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...
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum yesterday, Wednesday, gifted the sum of five million Naira (N5m) to support the innovative skills a talented almajiri in Borno State, who fabricated a farming plough machine, manually pushed for tilling of farmlands towards planting. Ploughs are usually attached to tractors, other means of transport, or...
says Agribusiness will benefit from state's N1bn MSME credit initiative As part of activities commemorating the first anniversary of the Governor Seyi Makinde-led administration in Oyo State, the governor, on Wednesday, flagged off the Youths in Agribusiness Project at the Rural Community Development Centre (RCDC), Aawe.He declared that agriculture,...
The Senate has resolved to summon the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, to explain the reasons for the rapid depreciation of the value of the naira. It has also mandated its Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions to assess the impact of CBN...
Plateau State has commenced its post-COVID-19 economic recovery plan with the re-acquistion of the Brewery Agro Research Company (BARC) Farms in Zallaki Village in Bassa Local Government. To begin the process of making the moribund farm functional, Governor Simon Lalong and members of his cabinet visited the farm on Saturday...
Niger State Governor and Chairman North Central States Governor's Forum (NCSGF), Abubakar Sani Bello has decried the low level patronage by Nigerlites into the State Contributory Healthcare Scheme. The Governor stated this while receiving a report/presentation of the end of year review and performance of the State Primary Healthcare Memorandum...
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun, has extended the relaxation of curfew imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the State by another two weeks, effective from Friday, June 19. This follows the expiration of the initial two-week relaxation ordered by the Governor on June 5. Following...
task them to ensure lasting resolution of lingering boundary tussles Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello has inaugurated a 15-man Kogi State Boundary Committee chaired by the Deputy Governor, Edward Onoja tasking them to work towards the lasting resolution of all lingering boundary concerns. During the event which took place on...
Kwara State Government has suspended five senior officials implicated in the ongoing investigation of ghost workers and suspicious deductions of workers' salary at the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). The officials are the Permanent Secretary of the parastatal Bayo Audu Onimago; Director of Finance and Supply of SUBEB...
As Police Urges Nigerians to Disregard Recruitment Information The Nigeria Police Force wishes to inform well-meaning members of the public that it has not commenced the 2022 Police Constables recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force contrary to a publication on Page 21 of Daily Sun Newspaper of Thursday August...