The Federal Government has sent a revised budget to the National Assembly, cutting down some costs in view of the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria. A top source in the National Assembly shared a copy of the revised 2020 budget on Wednesday, noting that a meeting was ongoing between the leadership...
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has fixed May 23 for the screening of its presidential aspirants for the 2023 general elections. Suleiman Arugugun, National Organising Secretary, APC this on Saturday in Abuja when he fielded reporters’ questions shortly after the inauguration of chairmen and secretaries of the party’s screening committees...
Kano State has recorded its first confirmed COVID-19 case. A top gov government official stated that the patient is a retired technocrat, who returned from Lagos. Governor Abdullahi Umar is reported to be in a crucial meeting with health officials to inform the public officially. The said COVID-19 patient traveled from Lagos...
Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has approved the conduct of promotion examinations for all teaching service commission staff for years 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. The promotion examinations, including oral and written test, will involve 7,493 TESCOM workers to enable them move to the next cadre as part of the...
The Governor of Cross River State, Professor Ben Ayade has directed all civil servants from Grade Level 10 and above to resume work from Tuesday, April 14, 2020. This is part of new orders issued by the governor as the State continues in measures to ensure that the COVID-29 pandemic...
Bashir Ahmad, personal assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on new media, on Saturday rejected the election result after he lost his bid to represent Gaya/Ajingi/Albasu constituency of Kano state in the house of representatives. Ahmad, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), had contested against Mahmud Gaya, the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, following his discharge from hospital over Covid-19. In a congratulatory letter dated April 14, 2020 to Mr Johnson, President Buhari said he received “with great relief the news of your discharge from hospital after being successfully treated for Covid-19.” Expressing delight...
says party's standard-bearer a dogged democrat The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has congratulated Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for clinching the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for next year's general elections. Gbajabiamila said he was elated that his political mentor has won the...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday said monetary contributions to its relief fund under the auspices of Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) had risen to N25.8 billion. CBN Director of Corporate Communications, Isaac Okoroafor, said in a statement in Lagos that the donations were from 107 donors,...
Ondo State Governor and Chairman, sub-committee on Security and compliance for the All Progressives Congress (APC) special convention for Presidential Primary, on Friday assured that the party will have a hitch-free primary election. Governor Akeredolu visited Eagle Square, the venue of the primary election, in company of the co-chairman of...