During a visit to Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, Minister for Mines and Steel Development, Prince Audu Shuaib Abubakar, emphasized the Federal Government's commitment to generating over 80 million employment opportunities for Nigerian citizens within eight years, primarily through the steel industry and other sectors. Prince Abubakar highlighted President...
As the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, intensifies the war against illicit drug trafficking and abuse across Nigeria, no less than Six Hundred and Seventy Seven (677) traffickers have been convicted and sentenced to various jail terms between January and March 2022, with a total of Three Thousand...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that this is not a time for endless criticism, but a time for all privileged Rivers people to make their contributions to ensure that coronavirus is defeated in the state. Receiving a Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction , Reagents and Busters for RT-PCR...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met the families of victims of the explosion in Kano to express his condolences and that of the nation, describing the incident as sad and unfortunate. The family members, accompanied by various community leaders resident in Sabon Gari Kano, including Chief Nicholas Ibekwe, the Eze...
The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has organized an empowerment programme for selected fisherfolks across Lagos State. The programme, which commenced on Tuesday in Lagos, was tagged 'Training on Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries for Fisherfolks in Lagos.' It is being conducted by the National...
For the umpteenth time, the State Government of Osun on Sunday reiterated its new directives aimed at curbing the spread of the Coronavirus are still in force. Specifically, the Government said there will be no countdown to New Year ceremonies and cross over nights under whatever guise by religious bodies...
In line with his avowed commitment to uphold the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability in the management of the commonwealth of Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu suspends the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, from office with immediate effect. The President further directs the Executive...
as Gbajabiamila asks committees to submit draft bill within two weeks The House of Representatives is proposing an agency that will function as a Transportation Security Administration to sanitise service delivery at Nigeria's airports, especially the international airports in Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt. The envisaged agency will harmonise...
The Honourable Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning, Mrs Shamsuna Zainab Ahmed, and the Managing Director of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Mr. Uche Orji, Chairman of the Board of NSIA, Farouk Gumel, this afternoon went on an inspection of the second Niger Bridge project. The finance minister...
AbdulRazaq, a historic figure: UN Women, Aisha Buhari, First Ladies Kwara confers awards on women achievers Kwara State on Tuesday set a new record in gender inclusion for Nigeria as Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq assented to an executive bill mandating the state to have at least 35% women appointees in...