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...
As a measure to curb the spread of Coronavirus, the government of the State of Osun has announced the mandatory use of face masks in public places effective from tomorrow, Friday, April 24.
The State Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola who made this known in a statement released by his Chief...
Pledges support for PDP Ibadan North Candidate
A non-political group, Southwest Watchers, on Sunday, congratulated Engr. Seyi Makinde on his 3rd term anniversary as the Executive Governor of Oyo State.
The group through its Secretary, Engr. Wale Adeoti, said Seyi Makinde’s purposeful governance has yielded brilliant results in the State, cutting...
ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CUMULATIVE LOCKDOWN ORDER OF LAGOS AND OGUN STATES AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ON COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA, MONDAY, 27th APRIL, 2020
1. Fellow Nigerians
2. I will start by commending...
For the first time, American billionaire filmmaker, Tyler Perry, has spoken about the infamous Oscar slap, whereby Will Smith walked on stage during the Oscars and slapped the host, Chris Rock, for joking about his wife’s hair.
During a storyteller conversation with Gayle King at Tribeca Film Festival, Tyler Perry...
The Lagos State Government says the distribution of palliatives has been based on its database, denying allegations that relief materials are not getting to the masses.
The Commissioner for Agriculture, Gbolahan Lawal, said the state government had been using data from the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency.
He spoke during the...
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, are weighing options on who they would choose as their running mates.
This is just as various camps in the two leading political parties in the country have...
In continuation of the fight to check the spread of coronavirus, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has announced the compulsory use of face masks in the state.
Governor Wike also stated that the State Security Council will in the next 24 hours take stringent measures against commercial transport operators...
Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun has appointed two clerics as Consultants on Religious Matters.
According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Kunle Somorin, the consultants are Bishop Tunde Akin-Akinsanya for the Christian faith and Sheikh Iskeel Lawal, better known as Sugar for the Islamic religion.
The...
