The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday 23rd April 2020 released its daily COVID-19 Case Update which confirmed the first index case in Plateau State. According to the Commissioner of Health Dr. Ninkong Lar Ndam, the COVID-19 test was conducted on one suspected person that came into Jos...
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has signed into law three bills passed by the Niger State House of Assembly. The bills include the Niger State Tertiary Institutions Law, with an operational date starting from the 8th of May 2019. The new law increases the retirement age of Academic Staff of the State-owned...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said his administration is committed to fairness and justice to all in the spirit of democracy, adding that democracy is meaningless where the interest of the majority is sacrificed for sectional interest. “I join millions of our compatriots, especially Mr President, to celebrate our...
Kwara State Government Executive Council has approved the slashing of the 2020 budget to N114, 791,853,968, a 29.4% decrease from the approved budget of N162,487,666,170 — a fallout of dwindling revenue arising from COVID-19 pandemic and steep global economic slowdown. At a virtual meeting presided over by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq,...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday made a passionate appeal to Nigerians to never turn their backs or abandon the police and other security agencies, saying the vast majority of the officers are patriots who are equally committed to a greater Nigeria. AbdulRazaq said the events of the past...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday said youth empowerment and gender inclusion remain top priorities of the administration as part of its strategies for inclusive growth and development. The Governor spoke in Ilorin, the state capital, at a town hall meeting organised by the Kwara State representative at the...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has approved and released the total sum of 3 billion naira to commence massive constructions of over 30 township road projects awarded across the state. Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Asiwaju Idris who disclosed this on Saturday, hinted that the governor has...
The Nasarawa State Government has awarded contracts for the construction of two markets in Akwanga and Nassarawa-Eggon Local Government Areas (LGAs). Arc. Shehu Tukur, Principal partner, Canoni Associates firm supervising the projects, stated this on Saturday in Akwanga while handing over the designs of the sites to the contractors on...
Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has given reasons why his administration will prefer to have a clear, unambiguous agreement, with the organized labour in the state, before calling off the ongoing strike action embarked upon by civil servants. Engineer Sule made this known while hosting a meeting between government...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has been awarded and decorated as the “Hero of Women Inclusion” by a cross-section of Women from across the nation who also concluded to give their support to individuals with their interest at heart in 2023, other elections The women who gathered in Abuja at...