Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has, on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, laid the foundation stone for construction of 50 Megawatts Emergency Power Plant, being funded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, in Maiduguri. The gas plant was approved by President Buhari as part of measures to address power outages...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Mr. Oloyin Lateef Adebayo as chairman of the committee of Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP), the state’s safety net programme targeted at empowering the poor, young people, and vulnerable elders. Born in 1968, Oloyin has a Higher National Diploma in Banking and...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that the National Assembly Library project's primary aim is to deepen the legislative competence of lawmakers and by extension, strengthen research on policy formulation for the whole country. Gbajabiamila said the 9th Assembly viewed the project as one...
The Federal Government has declared Friday , October 1, as public holiday to mark the Nation’s 61st Independence Anniversary Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulates all Nigerians on this year’s Celebration of the Country’s 61st independence and...
Says budget will promote development, as capital expenditure hits 52.97% The Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, presented a budget in the sum of N294.5 billion to the State House of Assembly for the 2022 fiscal year. The governor, who christened the document, 'Budget of growth and opportunities,' said...
The Edo State Government has said it would be organising a state burial for late music maestro, Sir Prof. Victor Uwaifo, who passed last month. In a statement, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Osaigbovo Iyoha, said the government is firming up arrangements with the family of the late music...
Ahead of the Local Government elections scheduled for 9th October 2021 in Plateau State, Governor Simon Bako Lalong has flagged off the campaign for the All Progressives Congress which is fielding candidates for the 17 Local Governments. While flagging of the campaign at the Shendam mini stadium, Governor Lalong said...
Governor, Cabinet Members Inspect State-Funded Rail Projects The 2022 deadline set for the completion of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) projects being undertaken by the Lagos State Government remains sacrosanct, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu promised on Saturday. The Governor defied the rain for a physical assessment of the progress made...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State will tomorrow, Saturday 25 September, 2021 hold ward congress across the 193 wards in the State. The State Publicity Secretary of the party, Tunde Ashaolu who made the announcement in a statement on Friday, urged party faithful to go out en masse...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has granted 12,000 Expatriate Quota licences to foreigners seeking to work in Nigeria whilst it has treated applications from 2,000 companies. This was revealed by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, whilst delivering his goodwill address titled, ‘That business may thrive in Kaduna’, on...