The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has earmarked N11.3bn to strengthen the state’s healthcare system and provide quality healthcare services to Edo people in 2021.
While N1 billion will be expended on contribution to the State Health Insurance Scheme, the other N10.3 billion will be used to strengthen the...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has regained his position as the world's wealthiest individual, surpassing Elon Musk in net worth. Bezos' rise to the top spot comes as Tesla CEO Musk sees a decline in his fortune due to fluctuations in Tesla's stock price and legal challenges.
On Monday, Jeff Bezos...
The Federal government has inked the Aso Accord for Economic and Financial Inclusion with state governments and private sector stakeholders. Vice President Kashim Shettima, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun, and CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso were among the signatories, highlighting a concerted effort to...
Presiding officers of the National Assembly, Ahmad Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila, have pledged to pass the 2021 budget before the end of the year.
The two lawmakers made this known on Thursday in separate remarks after President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2021 budget estimates.
In his brief welcome address, Mr Lawan...
Isolation centre for immediate upgrade
State revs up preparation, trains more personnel
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has hinted at more sweeping measures to curtail the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state and nationwide.
Kwara currently has no confirmed case but the government has set up various preventive and...
With the gradual easing of Covid 19 lockdown in Ogun-State, corporate organisations such as banks, industries,large and small scale enterprises in the State have been urged to decontaminate their premises ahead of resumption of some business activities.
The Commissioner of Environment,Hon Abiodun Abudu-Balogun in a statement signed in Abeokuta said...
We Don’t Touch Local Governments Funds
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON, has confirmed the receipt of 13 per cent oil derivation, subsidy and SURE-P refunds from the Federation Account in the last two years (2021-2022).
A statement signed by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, explained...
The House of Representatives has expressed readiness to harness legislative measures towards making cancer diagnosis as well as treatment, easier and cheaper for Nigerians.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen PhD, made this known on Thursday, in Abuja, at a Seminar for First Ladies from Member...
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Daura, Katsina State revisited the issue of the prolonged strike which has left students at home for months, telling leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that enough is enough.
The president called on ASUU to reconsider their position on the continued strike,...
March was International Women's month and many of the planned activities around the world had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today we remember some of the activities that held and enjoin women to continue to stay positive in these trying times.
In commemoration of the International Women's...
