President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the mandate of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 “for a further period till the end of March, 2021 bearing in mind the new surge in the number of cases and the bid for vaccines.”
The President disclosed this Tuesday in Abuja while receiving...
The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has challenged the competence of a petition the Labour Party, LP, and its candidate, Peter Obi, filed to nullify his election.
Tinubu, in a preliminary objection he filed alongside his Vice-President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima, maintained that Obi was bereft of the locus standing to file a...
Ogun State Government has suspended the Honourable Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Abiodun Abudu-Balogun, from office pending the conclusion of an independent investigation into an allegation of sexual harassment of a 16-year old Barakat Mayowa Melojuekun.
In a statement issued in Abeokuta on Sunday, the Secretary to the State Government, Mr....
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Wase, has insisted that he won’t step down for any contender in the race for the 10th National Assembly speaker position.
He disclosed this to State House correspondents on Friday after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Recall...
Persistent efforts of Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to get the Bacita sugar company back on track have paid off as the Federal Government on Thursday said the famous firm - now acquired by new owners - would likely commence operations in 2023.
Speaking at the commissioning of the Nigeria...
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of Barr. ‘Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, FICMC, MCArB, as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Tayo Ayinde as the Chief of Staff and Mr. Gboyega Shoyanwo as Deputy Chief of Staff.
A statement released by the Head of...
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged security agencies to mobilise their operatives in the state to ensure compliance with the COVID-19 safety protocols.
The governor said this after a closed-door meeting with heads of security agencies in the state, noting, “We deliberated on the security situation in...
Gombe State Governor, His Excellency, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON and Chairman, Nothern States Governors' Forum, earlier today, paid a visit to the National Security Adviser, NSA, Malam Nuhu Ribadu in his office in Abuja.
Accompanied by the Federal Commissioner at the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Malam Muhammad Kabir...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday flagged off the enrolment of another 21,000 indigent residents of the state to a regime of free healthcare services under the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund Programme — another huge takeaway of the counterpart funds recently paid by the administration.
The flag off, which...
The Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Egbetokun Olukayode Adeolu, PhD, NPM, today, 21st June, 2023 assumed duty as the Inspector General of Police of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was appointed by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on...
