Kwara Govt To Engage Over 5000 Vulnerable Youths For Public Works

The Kwara State Government will on Thursday, February 1 commence the engagement of the first batch of 1,210 beneficiaries of the World Bank assisted Public Work Fare (PWF) Component of the Youth Employment and Social Support Operations (YESSO).

This was made known in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Head of the State Public Workfare Unit, Mr. Aregbe S.O. According to him, the commencement of the programme follows the approval by Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed.

Aregbe said the PWF component of the YESSO programme is targeted at providing immediate labour intensive work opportunities for unskilled youths from poor households, and improve their living standard, as beneficiaries will be paid monthly stipend. He said the  participating youths are between the ages of 18 and 35 and with less than JSS 3 education.

Katsina Govt Approves N15.6 Billion For Road Projects

Katsina State Government has approved road contracts worth N15.6 billion to transform socio-economic activities across the state.

Alhaji Tasi’u Dandagoro, the state Commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport, made the disclosure in Katsina at a news briefing on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting held on Thursday.

NIA Directors Write House, Say New DG is a Misfit

Some directors of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) have written to the House of Representatives Committee on Security and National Intelligence to prevail on President Muhammadu Buhari to drop Ahmed Rufai Abubakar as the new director-general of the agency.

Writing for and on behalf of Concerned Directors of the National Intelligence Agency, they used pseudo names such as E. O. Olanrewaju, Nelson Obiakor and Ahmed Sarki to protect their real identities.

Kaduna, UNICEF inaugurate food demonstration corner at PHC

To fight malnutrition, the Kaduna Emergency Nutrition Action Plan ( KADENAP ) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Thursday inaugurated a food demonstration corner at the Primary Health Centre, Kasuwan Magani, Kajuru Local Government Area.

The KADENAP Chairperson, Aisha El-Rufa’i, said the demonstration corner would serve as demonstration site for recipes from locally available food to help caregivers have hands-on experience on preparation of nutritious meal for children.

It’s Untrue I Have Not Acted on Benue Killings, Buhari Tells Senate

• Lists steps he’s taken to end conflict, improve security
• Ortom imposes curfew on Gboko after mob kills seven herdsmen

Damilola Oyedele in Abuja and George Okoh in Makurdi

President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate on the killings in Benue State and conveyed his disagreement with the lawmakers that nothing had been done to address the plight of the state after the new year day attacks by suspected herders of cattle left at least 73 persons dead.

Kano: “All Senators Must Be Able to Visit their Constituents”, Says Senate President

PRESIDENT of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, stated that all Senators and legislators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria must be able to visit their constituents.

Speaking at the Senate Plenary on the cancellation of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso’s recent trip to Kano due to security concerns, the Senate President said:

“Kwankwaso's silence on this issue shows that there is a problem. If we see that the issue cannot be settled in the state then it will be brought to the Senate.

SEMA Confirms 5 Dead, 39 Injured In Maiduguri Multiple Explosions

The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said that five people were killed in the suicide bomb attack at Dalori Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp, Maiduguri on Wednesday.

SEMA also confirmed that 39 others sustained various degrees of injuries in the suicide bomb attack at Dalori IDP camp, Maiduguri.