Oyo state govt to begin arrest and prosecution of residents for failure to comply to use of facemask in public
Residents of Oyo state who refuse to comply with the COVID-19 protocol of compulsory use of face mask in public places may be arrested and prosecuted from next month.
A coordinator...
Aliko Dangote, Nigerian billionaire and founder of the Dangote Group, has announced plans to immortalize the late banking icon, Herbert Wigwe. Dangote revealed that a major road leading to the Dangote Refinery will now bear the name of Herbert Wigwe, as a tribute to his memory.
During a tribute event...
The management of Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) on Tuesday donated medical items to Delta State Government to support the government’s measures at checking the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
Making the donation at the Asaba Specialist Hospital, the Managing Director of NPDC, Mr Mansur Sambo, said that the...
insists on more discoveries
Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has said that with Nigeria having over 200trn cubic feet of gas in reserve, gas and not oil, remains the way to go if the country must fully realise its potentials.
Engineer Sule disclosed this when he hosted the chairman...
It was a homecoming of sort for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday at the party's campaign grand finale rally in Lagos.
President Muhammadu Buhari who was physically present at the rally lifted up Asíwájú Tinubu's hand, again proclaiming him the next president of the...
• Commissioners, SAs get portfolios
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday inaugurated and called on his cabinet members to consider what legacies they would like to be remembered for in the discharge of their duties, saying the administration has a historical duty to change the narrative about the state.
He...
The Abubakar Bukola Saraki Foundation has fully covered the medical expenses of the renowned Nollywood actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu.
This was made known in a statement shared on the foundation's Facebook page on Friday.
The statement said, "The Abubakar Bukola Saraki Foundation is honoured to have extended...
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Rt. Hon. Comr. Philip Shaibu on Monday received their first jab of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
The state on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 received the first batch of 81, 080 doses of the vaccine from the Federal Government, to be...
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday, gave the clearest indication yet that the Senate would pass a $29.96 billion loan request by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Mr Lawan, while addressing journalists in Abuja, said the Senate would approve the loan request but would ensure adequate oversight.
“We are going to be...
As Governor reviews work plans with Commissioners
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has said the performance of his commissioners would be assessed after six months in office, based on how effective they are able to implement their work plans in line with the administration’s development agenda.
Governor Oyebanji stated...
