Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of The State of Osun, has commiserated with President Muhammadu Buhari over the death of his Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari, who passed on last night. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, Governor Oyetola described Kyari's death as a great loss to...
My experiences, insights, opportunities must be used for Nigeria and Nigerians, VP adds In the past seven years, I have served as Vice President under a true Nigerian patriot, a servant of the nation in war and peace, and a man of integrity, President Muhammadu Buhari. We have, together, worked...
Says Shehu’s modesty makes anniversary less celebrated Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday led citizens to celebrate the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Al-Amin Elkanemi, as he marked 13th year on the throne, since March 2009. In a statement by his spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, the Governor...
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Sunday disbursed N32m cash to 704 small and medium entrepreneurs in Borno state, bringing to N154m the amount given by the governor in the last one week, to boost small businesses, stimulate the local economy and fight poverty. The distribution took place along Damboa road...
Akwa Ibom State Government has procured office equipment for the smooth running of Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NCARES) programme in the State. The event took place, Tuesday 9th February 2021, in the conference room of the Ministry of Economic Development and Ibom Deep, Uyo. Giving an overview of...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Sunday rallied support for women empowerment, girl child education, and equal opportunity for all genders. "I join the rest of the world to commemorate the International Women’s Day," the Governor said in a statement by his spokesman Rafiu Ajakaye. The statement is in commemoration of...
Thousands of defectors from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party and other parties on Saturday formally pledged their allegiance to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq saying the development attests to the rising popularity of the party owing to the people-focused programmes and...
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has inaugurated an ad-hoc committee of the Red Chambers with a charge to conduct a thorough investigation and uncover the root causes and perpetrators of economic sabotage activities in the petroleum sector. Senator Akpabio tasked members of the Committee led by the Senate...
Nigeria’s finance minister Zainab Ahmed said the country has applied to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and African Development Bank (AfDB) to access $3.5 billion in concessional funding to support the 2020 Budget. Ahmed disclosed this on Monday during a news conference in Abuja. She outlined the fiscal stimulus measures that...
The House of Representatives has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to borrow foreign loans to the sum of $22.79bn for the Federal Government. According to the Government, the loans are part of the 2016–2018 Federal Government External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan laid before the House on March 5, 2020, before the...