Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has commended Family Homes Funds Limited (FHFL), a private estate development company, for its significant role in the construction of 200 low-cost resettlement houses in Chibok town which were commissioned on Monday. Zulum had commissioned the houses for permanent allocation to families displaced...
Inaugurates 503 Fresh Intake Commissions 20 Patrol Vehicles Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has said crime is a local issue that should be addressed with a large dose of home-grown content. The Governor noted that Amotekun Security Corps initiative is a baby of necessity conceived as a home-grown...
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has said that his administration will continue to recover and extract value from all moribund government assets and abandoned projects in the state. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted as saying this at the official flag-off...
Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has directed the immediate prosecution of offenders of the Federal Government’s ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria. This was announced in a statement issued by the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the release of N100m to assist in the take off of Federal Polytechnic, Monguno, which was recently approved by the Federal Government. Zulum made the announcement on Thursday when he received the rector of the polytechnic, Professor Garba Mohammed Ngala at...
Oyo state governor, ‘Seyi Makinde on Friday commissioned the newly reconstructed ultra-modern Akesan Market in Oyo town, declaring that the development would boost the state's economy. The governor while commissioning the market assured that original shop owners will first be taken care of. He explained that the new market comprises of...
Nasarawa State government, has commenced the payment of the N30,000. 00 new national minimum wage, but so far, with only civil servants from level 1-6 benefitting. State Accountant General, Mr. Zakka Yakubu, disclosed this on Friday, saying the implementation has commenced in June, only for civil servants who are on...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday called on Nigerians to rally together in the fight against terrorism, banditry, and mass poverty, describing them as “our common enemies” and urging citizens to stop seeing one another as enemies that must be fought. The Governor also commended the Nigerian military for...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has called for stronger diplomatic relationships between Nigeria and Canada. Gbajabiamila, who expressed appreciation for the existing relationships between the two countries which led to a significant rise in trade, education and technology over the years, however, emphasized the need...
The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, citing the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable...