The Benue State Executive Council has approved N294.53 million as the state government’s counterpart funding for the 2026 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) campaign across the 23 local government areas of the state. The newly appointed Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Solomon Iorpev, disclosed this on Friday while briefing journalists on the decisions reached at the State Executive Council meeting. Iorpev said the approval, granted to the Ministry of Health, was aimed at strengthening efforts to prevent malaria among children, women and other vulnerable groups, particularly during the rainy season when malaria cases tend to increase. He stressed that the intervention…
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The Federal Government and the Borno State Government have intensified efforts to secure the safe rescue of 44 schoolchildren abducted from Mussa community in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of the state. Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, disclosed this on Friday when he met with the parents of the abducted pupils at the Government House in Maiduguri. The meeting was held at the request of the parents, who have repeatedly appealed to the authorities to intensify efforts to secure the release of their children. Zulum expressed sympathy with the affected families and assured them that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced the launch of a new €61 million United Nations Peacebuilding Fund Programme aimed at consolidating peace and supporting recovery efforts in the state over the next two years. Zulum disclosed this while briefing journalists after the fourth UN Offer Board and Peacebuilding Fund Steering Committee meeting held at the Government House, Maiduguri. The governor said the meeting formally marked the conclusion of the first phase of the programme, which was supported by Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and other development partners over the past two years. According to him, the funds…
By Becky Maina The Gombe State Chapter of the Civil Society Scaling-Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has intensified advocacy for improved nutrition financing, six months’ paid maternity leave and stronger government collaboration, following advocacy visits to the State Ministries of Information, Strategy and Culture, and Budget and Economic Planning. The advocacy visits, led by the State Chairperson/Coordinator, Mrs Rebecca Caleb Maina, were aimed at strengthening government commitment to nutrition and promoting increased investment in nutrition interventions across the state. At the Ministry of Information, Strategy and Culture, the Commissioner, Ambassador Moses Kyari, assured the organisation of the state government’s readiness…
By all indications, the dynamics of electoral politics are changing. Across democracies, voters are increasingly demanding tangible results, accessibility and visible leadership from those seeking their mandate. In Sokoto State, this emerging political reality is already shaping conversations ahead of the 2027 elections, as Governor Ahmed Aliyu’s administration continues to highlight projects and interventions across the state. Nigerian politics has traditionally been characterised by political rhetoric, media battles and high-profile criticism. But elections are ultimately decided beyond television studios and social media platforms. They are won in communities, markets, schools, hospitals and villages where voters experience the impact—or absence—of government.…
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has called for stronger collaboration and increased investment among the state and Federal Governments, the United Nations, development partners, international financial institutions and the private sector to accelerate the recovery and sustainable development of the state. Zulum made the call on Thursday at the Council Chambers of the Government House, Maiduguri, during the fourth Project Board Meeting of the United Nations Offer to Support the Borno Model and the Steering Committee Meeting of the Peacebuilding Fund. The meeting, as observed by WorldClass247News, was attended by representatives of the Federal Government, the United Nations,…
The National Broadcasting Commission ,NBC, has warned broadcasters, online publishers, bloggers and other information disseminators against using their platforms to spread misinformation, hate speech, inflammatory content and other materials capable of undermining peaceful elections. The warning came on Wednesday as political campaigns for the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections officially commenced. In a statement issued by Moses Jolayemi, Technical Adviser to the Director-General of the NBC, Charles Ebuebu, the Commission said the commencement of political campaigns had placed greater responsibility on those disseminating information to uphold accuracy, fairness, professionalism and responsibility. The NBC urged licensed broadcasters to ensure that…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved N2.65 billion to settle the 2026 scholarship obligations of 158 indigenes of the state studying in China, Malaysia, India and Egypt. Zulum also announced a 100 per cent increase in local scholarships for Borno indigenes, directing the Commissioner for Education and the State Scholarship Board to immediately implement the new rates. The governor made the announcement on Wednesday during a homecoming ceremony for 294 Borno beneficiaries of foreign scholarship programmes who had completed their studies in universities in China, India, Egypt and Malaysia. He said his administration had invested N12.64 billion…
By Our Correspondent The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in collaboration with international law enforcement partners, has dismantled an international cocaine trafficking cartel allegedly using Nigeria as a transit hub for the movement of illicit drugs to the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia. The operation led to the arrest of Afolabi Kazeem Michael, popularly known online as “KC Luxury,” whom the NDLEA identified as the Nigerian arrowhead of the cartel, alongside other suspects in Nigeria and the United Kingdom. The NDLEA also recovered 184.50 kilogrammes of cocaine, which the agency said was concealed in a consignment being processed through…
The Akoko-Edo Development Association (AEDA), also known as the Akoko-Edo Forum, has renewed its call for the creation of three local government areas from the existing Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. The group is seeking the creation of Akoko-Edo North, Akoko-Edo South and Akoko-Edo Central from the present single local government. The demand was contained in a position paper submitted to the Committee on Constitution Review, which is currently receiving memoranda from groups, individuals and organisations as part of the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution. In a covering letter signed by the association’s chairman, Dr. Charles Jagun,…