The Oyo State House of Assembly has approved the request of Governor Seyi Makinde to access a total of N22.5 billion contractor financing loan facility and support intervention fund for the State's health sector from the First Bank of Nigeria and the Central Bank of Nigeria respectively.
The house okayed...
Says stadium Indoor Sports Hall for renovation, new squash court coming
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said he approved the resuscitation of the state annual sports festival as part of his belief in productive engagement of the youths to attain their full potentials.
The state is currently engrossed with...
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has promised that his administration will, at the end of his administration in 2023, leave the state better than he met it.
Abiodun stated this in his New Year message in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Wednesday.
He assured residents of the state that his...
Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State, has jetted out of the country after withdrawing his interest in ministerial appointment.
A credible source says El-Rufai was off to Europe, but will be in Egypt first.
The senate had last week approved the appointment of 45 out of the 48 ministerial nominees...
Gov coronated Akorede of Oro Kingdom as Oloro marks 20th anniversary
Oloro’s reign has brought devt, unity, says Gov
People of Oro Kingdom have resolved to back Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for second term based on his unprecedented achievements in the ancient community, Oro Descendants Union announced on Saturday.
The union...
Cross River State has appealed for funding from the federal government to enable it to shut the borders with Nigeria’s neighbour, Cameroon, because of coronavirus.
There has been no confirmed case of coronavirus in Cross River State. Meanwhile, Cameroon has over 1,000 confirmed cases.
“We are at the Pre-COVID-19 state and...
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has re-echoed his call on Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to relocate its operational headquarters to the state.
Governor Diri stressed that given the historical significance of the state to Shell, there was no better location to site its headquarters.
He restated this when the...
In celebration of the 2024 International Day of the Girl Child, Miss Esther Adesanya Adesioye, a 17-year-old law student, assumed the role of the Minister of State for Youth Development for one day. Adesioye, a 100 Level Law student at the University of Abuja, earned this honor after emerging...
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has reduced the Monetary Policy Rate, also known as main interest rate, to 12.5 per cent from 13.5 per cent.
The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this while announcing the decision of the MPC at its meeting on Thursday.
He...
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has sworn in five new judges for the Kwara State High Court, urging them to adhere strictly to their oath of office to be fair.
The new judges are Funsho Dada Lawal, a former permanent secretary and solicitor general of the state ministry of justice; Olanipekun Sherifat...
