A total of 60,391 primary school pupils in Ogun State will be fed at home this month, as the Federal Government-funded “Home-grown feeding programme for school children” kicks off nationwide. This was disclosed to newsmen in Abeokuta yesterday by the state’s Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr. Femi Ogunbanwo, while taking...
says APC sinking, he remains "a proud PDP member" A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, CON, has dismissed speculations that he was planning to dump the party and return to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Baraje, who said this during an interview on...
The Presidency assures Nigerians, again, that the nation’s armed forces are fully capable of dealing with the challenges of banditry and terrorism, urging more patience as the military takes appropriate steps to block gaps being exploited to unleash mayhem on innocent citizens. President Muhammadu Buhari, who has approved a joint...
The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun says development in Ogun will be enhanced if civil and public servants rededicate themselves and see their jobs as a call to duty to the people of the state. The governor gave this position on Friday while fielding questions from newsmen shortly after he...
The Lagos State Government, today, revealed that the Y2020 bi-annual verification of its retired officials, usually known as “I AM ALIVE”, will be held virtually through online Biometric and Facial Verification in replacement of the existing method. Speaking at a Press Conference held in Alausa, Ikeja, the Commissioner for Establishments,...
Lists plans to further reduce deficit, attaining 70% stock Collaboration between the Federal Government and the private sector will not only ensure effective coordination of the infrastructure development across the nation, and all sectors of the economy, it will also bridge the nation’s infrastructural gaps, according to Vice President...
Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has constituted the Governing Councils of tertiary institutions owned by the state. Also constituted is the board of the Oyo State Waste Management Board, a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa indicated on Tuesday. The statement named Chairmen...
President Muhammadu Buhari warmly lauds Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, who has been elected as President of the Forum of Regions of Africa (FORAF), in his capacity as Chairman of Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF). The election was held after a conference in Casablanca region, Morocco, at the weekend. Receiving...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) asserts that the unbridled treasury looting and extortion by the cabal in the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are directly responsible for the excruciating poverty and escalated insecurity being suffered by Nigerians in the last five years. The PDP says that the...
A former governor of Kano State, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, has formally announced his defection from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This is coming barely three months after Shekarau defected to NNPP from the All Progressives Congress. Shekarau made the declaration on Monday at his...