The Yobe State Government in February 2026 approved the release of ₦120 million in public funds as medical allowances for former Governor Ibrahim Gaidam and two former deputy governors. The approval was contained in a letter dated February 21, 2026, exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters from the Office of the Secretary to the Yobe State Government and…
The Niger State Government spent more than N2.69 billion on honorarium and sitting allowances during the first six months of 2026, while allocating only N50 million to the construction of water facilities and nothing to the rehabilitation of existing water infrastructure, according to an analysis of the state’s 2026 Second Quarter Budget Implementation Report. The…
The Nigerian government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed public universities across the country to begin funding lecturers’ allowances through internally generated revenue (IGR), a move that could trigger fresh tuition increases nationwide, SaharaReporters has learnt. This is according to an internal memo obtained by SaharaReporters from Modibbo Adama University, Yola, which revealed that…
The Nigerian Immigration personnel attached to the Joint Task Force (JTF) operations in Kai, Maiduguri, Borno State, have accused their commanders of diverting feeding allowances meant for them, leaving hundreds of officers with only one inadequate meal a day. The aggrieved personnel, who spoke exclusively to SaharaReporters under strict anonymity for fear of reprisal, lamented…
Credible sources within the Nigerian Army have revealed how soldiers deployed to the North-East to fight Boko Haram terrorists are being subjected to poor feeding conditions, with the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government approving just N1000 per meal for each soldier. The sources who spoke to SaharaReporters exclusively said the sum is inadequate to keep…
2 INNOCENT OWEH ABUJA – The National Association of Academic Technologist(NAAT) has directed its members to commence a national protest on August 6th, 2025. It also directed its affiliate members to repeat the protest on August 13th and 20th respectively. The decision follows the 59th regular meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) of NAAT,…
Governor Dauda Lawal has reiterated his administration’s commitment to ensuring the security and welfare of all National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members deployed to Zamfara state. The governor made the declaration on Friday in Gusau, the state capital, whilst opening the orientation for the 2025 Batch ‘A’ stream I, comprising approximately 550 corps members. Mr…
A recent report from the Visitation Panel on the University of Abuja has uncovered over bloated expenditure among other levels of irregularities within the institution during the tenure of the immediate past Pro-Chancellor, Alhaji Sani Maikudi, who happens to be the father of the current Vice Chancellor. The Visitation Panel was established to investigate the…
Calabar, Nigeria – The Calabar Division of the Industrial Court has declared the Cross River State Special Allowances Law No. 2, 2023, for some Public Office Holders Law unconstitutional, invalid, null and void and of no effect whatsoever. Converseer reports that the law stipulates special allowances to former Governors, Deputy Governors, Speakers and Deputy Speakers….
More than 60 corps members serving in Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi State have lamented non-payment of their August allowance by the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) after over three months. The corps members, numbering about 68 in their WhatsApp group titled, “August Unpaid Allowance,” said more than 100 corps members…
