The Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Tuesday flagged off the construction of 33KV power supply line from Ile-Ife to Garage-Olode (Awolowo Town) and Ifetedo/Garage Olode 33KV power supply. The Governor reiterated that his Administration was irrevocably committed to uplifting the socioeconomic life of the citizens. This is...
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has expressed the plans of his administration to replicate the construction of the Federal Government's SMART School Initiative in each of the three senatorial districts of the state. The governor, who stated this while receiving a delegation of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in...
The African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim) has disclosed its plans to support infrastructural development in Ogun State with an envelope of $200m. The fund, according to the bank, will be dedicated towards projects and other developmental initiatives embarked upon by the incumbent administration in the state. The President and Chairman of the...
Nigeria is set to utilize its legal provisions that empower the Federal Government to collect taxes on profits made in the country by global technology and digital firms not based in the country, but with significant economic presence here. While the Federal Government will not be raising tax rates at...
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has directed the immediate suspension of ACTED, an international Non-Governmental Organization (iNGO) following Saturday’s discovery that the humanitarian iNGO was using a hotel in Maiduguri for training some persons on shooting. Zulum’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, who announced the Governor’s directive, said the French...
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, stated that his government is making efforts to institute a special health insurance programme for orphans across the geopolitical zones of the state. The governor said this while hosting orphanage homes from across the state at the Government House, Agodi. A statement by the...
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has appealed to the Federal Government to implement Monday's Abuja Federal High Court judgement ordering the payment $951 million as shortfall in oil derivation revenue due to the state. Governor Diri made the appeal in his first public reaction to the judgement on Wednesday...
The Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Wednesday disclosed that his Administration had spent about N35billion on payment of pensions and gratuities of retired workers in the State since 2018. Oyetola hinted that the Adminstration has consistently released N509 million on a monthly basis to cater for...
His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed received in audience, the management of the Bauchi State Branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Governor Bala said the CBN as partners in progress with his administration will leaverage on the various interventions of the Bank for...
The Senate has protested a media report by Channels Television alleging that its leadership approved the sum of N37 billion naira for the renovation of the National Assembly. Leading the protest, the Deputy Whip, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, while relying on order 14 and 15 of the Senate Standing Rules,...