after the meeting that he believed in providing more resources for the nation’s security agents and the need for the heads of the agencies to sit up or be shown the way out. The Senate had on June 11 mandated the leadership of the National Assembly to urgently hold a meeting with the President on the nation’s security challenges. Recall that Buhari on Thursday also assessed the deteriorating security situation in the country…
The minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has said that the federal government was committed to a strong collaboration with the Nigerian Army Farms and Ranches Limited (NAFARL), towards achieving food security and boosting Agribusiness Development in Nigeria. The minister disclosed this when a delegation of the Nigerian Army Farms led by the executive director, Brigadier – Gen. Maina Kadai, paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja, recently. Nanono noted that a strong collaboration with the agency would reinforce the ministry’s drive of achieving sustained food sufficiency for the nation as they jointly…
Solagbade Amodeni, a former Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development in Ondo State, who was sacked by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, is set to join the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the October 10governorship election in the state. Mr Amodeni is expected to join Agboola Ajayi, deputy governor of the state, at a formal ceremony to welcome them into the PDP on Monday (today ). YemieFash gathered that the former commissioner will be defecting alongside key members of the All Progressives Congress in the state including some cabinet members of the Akeredolu government. A source who confirmed the news to our…
Ondo State Police Commissioner, Salami Bolaji, has replied Deputy Governor of the state, Agboola Ajayi, that he is apolitical and his job entailed him to protect lives and property of citizens of the state. The Ondo CP in a statement signed by the Police spokesman, ASP Tee-Leo Ikoro, explained that he went to the Ondo State Government House on Sunday night by policemen who could not settle dispute between aides of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and the Deputy Governor. He said he was informed that both aides of the Governor and the deputy were having a face off over the number…
Nigeria on Sunday night recorded 436 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 20,244. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this through its official Twitter handle. NCDC said that the 436 new confirmed cases were from 19 states. The NCDC said Lagos reported the highest number of cases with 169 new cases and Oyo was second with 52 new infections. Amongst others were Lagos -169, Oyo – 52, Plateau – 31, Imo – 29, Kaduna – 28, Ogun – 23, FCT – 18, Enugu – 18, Bauchi – 17, Bayelsa –…
WWE legend The Undertaker has announced his retirement, saying he has “no desire to return to the ring”. During the final episode of his documentary, The Last Ride, The Undertaker, 55, revealed he will not continue in WWE. He did confess he would return “in case of emergency” and if boss Vince McMahon was “in a pinch”, but called his final ride the “perfect ending”. The Undertaker revealed: “I believe I’m at a place now, post-Boneyard, which was a hellacious battle against one of the best in the business. “Here you are, climbing on your motorcycle and taking off. “There…
The Ondo State Deputy Governor, Hon. Agboola Ajayi, has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC). Agboola who resigned his membership of the ruling party at Ward 2, Apoi in Ese-Odo local government area of the state, immediately picked the membership card of the major opposition party in state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The relationship between Ajayi and the state governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu went frosty some months ago and reached a crescendo penultimate week over irreconcilable differences. Details later…
The Federal Government has said that a total of 55,031 health workers in 35 COVID-19 designated hospitals and medical centres have been paid special hazard allowances totalling N4,642,485,146.00 as of Sunday. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this at a press conference he addressed in Abuja on Sunday shortly before the National Association of Resident Doctors suspended its strike, which he described as inexplicable. Mohammed was joined at the press conference by the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire; and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige. He said the government had also paid N9 billion as…
The Ondo State Commissioner of Police, CP Salami Amidu Bolaji says Ondo Police Command under his policing architecture will never police lawlessness in the State against laid-down policing rules. CP Salami while reacting to a video on the social media platform of his purported confrontation with the Deputy governor of Ondo State over some number of cars, said, first and foremost the video is an attempt to foment sentiment and misunderstanding in the State; as he asserted that it is only apparent that the Police under his supervision take decisive responsibility when performing their legitimate functions as prescribed by law.…