The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has paid a condolence visit to the Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Nuhu Ahmed Bamalli, over the death of two prominent princes in the emirate. The two personalities, Alhaji Bashir Aminu (the Iyan Zazzau), and the Talban Zazzau, Abdulkadir Iya-Pate, had...
Three months after Oyo State government announced 50percent and 30percent salary slash of all senior political appointees and lawmakers respectively to ensure the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy does not affect the welfare and payment of workers salary, the Oyo State House of Assembly has moved...
The Lagos State House of Assembly says it will not repeal the state’s pension law permitting former governors and other public office holders to receive juicy pensions from state coffers. In an interview with newsmen on Sunday, Tunde Braimoh, Chairman, House Committee on Information and Strategy, said Lagos Assembly will...
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that his administration will raise the bar of teacher recruitment in the state by increasing the number of teachers in the Ogun Teach initiative, currently pegged at 4,000 interns, to 6,000. The move, he said, is to ensure that the gap in...
The Kwara State’s Bureau of Lands on Wednesday revealed further details surrounding the Civil Service Clinic land and its adjourning plots in Ilorin, the state capital, amid public enquiry on the status of the property recently reclaimed by the State Government. “The entire land was acquired in the 1970s for...
The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has sought the support of the National Assembly for the development efforts of his administration. Specifically, the Governor urged the leadership of the National Assembly to be intentional in structuring its legislative activities to ensure rapid development of the state and ensure...
Nigeria's shea value will generate $300m annually in short term, says VP Shettima President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a 6-month temporary ban on the export of raw shea nut to curb informal trade, boost local processing, protect and grow Nigeria’s shea industry. The ban, which is with immediate effect,...
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the money his administration is spending on the Dr. Peter Odili Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Diagnostic and Treatment Centre in the State is not a misplaced priority. The governor made the assertion on Thursday when he visited the project site...
Governor: ‘Those sabotaging e-GIS system to be purged out of Govt’ Monthly tenancy set to kick off in Lagos The incessant issue of land grabbing may become a thing of the past anytime soon in Lagos State, as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu orders complete excision on untitled land across the...
assure perpetrators will face the full wrath of the law Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has called for calm among the Ebira Mozum and Bassa komu ethnic groups in the Bassa Local Government Area of the State following the recent outbreak of the crisis in the area. The governor, in...