The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said his administration will expend N12.8 billion in 2021 for payment of pension and gratuities. The governor, in a statement, reaffirmed his government’s commitment to the welfare of workers and pensioners in the state. Obaseki noted that as part of the commitment to...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Tuesday said he is shocked and concerned about the situation with former deputy senate president Ike Ekweremadu and his wife. Ekweremadu and wife, Beatrice, have been arrested and charged in the United Kingdom for trafficking a 15-year-old boy to the United...
The Federal Executive Council has approved the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) Networks for Nigeria’s Digital Economy. The 5G Policy was approved at the Council meeting today, Wednesday, 8th September 2021, following the presentation by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami). The implementation...
The government of Oyo State, on Thursday, announced the passing of its Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Honourable Kehinde Ayoola. The Commissioner, had at the start of the Fourth Republic, served as the Speaker of the 4th Session of the Oyo State House of Assembly, under the administration of...
A former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, who is standing trial on charges of money laundering involving N2bn, has appealed to the Federal High Court in Abuja to vary some of the conditions attached to the N1bn bail granted him by the Federal High...
Our focus is to boost learning outcomes, reduce out-of-school children: AbdulRazaq Your strides in edu sector impressive, JICA team tells AbdulRazaq Kwara State Governor and Nigeria Governors Forum Chairman AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday engaged a mission team of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in talks for a partnership...
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Monday, laid the foundation for the construction of Amenity Hospital complex, located at the General Hospital Ogrute, Enugu Ezike, in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area, declaring that there is no going back in his administration’s resolve to continue vigorous pursuit of its...
Pleased with the drop of COVID-19 infections in Ogun State, Gov. Dapo Abiodun, has announced that all hotels, viewing centres, marquees, event centres, suites, guest houses, motels, and establishments providing accommodation, for Tourists or Entertainment, Restaurants, Eateries, Fast Food, Lounges, Bars, and Cinemas in the State can now re-open...
Says Nigeria's democracy still shaky, tottering like toddler learning to walk Hails ex-president Jonathan's selflessness, love for Nigeria Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has said that a united Nigeria will thrive where there is political stability and social security for the people. The governor said this on Friday in...
The Executive Director of Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI), Abideen Olasupo, has been listed among youth activists to feature in a virtual Youth Forum of the United Nations Special Session of the General Assembly (UNGASS) on challenges and measures to prevent and combat corruption and strengthen international co-operation. https://ungass2021.unodc.org/ungass2021/en/youth-forum.html Olasupo...