The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the allocation of over 40,000 hectares of land to six firms for oil palm cultivation.
Obaseki who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, said the step was in furtherance of the government’s vision to make agriculture the mainstay of the...
The Progressives Governors Forum, PGF, an umbrella body of governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has given assurance that the party’s National Convention will hold in February.
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi and Chairman of the PGF gave the assurance while speaking with journalists at...
Kano State House of Assembly on Wednesday removed its majority leader, Alhaji Labaran Abdul-Madari, and replaced him with his deputy, Alhaji Kabiru Hassan-Dashi.
Abdul-Madari, an APC member representing Sumaila Constituency was removed following a motion of urgent public importance presented by Alhaji Muhammad Uba-Gurjiya, also an APC member, representing Bunkure...
President Muhammadu Buhari has commenced implementation of the newly signed Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) by approving a steering committee to oversee the process.
The steering committee is headed by the Honourable Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva.
Other members are: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Group Managing Director, NNPC,...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has approved and released the total sum of 3 billion naira to commence massive constructions of over 30 township road projects awarded across the state.
Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Asiwaju Idris who disclosed this on Saturday, hinted that the governor has...
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the latest round of attacks on farmers by bandits in Damkal and Tsanwa villages in Batsari local government area of Katsina state, saying that killing people in the name of revenge is not acceptable.
Reacting to the incident in which many homesteads were razed by...
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday swore in Mr. Biodun Ogunleye and Engr. Olufemi Daramola, as members of the State Executive Council.
Ogunleye was sworn in as Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, while Daramola was appointed Special Adviser to the Governor on Infrastructure.
Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony...
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday, kicked off the Extended Special Public Works Programme of the Federal Government, saying it is a step in the right direction to address the unemployment challenge and to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
The governor maintained that...
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has praised the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, noting that, he has provided excellent leadership as chairman of National Economic Council (NEC).
El-Rufai, who appeared on a special edition of Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily, on Thursday, said even governors from opposition parties...
The Federal Government has revealed that the recent pandemic of the coronavirus (officially named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization), has reinforced its resolve to diversify the economy of the country, especially from over-reliance on oil.
The Minister of Finance, who made this known on Monday in Abuja, during the...
