As civil servants on GL. 1 - 12 directed to resume work immediately Persons who fail to comply with the restriction of movement and other prohibition orders imposed by the Niger State Government shall be liable to a fine or imprisonment or both in accordance with the extant laws. Disclosing...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday said the agency is purely focused on saving lives and putting a stop to the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world for the past four months. The WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, in response to the threat by the U.S. government to halt funding the...
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has projected that the total investments in the agricultural sector in the State would run to $10B in the next five years with the formal launch of its five-year Agricultural and Food Systems Roadmap, adding that most of the investments would be private...
President Muhammadu Buhari is optimistic that Nigeria would soon overcome its uncertainty and insecurity problems. The President in an Easter message he personally signed on Thursday, asked Nigerians not to give up in spite of the myriads of challenges facing the nation. “Easter evokes in us the resilience of the human...
In a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Kaduna, the state government has announced a 24-hour curfew till further notice. Beginning midnight of Thursday, residents are ordered to stay inside their homes from dusk to dawn, according to the state Deputy Governor, Hadiza Balarabe during a state...
Nnhe Niger Republic government has officially reopened its border in Konni, mirroring Nigeria's recent action at Illela land border, marking a crucial step towards economic revitalization and cooperation between the neighboring nations. The Illela land border between Nigeria and Niger Republic, dormant for months, has finally sprung to life, echoing...
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja issued stern warning to agencies of government saddled with generating revenue generation to work hard to meet their targets. The President issued the warning after he signed the Thirteen-Point- Five- Eight-Eight trillion Naira (N13.588 trillion) 2021 Appropriation Bill and the 2020 Finance Bill into...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has imposed an indefinite ban on metal scavenging activities across the entire 27 local government areas of Borno State. The governor’s ban aims to forestall continued killings of scavengers by Boko Haram insurgents at the outskirts of some local government areas and to stop...
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun suggested on Wednesday that he might end up as a pastor after serving as governor. Governor Abiodun, who made the remark when speaking at the 108th Nigeria Baptist Convention held at the Baptist International Conference Centre, Lufuwape Town, along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, said that athough he...
The Nigerian government has been advised by the International Monetary Fund to eliminate what it has described as hidden subsidies on fuel and electricity. In a recent report from the IMF, Nigeria was informed that subsidies are expected to consume three percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024,...