The Northern Governors Forum says it will develop solar energy in the region, following its comparative advantage of sunlight. The forum unanimously resolved that 2000 megawatts of solar power would be harvested across its 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory, to harness its huge potential of power from solar. The...
FG Hands Over Monument To Private Investors For Renovation Forty-four years after its establishment, the Federal Government, on Sunday, handed over the National Arts Theatre in Lagos State to the private sector for a complete revamp and modernisation. The national heritage, sitting on an expansive land in Iganmu area of...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has announced the donation of N50 million to traders of Kantin Kwari textile market affected by flooding in Kano. It’s reported that goods worth millions of naira were destroyed by floods at the market at the weekend. Mr Abubakar, who is a...
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun has reiterated his administration's commitment to the heatlh and general well-being of people of the State. This is just as the Governor disclosed that Osun was yet to receive any financial support from any quarter for the management of Covid-19. Oyetola, who spoke...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Owerri charged the Nigeria Police Force to perfect operational plans that will guarantee a credible outcome in the 2023 general elections while remaining apolitical, firm, and loyal to democratic values. Declaring open the three-day Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers, the President directed...
In fulfillment of his promise to ensure transparency and accountability in government, Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom today assented to laws to establish the state Commission on Fiscal Responsibility as well as a Council on Public Procurement. The Governor also signed a law for the establishment of Debt Management Office...
President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday joined capacity crowd at the Jos township stadium in endorsing the Tinubu-Shettima ticket, the flag bearers of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the 2023 presidential contest, urging party members to march to deliver the candidates now that the party has decided. But the President at...
The Presidency welcomes the judgment by the UK Court granting Nigeria’s application for an extension of time and relief from sanctions in a $10 billion arbitration case with Process and Industrious Development Limited (P&ID) in Nigeria. In our view, the judgment is right, just and provides a strong prima facie...
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says his detractors have no proof he gets a share of the revenue of Lagos State. The former Lagos governor stated this in an interview with BBC News on Monday shortly after his appearance at the Chatham House in...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the House is committed to increasing the allocation to the health sector with a view to improving the well-being of Nigerians. Speaking at a 2-day training organised for health workers by his office in Lagos State, the...