The National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Benue Governorship election held on Saturday March 9 inconclusive. Announcing the verdict on Monday in Makurdi, the INEC Returning Officer for the state, Prof Sabastine Maimako, said the “margin of lead is below that of cancelled votes, therefore, the election is hereby declared inconclusive”. He put the […]
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Following the return of the Paris Club refund to Benue State Government account by the Federal Government, the State Acting Governor, Mr. Benson Abounu has directed the Ministry of Finance to commence payment of two months arrears of salaries, pensions and gratuities on Monday. According to a statement issued in Makurdi by the Chief Press […]
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Governor Samuel Ortom, Friday revealed that close to 50 security personnel have lost their lives in Benue state between January and August to activities of marauding militant herdsmen in parts of the state. While condoling the bereaved families over the unfortunate incidence, Ortom maintained that those conniving with enemies of the state to execute clandestine […]
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Executive Director, Presidential Committee on Victim Support Fund, Professor Sunday Ochoche, has disclosed that the committee earmarked ₦700 million for the reconstruction of destroyed public institutions in Benue State. Ochoche, who made this known yesterday in Gbajimba, Guma Local Government Area of the state during the flag-off of the reconstruction exercise, said the intervention would […]
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The Federal Government says it will commence disbursement of the recovered 322 million dollars Abacha loot through Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT) to 302,000 poor households in 19 states in July. Mr Tukur Rumar, of the National Cash Transfer Office (NTCO), said this at a roundtable on assets recovery organised by the Swiss Embassy on Thursday, […]
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On the basis of guidelines by the Debt Management Office on subnational borrowing, 23 states of the federation exceeded their borrowing limits in 2015, the Fiscal Responsibility Commission has said. In a report on the states and indebtedness, the FRC said Lagos, Kaduna, Cross River, Gombe, Ekiti, Edo, Ondo and Imo states had borrowed more […]
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In a committed effort to extend its products and services to its customers across the nation, Infinix Mobility has unveiled first set of exclusive stores in seven cities in Nigeria. Assuring to give customers the exclusive Infinix experience with an all Infinix products and accessories store, the exclusive stores, according to the company are located […]
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One thousand secondary school students have been offered full scholarships by Mr Bem Mngutyo, a member of the Benue House of Assembly. Mngutyo, who represents Tarka constituency, told newsmen on Friday in Makurdi that the move was to ensure that no child’s ambition was truncated by poverty. “The scholarships will run up to higher institutions […]
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