The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that capacity building for players in the tourism sector is key to the development of the sector The Minister stated this in Makurdi, Benue State, on Monday at the formal take-off of the North Central Zonal Headquarters of the...
The attention of the Abubakar Bukola Saraki Media Office has been drawn to the interview granted ARISE TV on Wednesday by Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai where in his usual way of throwing tantrums and making false claims, he claimed that Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki as Senate President between...
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has been drawn to a report trending in the social media regarding a certain Dominic Akpan, who claims to have resigned from the employ of the Commission to join the #EndSARS Movement. He cited undisclosed “ugly experiences” he had...
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday cast his vote in the governorship and state assembly elections, saying that the electoral process is not supposed to be violent. Sanwo-Olu voted at Eiyekole, 006 polling unit, St. Stephens Nursery and Primary School, Adeniji Adele, Lagos Island around 10:30am. The governor...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has warned the newly-promoted generals against coup plots. He said the Nigerian Army would not tolerate any plot to scuttle the current democratic dispensation. Buratai, who spoke during the decoration of 39 newly promoted major generals on Friday, said he was aware...
FirstBank of Nigeria has appointed Aishatu Bubaram as group executive, Commercial Banking North Division, making her the first female from Northern Nigeria to attain an executive management position in the bank. Prior to her appointment, she was the group head, Commercial Banking North, a position she assumed in 2016 following...
There seems to be no depletion in the roll call of well-meaning personalities identifying with Lagos State Government over the destruction of public and private assets in the carnage spiked by the hijack of the recent EndSARS praotests. Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, on Sunday, led all the...
The House of Representatives has resolved to do a repeat consideration of three bills, which did not get presidential nod. They are, Physically Challenged (Empowerment) Bill, 2019 (HB. 02); Students Loan (Access to Higher Education) Bill, 2019 (HB. 06); and Nigeria Health Infrastructure Development Bank (Establishment, Etc.) Bill, 2020 (HB. 908). A...
Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong has tested positive to COVID-19 following a test he and members of his family carried out. The test result indicated that Governor Lalong's test returned positive while all members of his family tested negative. Consequently, the Governor who is asymptomatic has gone into isolation while his...
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State says those advocating an interim government after the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari are daydreaming. He made the comment after a meeting with the President on Thursday at the State House in Abuja. In a chat with State House correspondents, he asserted that the support...