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Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Utsev, has visited victims of the recent violent attacks by suspected armed herdsmen in the Yelewata community, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. The Minister during the visit to the community where over 200 persons were reportedly massacres, assured the affected residents of the Federal Government’s support, pledging to provide potable water and other essential services to help improve their living conditions. According to a statement by his Personal Assistant on Media and Publicity Terhemen Oraduen, the Minister re-emphasized the ongoing concerted efforts by the Federal Government to bring lasting peace…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, on Saturday, was joined by the suspected Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, at the burial of the Minister’s uncle in Rumuepirikom, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the State. The burial of Wike’s uncle is the first public place where the FCT Minister and Governor Fubara have appeared together since the peace deal brokered by President Bola Tinubu just two days earlier at the Presidential Villa. The meeting of these two political leaders on Saturday at a solemn ceremony is perceived widely as a symbolic and practical opportunity to publicly…

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared that the dynamic leadership of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike is fostering the provision of magnificent pieces of engineering infrastructure in Abuja. The President described the newly constructed interchange bridge of the Arterial Road N20 (Wole Soyinka Way) over the Outer Northern Expressway (Murtala Mohammed Expressway) as a magnificent piece of engineering. President Tinubu stated this during the commissioning of the interchange bridge. Tinubu who was represented at the event by the President of the Senate, Senator Godwill Akpabio, said, “This interchange, this magnificent piece of engineering, is indeed,…

Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia met with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume on Wednesday at Akume’s private residence in Abuja, signaling a possible step toward reconciliation between the two leaders. Since Governor Alia took office on May 29, 2023, the two Benue leaders have been at odds, primarily over control of the state chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and personal grievances, despite public denials of any rift. The rivalry between the two leaders has recently escalated into political attacks, protests demanding Akume’s removal as SGF, and criticism of Governor Alia’s handling…

Vice President Kashim Shettima, has assured that the present administration of Presisent Bola Tinubu is making huge investments to improve the capacity of  Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), considering their vital contribution to economic growth.  Shettima, stated this on Monday when he declared open the 4th African Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Forum in Abuja. He said “In Nigeria alone, MSMEs contribute a staggering 48 per cent to our national GDP and employ over 84 per cent of our workforce. They are a mirror to our future, and they explain why we are deepening our investments to expand…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday received an award of Honourary Doctor of Science, (Political Science), Honoris causa from the University of Port Harcourt. The award was conferred on Minister Wike in Abuja by the Governing Council of the University, led by the Pro-Chancellor, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, and the Vice Chancellor, Professor Owunari Abraham Georgewill. Assistant Director of Press in the Minister’s office Rabi Umar said in a statement that the Pro-Chancellor of Port Harcourt University explained that the award is in recognition of Wike’s decades of selfless service to education, national development, and his…

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, on Tuesday led prominent citizens of Benue, including the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Utsev, on a condolence visit to those affected by the brutal killings in Yelewata village, ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s trip to Makurdi, the state capital, scheduled for Wednesday.                               Akume was accompanied on the visit to the Yelwata community in Guma Local Government by Senators Titus Zam and Emmanuel Udende, Jack Gyado, former Attorney General of…

One major landmark project fast-tracked and completed under the President Bola Tinubu administration by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike is the newly commissioned Greater Abuja Water Supply Network, designed to significantly enhance portable water distribution across the nation’s capital city, Abuja. The water supply project, initiated and awarded in 2017 at a cost of about $470 million, under a partnership involving the African Development Initiative and the Chinese government, with China providing 85 percent of the funding and Nigeria covering the remaining 15 percent, was commissioned by President Tinubu on Monday in an atmosphere of…

The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji on Monday visited the proposed new headquarters of the nation’s leading tax agency in Abuja to assess the progress and quality of work at the complex. NewsQuest reports that the proposed new headquarters complex of the FIRS in Abuja is a large-scale project designed by ATO Architects and features three office towers with a total gross floor area of about 86,000 sqm, including 64,000 sqm of lettable office space. Our correspondent gathered that the towers are 15 floors high, linked at the base with communal facilities, and…

By Terhemen Mbachirin President Bola Tinubu will visit Makurdi, the Benue State capital, on Wednesday, seven years after his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, made a similar visit about 10 weeks following a New Year’s Day massacre where over 70 people were killed by suspected herdsmen. Last Saturday, over 200 persons were reported killed in related circumstances in an escalating violent conflict in Yelewata village. The renewed attacks have included mass killings, arson, and displacement, with survivors in Internally Displaced Persons camps (IDPs) facing inadequate medical care, with property worth millions of naira destroyed. Former President Buhari visited the ‘food basket’ State…