Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Tuesday directed the immediate re-opening of the crisis-torn Sasa market, in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo state. The governor, after a meeting with representatives of Yoruba and Hausa communities who are stakeholders in the market, said that he has agreed to reopen...
President Bola Tinubu has greenlit the appointment of a dynamic team to the Board of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), aiming to fortify the commission's pivotal role in fostering a robust, transparent, and investor-friendly capital market. The newly appointed board members include Mr. Mairiga Aliyu Katuka, who assumes the...
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has reassured the people of the State that COVID-19 pandemic will not stop the completion of all on-going projects. He gave the assurance while on inspection tour of a number of projects in Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas of the state. The governor...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Tuesday said he is shocked and concerned about the situation with former deputy senate president Ike Ekweremadu and his wife. Ekweremadu and wife, Beatrice, have been arrested and charged in the United Kingdom for trafficking a 15-year-old boy to the United...
Public and private schools in Kwara State are to resume normal academic classes from Monday October 5, a government statement has said. “With various trainings held for teachers on how to protect themselves and students from the COVID-19 infection, improved manpower in monitoring and case tracings, and appreciable guarantee of...
The Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) Chairman and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday pledged the support of the 36 governors for the federal government Nutrition 774 Initiative at the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting chaired by Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rejects moves by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, to pass his Infectious Disease Control Bill without recourse to the laid down procedure of public hearing to allow Nigerians participate in the process of making the law. The party describes such...
commends ex-servicemen, says Nigeria's unity, not negotiable Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state on Sunday sent strong warning to vandals of public infrastructure and utilities in the state, declaring that anyone found culpable will be punished according to the law. The governor also disclosed that he would send a bill...
says his govt will continue to promote, encourage talented youths to grow businesses Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, declared that only a restructured Nigeria will help the nation regain her past glory. Makinde, who was speaking at the unveiling of a homegrown digital television outfit, SATVIEW Network, stated...
Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, says he is confused on whether he should move to the senate or retain his position in the cabinet of President Bola Tinubu. Lalong, a two-term governor of Plateau State, had contested but lost the February 25, 2023 election. The Independent of National Electoral...