Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Friday, said he's poised to roll out air-conditioned mass transit buses this month (May) where commuters will also have access to free internet connectivity. The governor stated this at the third Session of the 15th Synod of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Diocese...
Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, said, on Friday, that his administration will recover every Kobo of Oyo State's money in the hands of contractors who failed to deliver on projects. The governor gave the assurance during an inspection tour of the newly renovated Jericho Nursing Home, Jericho, Ibadan. He said that...
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed plans to set up the Edo State Forestry Commission and update the state’s forestry laws to checkmate activities of criminal elements and preserve the state’s forest assets. Obaseki who disclosed this during a meeting with forestry stakeholders in Benin City, said...
The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed Saturday, February 18 for the 2023 general elections in the country. INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu made this known on Wednesday during a one-day public hearing on the National Electoral Offences Commission (Establishment) Bill 2021, organised by the Senate Committee on INEC. He said,...
Nigeria is prioritizing innovation and technology investments in agriculture so as to transform the sector by attracting young people and also scale up productivity, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this in his remarks delivered virtually at the 2021 High-Level Dialogue on Feeding Africa. The event is...
Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reiterated his government’s commitment to quality and affordable education in the State, declaring that education occupies a prominent place in the six-pillar development agenda of this administration, tagged T.H.E.M.E.S. He said his administration is cognisant of the fact that the Greater Lagos Dream...
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, turned the sod for the reconstruction of the Atan-Lusada-Agbara Road, with a promise that the road will not be abandoned. The governor also commissioned the 10.25km Lusada Junction-Igbesa-Ogun Guangdong FTZ Road, a project undertaken via a Public-Private Partnership. At the twin-event, Chairman Senate...
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, said on Thursday that his administration plans to engage officers of the Man O’ War Nigeria to assist in providing security and surveillance for primary and secondary schools in the state. The governor, who made this known when he received the national executives of the...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday, inaugurated the Green Chamber's Special Ad-hoc Committee on National Security. The inauguration followed Tuesday's resolutions of the House in which it condemned the insecurity in the country and called for a state of emergency on security. At the inauguration...
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has called on citizens and residents of the state to be vigilant due to the security situation in parts of the country. Governor Diri also warned that the state would not be a safe haven for purveyors of violence even as he restated the...