Author: Terhemen Mbachirin

Governor Hyacinth Alia has presented a total of N550.1 billion as 2025 budget estimates tagged, “Budget of Human Capital Development, Food Security, and Digital Economy” to the Benue State House of Assembly. Alia while presenting the fiscal documents told the lawmakers that out of the total budget estimate, N175.4 billion is for recurrent expenditure and N374.7 billion is for capital expenditure. The Governor said that the total estimate represented a 47.5  percent increment over the 2024 revised and approved figure of N373 billion. READ ALSO: Africa’s extractive industries need transparency – VP Shettima Governor Alia who explained that the appropriation…

Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Utsev has commenced free medical services to thousands of Benue people with a team of Experts in an outreach scheduled to last for two days. At least 1,000 people benefited on the day of the exercise which is being organised to address the health needs of the people in Gboko Local Government Area, (LGA) of the State and its environs. Flagging off the outreach at the Primary Health Centre Ameladu in Gboko, Professor Utsev, represented by Mr. John Ngoigyo – a political in the area explained that the intervention was intended to…

The Conference of Benue Journalists (CBJ) on Sunday said it is impressed with the impactful reforms being implemented by Governor Hyacinth Alia which have positively assisted and repositioned the State’s Civil Service and ushered in an era of an effective e-governance system that promotes transparency, and accountability. CBJ in a statement signed by its Vice President, Ewache Ajefu urged Governor Alia to sustain these reforms. The group said the reforms are necessary to assist the government in directly addressing long-standing challenges that have hampered economic growth and development of the ‘Food Basket’ State. According to Ajefu, “We are aware that…

The Governor of Benue State Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia on Wednesday expressed the readiness of his government to host the 12th edition of the National Council on Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy (NCCIDE) in Makurdi, the State’s capital. Governor Alia has taken a number of steps including engagement with international partners to attract huge investments in the digital economy sector in a deliberate move to reposition the ‘Food Basket’ of the nation as a major Information Communication Technology (ICT) hub. The Governor in October this year signed an agreement with China’s technology giant Huawei targeting to transform Benue State into…

Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia signed an agreement with China’s technology giant Huawei targeting to transform the ‘food basket’ into a modern digital hub capable of boosting the economy. Governor Alia arrived Guangzhou city of China on Tuesday for an important working visit to Huawei Headquarters working for beneficial partnership with the company. The Governor on a Facebook post said, “Today, we took a giant leap forward in our journey to transform Benue State into a modern, digitally connected hub.” Governor Alia explained that “At Huawei Technologies Headquarters in Shenzhen, China, we signed a historic partnership to build a Smart…

Two important Federal roads in Benue State have been seriously ravaged by heavy downpours, leaving motorists and passengers stranded and denying them access for days. The two roads are the Gboko/Ugbema/Katsina-Ala and the Gboko/Lessel/Vandeikya roads linking Benue and Cross River State. NewsQuest reports that while the Gboko/Ugbema/Katsina-Ala road is a major route to Northern Nigeria, the Gboko/Lessel/Vandeikya Federal road links passengers through Benue State to the Southern part of the country. Eye witnesses told our correspondent that  commuters were made to sleep by the roadside for days before they could pass a distance of less than a kilometre from this…

Governor Hyacinth Alia has expressed deep satisfaction with the performance of the Benue State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), a feat that earned the organization a GovTech Public Service Award. The GovTech award event is organized by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms and designed to bring together government officials, technology innovators, industry experts, policymakers, and key stakeholders to discuss and promote digital transformation within the Nigerian government. SUBEB emerged victorious in the category of the Best State Universal Basic Education Board in Information Communication Technology (ICT) integration. According to the Chief Press Secretary to the Benue State Governor Tersoo…

Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa has assumed office as the new Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI), Nigerian Air Force (NAF).  The senior officer takes over from Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet who has been redeployed to the newly established NAF Civil-Military Relations Branch as Director of Coordination and Cooperation.  Speaking at a brief ceremony held at the NAF headquarters in Abuja, the new DOPRI expressed profound gratitude to the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar for the confidence and thrust repossed in him. He said it was such a very great responsibility of managing the image…

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has charged the newly elected Local Government Chairmen in the State to always demonstrate accountability,  transparency, and fairness in service to the people. The Benue Governor while inaugurating the elected officials in Makurdi, the State capital described the event as a significant moment in the future of the local government administration in the State and urged the chairmen to immediately get to work diligently in providing strategic leadership. He said they must uphold the highest standards of governance without fear or favour. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Tersoo Kula in a statement said…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the review of the existing Public Procurement Act as a deliberate step to instill fiscal discipline in government expenditures.  The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided by President Tinubu at the presidential villa on Wednesday deliberated extensively on aspects considered for the review and mandated the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi to commence the process, working with a special committee comprising the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Atiku Bagudu as well as the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Mr. Wale Edun.  President Tinubu directed all…