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16,000 Rural Kwara Women to Share N160m Micro-Grants
By Aduragbemi Omiyale
A total of 16,000 women in the rural parts of Kwara State will share the sum of N160 million micro-grants from next week.
The money is to be disbursed by the state government through the Kwara State Government Micro Grants for Rural Women with support from the Aliko Dangote Foundation.
A statement issued on Tuesday by the Chairman of the alliance, Mr Kayode Oyin-Zubair, disclosed that 1,000 beneficiaries have been selected in each of the 16 local councils of the state.
According to him, the disbursement of the N10,000 micro-grants to 16,000 women living in the rural communities of Kwara State would commence on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
He disclosed in the statement that the flagging off ceremony has been fixed for the Bode-Saadu, headquarters of Moro local government area of the state.
Selection process
Speaking on how the beneficiaries were chosen, Mr Oyin-Zubair said the selection process started in August 2020 and went through due diligence with inputs from critical stakeholders at the grassroots level.
He said the list of beneficiaries will be pasted on the notice board at the local government secretariats across the state.
“Beneficiaries are also expected to check with their ward and local government beneficiaries selection committees for further details,” a part of the press released disclosed.
Impact of the funds
Mr Oyin-Zubair said the N160 million one-off micro-grants to be shared with the 16,000 rural women will have a huge impact on the economy.
According to him, each of the 16 local government areas will witness an improvement in their respective economies by N10 million, while the state, in general, will experience economic activities worth not less than N160 million
“A thousand women in each of the local government area will take home one-off micro-grant worth N10,000.
“It means N10,000,000 will enter the economy of each local council in the State with a total of N160 million sitting in the state during Easter celebrations and Ramadan fasting period,” he said.
He said the administration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has continued to curry every development partner in its quest to banish hunger and poverty from the state.
It was gathered that the state government attracted this micro-grant after talks with the president of the Aliko Dangote Foundation, Mr Aliko Dangote, who is the richest man in Africa.
By Aduragbemi Omiyale
The United States government gave some terrorists in Nigeria a Christmas gift that sent many of them to the great beyond.
On Thursday, December 25, 2025, the United States President, Mr Donald Trump, directed his country’s military to launch air strikes on camps of members of the dreaded Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Sokoto State.
According to Mr Trump, the military action, which he threatened to carry out a few weeks ago if the Nigerian government does not stop the killing of Christians in the country, occurred on Thursday night.
“Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians, at levels not seen for many years, and even Centuries!
“I have previously warned these Terrorists that if they did not stop the slaughtering of Christians, there would be hell to pay, and tonight, there was.
“The Department of War executed numerous perfect strikes, as only the United States is capable of doing.
“Under my leadership, our country will not allow radical islamic terrorism to prosper. May God bless our military, and Merry Christmas to all, including the dead terrorists, of which there will be many more if their slaughter of Christians continues,” Mr Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
In a video on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Department of War of the United States posted the below video of the air strikes;
https://twitter.com/DeptofWar/status/2004351717131903272
By Modupe Gbadeyanka
The presidency has reacted to speculations that Mr Femi Gbajabiamila has been removed as the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu.
It was alleged that Mr Gbajabiamila has been replaced with the President’s Principal Private Secretary, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola.
Mr Muri-Okunola went to Abuja to take up this role after leaving as the Head of Service of the Lagos State Civil Service.
Reacting to the reports on social media on the purported removal of Mr Gbajabiamila, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, the presidency said no such change has been made.
In a statement signed on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, members of the public were advised to disregard the report as “there is absolutely no truth to this story.”
“The Chief of Staff remains in his position. The Principal Private Secretary likewise remains in his role. Hakeem Muri-Okunola has not replaced Femi Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff.
“The viral claim is a fabrication by mischievous purveyors of fake news whose sole aim is to create disharmony within the government.
“We reiterate that news media should always verify their information before publishing or sharing on social media,” the statement said.
By Adedapo Adesanya
The new chief executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mrs Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, has assumed office with a clear message to advance the country’s upstream oil and gas sector in line with the mandate of the commission as enshrined in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021.
According to a statement signed by Mr Eniola Akinkuotu, the Head of Media & Strategic Communications at the upstream regulator, the NUPRC boss made this assertation during her first town hall meeting with management and staff on Tuesday December 23, 2025.
She further disclosed plans to make the commission a business enabler and re-ignite investments in the upstream sector.
Recall that President Tinubu nominated Mrs Eyesan to take over the NUPRC after the abrupt resignation of her predecessor, Mr Gbenga Komolafe as well as his counterpart in the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Mr Farouk Ahmed.
In her new capacity, Mrs Eyesan also set a firm production ambition of growing Nigeria’s output and increasing gas production.
“The goal is that we must enable the industry, we are regulators. We must enable the industry from our interactions with the stakeholders, from our interactions with everybody.
“My main objective is to ensure that we make a difference. I believe the NUPRC is at the Center of the industry,” she said.
The commission boss who has served for over three decades in the oil and gas sector, promised to entrench digitisation, transparency and efficiency in operations.
The NUPRC head said with the support of staff and management, the NUPRC will become the gold-standard regulator in Africa. She also promised capacity development, stronger technical depth and sustained engagement with stakeholders, unions and professional teams.
On leadership style, Mrs Eyesan promised an open-door policy and frequent staff engagement, while also soliciting for support and cooperation as the industry embarks on the next phase of transformation.
“If we work together we can unleash opportunities, I don’t see impediments only opportunities,” she added.
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