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President Tinubu Approves 5,000 Houses For Low Income Nigerians
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The Federal Housing Authority, FHA, has been mandated by President Bola Tinubu to build 5,000 Housing Units in every state of the Federation for low income earners.
The newly appointed FHA Executive Director, Housing, Finance and Accounts, Dr. Matthias Byuan made this known, weekend, at the inauguration reception organised for him at the home of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Sen. George Akume.
In a statement by the All Progressives Congress, APC, Benue State Publicity Secretary, Dan-Morgan Ihomun, the Executive Director assured that with the directive from Mr. President, FHA would deliver the unit of houses to Nigerians in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President Tinubu-led administration.
He said “FHA has been given the mandate by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to build 5,000 Housing Units in every state of the Federation for low income earners. And it will be delivered in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the administration.”
He urged Nigerians to rally round the administration in its quest to better the lot of the citizenry saying despite the initial teething challenges Nigerians would be happier for voting President Tinubu into power.
Dr. Byuan who thanked the President for appointing him also lauded Sen. Akume’s leadership endowment and support, which he acknowledged as having helped to facilitate his appointment.
According to him, “Sen. Akume is a politician, a father, and a selfless leader who is approachable by people of various backgrounds. He is also modest, kind, and humane. I urge the people to keep praying and standing by him in his quest to bring more Benue sons and daughters into national spotlight.”
Earlier, Elder statesman and Chairman of Benue APC Elders Council, Simon Shango thanked the SGF for facilitating another appointment for a Benue son and called for prayers for him. He described Dr. Byuan as a true son and party man saying “he is a round peg in a round hole.”
Former Senatorial candidate, Lady Helen Atom, also lauded Sen. Dr. Akume for his devotion to Benue State, his constant efforts to empower people, and his determination that Byuan was deserving of the appointment and sued for prayers for him to succeed.
Also, the lawmaker representating Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Terseer Ugbor, who spoke on behalf of the National Assembly members thanked Sen. Akume for once again demonstrating leadership by facilitating the appointment of Dr. Byuan who he said “will impact positively on the housing sector in Nigeria and also make Benue proud.”
In a vote of thanks, Benue State Chairman of APC, Comrade Austin Agada, urged politicians to follow the footsteps of Dr. Byuan, “who ran for the seat of governor of Benue State but was denied the party’s ticket.”
He complimented him “for being a unique politician who, in spite of his undeniable popularity and being one of the front-runners with the highest expenditure in the party’s last governorship primaries, declined to file a legal challenge on the outcome when he was denied the ticket.”
Agada expressed gratitude to Sen. Akume “for identifying a committed member who is capable of positively enhancing the lives of Benue people and fulfilling the mandate given him by the President.”
He charged members of the party to remain steadfast in their prayers and support for Sen. Akume and Dr. Byuan.
Present at the event were members of the State
Working Committee of the party, members of the National Assembly, captains of industry, party supporters, friends, and many others.
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has arraigned former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, at the Federal High Court in Kaduna over an alleged N8.68 billion fraud linked to a CCTV surveillance contract.
Arraigned alongside the ex-governor were his former Senior Special Adviser and Counsellor, Jimi Adebisi Lawal, and five companies over allegations bordering on corruption, money laundering, and financial misconduct.
The case, filed under charge number FHC/KD/93C/2026, was brought before Justice Hauwa’u Buhari of the Federal High Court, Kaduna.
Other defendants listed in the amended 11-count charge include Singularity Network Security Limited, Solar Life Nigeria Limited, Knowledge Investment Nigeria Limited, Intercellular Nigeria Limited, and Noble Coast Resources Limited.
The anti-graft agency equally mentioned Bashir El-Rufai, identified as an elder brother of the former governor, in one of the counts. He is currently said to be at large.
The ICPC stated that the charges stem from the award of a contract for the procurement, survey planning, final design, and installation of a Closed-Circuit Television, CCTV, surveillance system across the Kaduna metropolis.
The anti-graft agency alleged that El-Rufai, while serving as governor, approved the contract worth over eight billion naira, N8,682,574,054.94, in favour of Singularity Network Security Limited, despite the company allegedly lacking the required technical capacity and experience to execute such a project.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has evacuated the second batch of its citizens, numbering 66 people from South Africa over xenophobic attacks.
The evacuees landed at the Lagos international airport on Wednesday night as part of the Federal Government’s ongoing evacuation exercise approved by President Bola Tinubu, following the latest xenophobic violence in South Africa.
Recall that on June 11, the first batch of 258 evacuees arrived in the country aboard a chartered Air Peace flight.
Head of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, in Lagos, Dipo Onabowale, said the latest evacuation was facilitated by Kunle Soname, chairman and chief executive officer of ValueJet, with officials of the Nigerian High Commission in South Africa accompanying the returnees.
Onabowale, who spoke on behalf of Abike Dabiri-Erewa, NiDCOM chairman, commended Tinubu for approving the evacuation.
“There are 66 people in the second batch. Logistical challenges encountered during the first evacuation exercise are being addressed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“The Foreign Affairs Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has assured that all registered Nigerians in South Africa would be evacuated,” Onabowale said.
The Ondo State Government has sanctioned a group of students involved in a viral “sign-out” video, ordering the withholding of their West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results and placing their names in a newly established school misconduct register, popularly referred to as the “black book.”
The disciplinary action was announced by the Ondo State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology following an emergency meeting held at the ministry’s headquarters in Akure to address the incident, which sparked widespread reactions on social media.
According to a statement issued by the ministry, the affected students are from Oyemekun Grammar School, Aquinas Secondary School and CAC Grammar School. The viral video, recorded after the completion of the 2026 WASSCE, allegedly showed graduating students engaging in unruly behaviour, including tearing their school uniforms and chanting inappropriate slogans.
As part of the sanctions, the ministry said the official school testimonials and WASSCE results of the 17 identified students would be withheld indefinitely, while their names would be entered into the misconduct register of their respective schools.
The government also directed all school principals in the state to establish a “black book” for documenting cases of student misconduct. In addition, senior officers at the affected schools have been issued official queries for what the ministry described as inadequate supervision that allowed the celebrations to degenerate into disorder.
The ministry further ordered the immediate expulsion of any student featured in the video who is not in a terminal class.
Speaking after the disciplinary hearing, the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun, said the government supports the celebration of academic milestones but would not tolerate actions capable of tarnishing the image of the state’s education sector.
“The growing sign-out culture among secondary school students must be guided by decency. We will not fold our arms and watch the discipline we have painstakingly instilled in our schools be eroded for the sake of social media clout,” he said.
Ajibefun added that the government remained committed to protecting the integrity of the educational system and would not allow acts of indiscipline to disrupt learning in schools.
The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr. Akindele Ige, urged school principals to promptly report signs of unrest to the Zonal Education Office and the ministry to prevent situations from escalating.
The ministry also disclosed that the affected students and their parents had been summoned to receive official letters detailing the sanctions imposed on them.
Officials said the measures were intended to serve as a deterrent to other students and reinforce discipline across secondary schools in Ondo State.
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