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Gov Eno Increases State Allowance for Corps Members from N5,000 to ₦20,000 Monthly

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has approved an increase in the monthly state allowance for NYSC members serving in the state from N5,000 to ₦20,000 with effect from August 1st, 2025.

The Governor made this announcement during Day Two of the State Delivery Meeting, held today, Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Uyo.

He explained that the increment is to support the Federal Government’s ₦77,000 monthly allowance, helping corps members meet their basic needs.
“Over 10,000 corps members are posted to Akwa Ibom annually. We must continue to encourage and support them,” the Governor said .

This development follows his recent approval for the reconstruction of the NYSC Orientation Camp at Ikot Itie Idung in Nsit Atai, as part of ongoing efforts to improve the welfare of corps members in the state.

Established in 1973, the National Youth Service Corps is a one-year compulsory service scheme for Nigerian graduates below the age of 30. It was created to foster national integration, unity, and development by deploying young graduates to states outside their region of origin for community service, education, and nation-building efforts.

Akwa Ibom State has remained one of the most welcoming and safest destinations for NYSC members, with corps members actively contributing to sectors such as education, healthcare, agriculture, and rural development.

With this latest move, Governor Eno continues to demonstrate a leadership style anchored on compassion, inclusiveness, and strategic support for the next generation.

@ Ministry of Information , Uyo, 2025.

Constitution Review Will Guarantee Just Federation - Akpabio

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has said that the review of 1999 Constitution being embarked upon by the National Assembly will guarantee the evolution of a more just, united, and forward looking federation.

Akpabio made the remarks while declaring open the South South Zonal Public Hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State.

The exercise held simultaneously in five geopolitical zones across the country.

A statement by the Special Assistant on Media/Communication to the President of the Senate, Anietie Ekong quoted Senator Akpabio to have said: “Today’s event is not merely a formality. It is a democratic rite—a solemn moment in which the people, not politicians alone, speak into the soul of the nation. It is an affirmation that in a democracy, every voice counts.

“Let us not forget that democracy is a work in progress. No constitution is eternal in its original form, and no democracy is perfect—because man himself is not perfect. But it is in our collective pursuit of perfection—that more perfect union—that the true beauty of democracy lies.

“Therefore, the review of our Constitution is not a sign of weakness, but of strength. It is not a complaint against the past, but a commitment to the future. We amend not to abandon, but to realign—to adapt our national charter to the changing realities, dreams, and demands of the good people of Nigerian.

“Every Nigerian is a stakeholder in Nigeria’s democracy. This public hearing is a testament to the Senate’s unwavering belief that truth emerges not from silence, but from dialogue; not from monologue, but from the aggregation of honest opinions. That is why we are here—not as party men, but as patriots. Not as political actors, but as nation-builders,” he said.

The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno said the Constitution review was an important moment in Nigeria’s democratic journey that must lead to a restructuring of the country. . He was represented by the Deputy Governor, Senator Akon Eyakenyi.

According to Pastor Eno, “This zonal public hearing is not a mere procedural step in legislative activity. It is, in truth, an important moment in our democratic journey. The scores of constitution alteration bills across thirteen thematic areas—painstakingly curated by the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution speak to some of the most urgent and persistent questions about the structure, efficiency, equity, and future of our federal union.

“These themes resonate deeply with the yearnings of the peoples of the South South. Indeed, they mirror longstanding calls from this region for a more just, responsive, and restructured Nigeria, where every federating unit can flourish, contribute meaningfully, and feel a sense of belonging.

“Here in the South South, we look to this exercise not just with interest, but with hope—hope that this constitutional review process, will, far from being just another talk shop, move us closer to a federation that works for all, protects the rights of every citizen, empowers communities, and unlocks the full potential of states.

Deputy Senate President and the Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee, Barau Jubrin listed some key areas that the Constitution review would address.

“Several key issues we need to address include electoral reforms and adjudication; judicial reforms focused on case management and administration; enhancements to local government administration; the involvement of traditional institutions in contemporary governance; promoting human rights; ensuring gender equity and inclusion in governance; the devolution and distribution of powers; the structure of our federation; and concerns related to security and policing.” He was represented by the Senator representing Akwa Ibom North East, Aniekan Bassey.

Several interest groups presented their memoranda at the Zonal public hearing. Issues covered included States creation, Local Government autonomy, gender inclusion, role of traditional rulers among others.

This is the complete list of the 63 Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) whose revenue collection powers are fully transferred to the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) under the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill according to the New Tax Reform:

1. Abuja Securities & Commodity Exchange Commission

2. Cement Technology Institute of Nigeria

3. Council for Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria

4. Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)

5. Federal Housing Authority (FHA)

6. Industrial Training Fund (ITF)

7. Integrated Water Resources Development Agency (IWRDA)

8. Joint Admissions & Matriculation Board (JAMB)

9. National Examinations Council (NECO)

10. National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA)

11. National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)

12. National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA)

13. National Insurance Commission (NAICOM)

14. National Sports Commission (NASC)

15. Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB)

16. Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC)

17. Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA)

18. Oil & Gas Free Zone Authority

19. Nigerian Midstream & Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA)

20. Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund)

21. Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC)

22. Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF)

23. Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)

24. Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA)

25. Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC)

26. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency (NIMASA)

27. Raw Material Research & Development Council (RMRDC)

28. Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)

29. National Sugar Development Council (NSDC)

30. Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST)

31. Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)

32. Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)

33. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

34. National Automotive Design & Development Council (NADDC)

35. National Communications Commission (NCC)

36. National Agency for Food & Drug Administration & Control (NAFDAC)

37. Nigerian Customs Service (NCS)

38. Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)

39. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

40. National Broadcasting Commission (NBC)

41. Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC)

42. Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN)

43. Financial Reporting Council (FRC)

44. Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET)

45. Nigerian Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)

46. National Pensions Commission (PENCOM)

47. Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)

48. Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)

49. National Business & Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB)

50. National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF)

51. National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC)

52. Nigerian Electricity Management Service Agency (NEMSA)

53. Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC)

54. Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)

55. Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC)

56. Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)

57. Nigerian Copyright Commission (NIGCC)

58. National Space Research & Development Agency (NSRDA)

59. National Office for Technology Acquisition & Promotion (NOTAP)

60. Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET)

61. Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC)

62. Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA)

63. Nigeria Communications Satellite Ltd (NIGCOMSAT)
(The list is based on the Schedule to the Fiscal Responsibility Act and confirmed as the MDAs in scope)

What Comes Next?

All revenue collection—taxes, fees, levies, duties—previously collected by these entities will now fall under the exclusive purview of the NRS.

These MDAs will retain their regulatory, supervisory, and operational roles but must cease independent revenue collection activities.

Their budgets and funding will now derive from federal allocations instead of internally generated revenue.

Unplug, Recharge, Reconnect: Your Brain on a Digital Break.

A German study revealed that just 72 hours of smartphone deprivation significantly alters brain activity in reward-related regions, even without reported mood changes. This suggests frequent smartphone use impacts the brain's reward system.

The study observed neural changes resembling withdrawal patterns from addictive substances, indicating smartphones can be habit-forming. This highlights the potential for "digital detoxes" to positively impact mental well-being in our screen-saturated world.

This research underscores how quickly the brain adapts to smartphone absence, suggesting that periodic breaks could fundamentally rewire our responses to digital stimuli.

How might a regular digital detox improve your overall well-being?

You think you love someone, until it’s time to clean up their vomit, help bathe them when they’re sick, and hold them at 2 a.m. while they’re losing their mind and crying their eyes out. You think you love someone, until you’re three months deep into their depressive episode, and they refuse to eat, wake up, shower, be productive, have no sexual appetite, and can’t even show love. You think you love someone, until their “unattractive” side shows up in the early morning hours, the setbacks, the loss of self, the distress, the hopelessness.
You think you love someone? Wait until you’ve seen them at their worst. Right now, you love the rainbow, but true love shows up when the skies turn gray.

Luis Diaz is Barcelona’s Plan A and Marcus Rashford is Plan B!

Rashford is ready to take a salary cuty to join Barça — he is very keen.

• Liverpool do not want to sell Luis Diaz so his signing is complicated.


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Good morning my beloved brethren. I trust you are doing great , Praise God!

TODAY'S WORD OF GOD:

"Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. Psalm 103:13"

Pity and compassion are synonyms and mean a strong feeling of sympathy for someone or something.
God doesn't have pity or compassion on everybody. He only has compassion on those who fear Him; to fear God is to hate evil, love people, and do good (Proverbs 8:13).
Dear beloved, if you want to enjoy the compassion of God, then you need to fear God and depart from all manners of evil.
I urge God's children who are wallowing in all manners of sins because they have taken God for granted to *repent* and turn to God for there's no sin He cannot forgive.
May you never take God for granted so that He can expose you to all of His inheritance and allow you to enjoy every one of them in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Hallelujah! Be blessed!
Happy weekend. SHALOM!

Everybody preaches loyalty until it's inconvenient. Until it costs them something. Until it's time to actually stand for you. Then? They vanish. Silence. Ghosts.
So, stop depending on loyalty from people who fold under pressure.
Focus on you.
Bet on you.
Build for you.
Because when everything falls apart, you're the only one guaranteed to still be standing in your corner.

Datti Baba-Ahmed believes VP Shettima is lucky to still be President Tinubu’s deputy as he shouldn’t have been allowed to “last this long”

Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate Datti Baba-Ahmed has made a series of pointed remarks about Vice President Kashim Shettima, stating that he should not have been allowed to “last this long” as Vice President.

Speaking in an interview on ARISE NEWS on Thursday, Baba-Ahmed, while responding to the insinuations that Shettima’s VP slot is not assured in 2027, said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has tried by keeping him this long.

Though he refrained from going into specifics, Baba-Ahmed suggested that unspoken truths underpin the political rise and continued relevance of Shettima.

Interdependence of man. Nobody is an inland.

Atiku, Obi, El-Rufai, Amaechi, others attend ADC coalition unveiling in Abuja
*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 04/07/2025*

Tributes as Eagles legend Peter Rufai dies at 61

Bayelsa Judge regains freedom after 12 days in captivity

Non-oil exports jump 78% amid data gap concerns

FG to honour 250 outstanding Nigerians for 65th independence anniversary

2027 showdown: Coalition slams Tinubu as Wike, ADC trade blows

2027: I’ll serve for one term if I get ADC presidential ticket – Amaechi

Lagos to enforce mandatory health insurance for residents

Naira rises to N1,570/$ in parallel market

Russia becomes first country to recognise Taliban govt

Iran announces opening of airspace after war

Liverpool star Diogo Jota dies at 28

Coach dies during Bayern Munich training camp in Germany

US indicts Nigerian in $14bn healthcare fraud

Plateau Attack: Remi Tinubu Donates N1bn To Victims, Says Money Not From Govt Coffer

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* In English, leaving a party without telling anyone is called a “French Exit.” In French, it’s called a “partir à l’anglaise,” to leave like the English.

* Although GPS is free for the world to use, it costs $2 million per day to operate. The money comes from American tax revenue.
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We’ve made smuggling of oil unattractive —Tinubu

Super Eagles goalkeeper, Rufai wrote his name in gold – Tinubu

Nigeria to save over N3tr annually through cassava initiative – Shettima

Senate holds public hearing on constitution review in Lagos

Senate Investigates ICPC’s Compliance With Federal Character

Insecurity: Reps push for military base in Adamawa hotspot

Seven A’Ibom lawmakers join APC, boost Reps tally to 220

Reps seek special erosion fund for Ondo

Ondo Senator’s aide resigns over N20,000 monthly salary

Industrial Court’s ex-president Adejumo appointed NJI administrator

Kachikwu’s faction to petition INEC, head to court over alleged ADC takeover

Extradited fraud suspect arraigned in Abuja over $307,500 scam

Court bars Nasarawa APC chair from official duties

Woman bags five-year jail for human trafficking in Anambra

Prince asks court to declare him Osolo of Isolo

Military not involved in amnesty deals for bandits – DHQ

3 suspects nabbed as troops, DSS rescue NDLEA commander

ADC coalition, alliance of displaced politicians — Presidency

Nigeria records zero pirate attack in three years – FG

Fed Govt: desertification threatens food security, livelihoods

No grid collapse incident in Q1 – NERC

FG sets July date for petrol pricing summit

S/East Devt Commission Unveils 10-Year Roadmap

NRC promises to restore Offa train service before end of year

NADF unveils platform to oversee N19.5b AgGrow project

Oil producers resisted crude supply to Dangote, others – NUPRC

INEC Receives 12 Additional Applications For Party Registration

Buhari ill but recovering, says ex-aide

FCT councils forfeit six-month IGR to end teachers’ strike

NiMet, ABU partner on weather station, climate, nuclear research

UNIJOS ASUU declares strike over unpaid June salary

FUK produces 91 first-class graduates, 6,870 others

NELFUND not for private varsity students, says provost

Afenifere hails Oladele’s appointment as Acting FCC chair

Osun council crisis: Ozekhome faults Adegoke’s claims on court verdicts

Anyansi Agwu urges support for Sam Okwaraji national U-16 tournament

GTCO to raise $100m through London listing

MTN, 9mobile seal nationwide roaming deal

Jaiz Bank’s profit jumps 109%

Royal Exchange posts N496.8m profit

Blackout: KEDCO attributes load shedding to power supply drop

2025 Ojude Oba car winner pays tribute to Adenuga, Glo

Wema Bank gives three SMEs N3m grants at leather fair

2027: Peter Obi should not be coalition’s VP candidate —  Datti Baba-Ahmed

Return to APC, TNN urges Kwankwaso

No official position on coalition-PDP

Osun PDP Senators Fadahunsi, Fadeyi reaffirm support for Tinubu

2027: Next president should come from South — Amaechi

Anambra 2025: Soludo pays N50m for campaign permit

Peter Rufai’s death, great loss to Nigeria, football fans – Sanwo-Olu

Sokoto gov inaugurates N14bn water scheme

Lagos Assembly moves to establish prison

Ekiti Assembly confirms Ogunmoye as Chief Judge

Ogun Assembly confirms nominees for SUBEB

Zamfara assembly threatens governor’s impeachment over N9bn hospital project

Sokoto SMART agenda ended religious extremism – Commissioner

Boko Haram: We only closed 3 markets, not 8 — Yobe Govt clarifies

Ekiti okays N10.38bn for roads, flood control

200,000 pupils, vendors, benefit from Osun school feeding

Edo IRS generates N52.6b in six months

U.S. Consulate, Ogun partner on ICT

Sokoto warns principals against illegal exam fees

Adidas, LATC donate 200 footballs to Lagos schools

Plastic ban: LASG defends sales of packing bags in malls

Banditry: Niger Emirate holds emergency security summit

Flood washes ashore four Gombe residents

Four rescued as three-storey building collapses in Lagos

Victims of Lagos collapsed building ignored quit notice – Official

Gunmen amputate Plateau youth returning from funeral

Stray bullet kills 12-year-old boy during attack on Lagos community

O’Daniels breaks world record with 130-hour radio talk show marathon


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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1776, the United States Declaration of Independence was adopted in Philadelphia. The statement declared the independence of the 13 British colonies from the British crown. It also announced the creation of a new country called the United States of America.

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Live one day at a time; better yet, make the most of this moment. – Joel Osteen

Good morning


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