says govt’ll continue to bring relief to workforce, pensioners The Oyo State government, on Monday, released the sum of N180 million as part of the outstanding gratuity and pension arrears for 2013 retirees from the civil service. The state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, while conducting a symbolic presentation of cheques...
A former Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, and his co-defendants have arrived at the Federal Capital Territory High Court for the hearing of their bail application. The defendants were brought to the court on Wednesday by officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) from Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje...
The European Union has condemned Wednesday terrorists’ attack in the Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State that left over 80 civilians dead while scores were injured and kidnapped. It, however, pledged its support to join Nigeria in its ongoing fight to eliminate terrorists, especially in the North East region...
As IGP Reassures Nigerians on Better Security The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, has inaugurated a high-powered Committee to review documents from the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and provide necessary information for the effective functioning of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in...
says N2.7 billion already expended on fight against virus receives N1.1 bn donations in cash, equipment The government of Oyo State said on Tuesday that it has so far spent the sum of Two Billion, Seven Hundred and Seventy-Nine Million (N2,779,000,000) on the effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic...
begin recruitment of forest police Earlier today at a Special Security Council Meeting with relevant stakeholders in Edo South Senatorial District, governor Godwin Obaseki made it known that his administration has finalized the documentation and audit of Edo forests whilst beginning the recruitment of forest police. The governor said, “The...
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN receives with a deep sense of loss, the demise of Senator Abiola Isiaka Ajimobi, former Governor of Oyo State. He is personally touched and feels the sense of a great loss for many reasons. Aside his political affinity with the late Ajimobi...
Former Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has vowed to work against the re-election of Governor Dapo Abiodun. Recall that Amosun had backed the candidature of Adekunle Akinlade who contested on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) against Abiodun who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress...
Ogun State Government has earmarked 20 percent of its revised 2020 budget to the health sector as part of measures to sustain the fight against coronavirus pandemic. The State Goverrnor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, stated this at the Virtual Consultative Meeting on Year 2020 Revised Budget, held at the Ministry of...
The Kwara State Government has settled the ₦22.5Million outstanding Licence Fee to the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) which accumulated since 2006. The state governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, gave the approval for the immediate payment of the ₦22.5m to the Commission. The state Commissioner for Communications, Hon. Olabode George Towoju, in a...