Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said that the promotion of patriotism and nationalism is a strategic approach to curb violent crimes such as banditry, kidnapping, and terrorism in the country. Idris, who stated this in Abuja on Friday when he received the Chief of Defence Staff,...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-designation of the State House Clinic back to Medical Centre. Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja after a pre-commissioning inspection of the new Presidential (VIP) Wing of the State House Medical Centre by Secretary to the Government of...
The Federal Ministry of Education has directed the closure of all Federal Government Colleges, FGCs, in Abuja following security threats on the unity colleges located in the FCT. The Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, confirmed to newsmen in Abuja on Monday that the ministry had ordered...
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja lauded the exploits of the Nigerian Armed Forces to maintain peace, unity and stability in the country, urging Nigerians to celebrate them as the pride of the country. The President gave the charge at the 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day emblem appeal launch, an...
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the recent spate of kidnappings and bandit attacks, describing the development as disturbing, ungodly, and sinister. Speaking when he received a delegation of Jam'iyyatu Ansaridden, a highly respected Islamic Movement, at the State House, in Abuja on Tuesday, President Tinubu said while security agencies are...
A bill for the establishment of Araromi Front Sea Port in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State has passed through the first reading at Senate plenary. “Araromi Sea Front Port, Ondo State (Establishment) Bill, 2021 (SB. 684) is read the First Time, the President of the Senate, Dr Ahamad...
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...
Says Cocoa Revolution Important To His Administration Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Tuesday inaugurated the first of its kind Cocoa Stakeholders Council in the state. Governor Akeredolu said the State Cocoa Stakeholders Council (SCSC) in collaboration with the Cocoa Revolution and Management Agency is expected to emplace...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has received the news of the passage of the harmonized electoral act amendment bill, which among other things, provided for direct primaries for nomination of candidates for elections by political parties. Our party holds that it is the inalienable right of each political party, within...
The Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has congratulated Muslims in the state and beyond on the successful completion of the month-long Ramadan fasting. He expressed gratitude to Muslims and residents of the state for remaining steadfast despite the situation imposed on the state by the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor equally...