Borno State Governor,Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was at headquarters of the Federal Character Commission in Abuja on Monday, with a request that Borno is given special consideration on the allocation of employment slots. Zulum, who was received by the Executive Chairman and secretary of the commission, Dr Muheeba F. Dankaka...
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged security agencies to mobilise their operatives in the state to ensure compliance with the COVID-19 safety protocols. The governor said this after a closed-door meeting with heads of security agencies in the state, noting, “We deliberated on the security situation in...
Following the increase in number of recorded cases of coronavirus in Nigeria, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday said that any malaria-like symptoms should henceforth be considered as COVID-19 virus infection unless and until proven not to be one. He therefore advised that anyone with such symptoms should...
Kwara State Government will on Wednesday begin the disbursement of funds to 2,300 victims of recent rainstorm in Ilorin, the state capital. "His Excellency Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq recently set up a committee to implement the reports of a rainstorm committee in Kwara State and the disbursement will commence tomorrow, January...
Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, said he is not comfortable paying salaries in percentages because throughout his working life, which spans close to 30 years, he never received his salary in percentages. Engineer Sule stated this while parleying with suspended local government Directors of Personnel Management (DPMs) and Finance...
Following the successful activation of the Economic Sustainability Plan’s (ESP) Cash Transfer scheme aimed at delivering financial support to at least 1 million urban-based households using technology, the Buhari administration’s vision of reducing extreme poverty by lifting at least 20 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next two...
Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday, said that his administration remains committed to digitalising the educational system in the state with a view to bringing about qualitative education and enhancing teaching and learning. The governor equally stated that his administration is ready to partner with Korea International Cooperation...
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will on Monday January 18, 2021 lead members of the Lagos State Executive Council to make a strong pitch to British businesses and policy makers in a new push to attract Foreign Direct Investment into Nigeria and Lagos State in particular. Sanwo-Olu will present...
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has built capacity to conduct 600 coronavirus (COVID-19) tests daily, as there are three additional Real Time-PCR Molecular Reference Laboratory operational in the state. The governor urged stakeholders and residents to support the government’s efforts to contain the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. He...
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved and released N624.3m for payment of scholarship to 23,776 citizens of Borno State in 49 tertiary schools across Nigeria. Commissioner for Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation,Dr Babagana Mustapha Mallambe who announced this in a statement on Sunday, disclosed that payments to...