extends hand of fellowship to SDP Candidate, Segun Oni Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji on Thursday hailed the verdict of the Supreme Court that reaffirmed his election as the Governor of Ekiti State. He described the verdict as a victory for democracy and the good people of Ekiti State...
Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has approved the extension of the close of application on its recruitment portal by a week to enable applicants having challenges submitting their applications take advantage of the additional days to complete the...
A bill to prevent Nigerian-trained medical or dental practitioners from being granted full licences until they have worked for a minimum of five years in the country has passed second reading at the House of Representatives. The bill is part of the measures to halt the increasing number of medical...
Governor says base ‘ll boost economy, tourism, security Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, on Thursday performed the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the Nigeria Air Force base at the Ekiti Agro Allied International Airport. Speaking at the elaborate...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says the Lagos-Ibadan and Abuja-Kano Expressways will be completed by the end of April. Mr Fashola stated this at the pre-inspection exercise of the completed Loko-Oweto Bridge in Nasarawa State on Wednesday. He urged users of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway to be patient, saying...
The vice president-elect, Kashim Shettima, has promised to stop the seizing and crushing of motorcycles, also known as okada, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other parts of the country when he assumes office. Shettima, who made this known in a recent engagement with the National Association of Tricycles...
Catriona Wendy Laing, outgoing British High Commissioner to Nigeria, says she is sad to be leaving Africa’s most populous nation. She spoke during a farewell visit to President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday at the State House in Abuja, after four-and-a-half years tour of duty. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sum of N320,345,040, 835 as the 2023 intervention funds for public tertiary education institutions in the country. Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Sonny Echono, disclosed this in Abuja yesterday during TETFund’s annual strategic planning workshop with all heads of benefitting institutions. He said the...
President Muhammadu Buhari says he looks forward to his retirement in Daura, Katsina State, after handing over on May 29. Buhari, according to a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, said this at the State House in Abuja yesterday while receiving the outgoing British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Wendy...
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) and the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, Col. Hameed Ali (Retd) on Tuesday 4th April signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU that will inflict maximum loss on drug cartels...