The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Lagos Bus Services Limited, Mr. Idowu Oguntona has announced the suspension of services of the company to the commuting public with effect from 11 pm, Monday, 30th March, 2020. In a statement signed by the Agency's Public Affairs Officer, Mr. Afolabi Olawale, the Managing...
VP declares open 21st meeting of National Council on Development Planning Commissions Ebonyi State projects during 2 -day visit Umahi commends VP’s loyalty to President, love for Ebonyi Governance and institutional capacity to properly manage resources of nations hold the ace to the prosperity of the citizenry, and this...
President Muhammadu Buhari sends warm greetings to the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on his 68th birthday, wishing him more wisdom and strength as he continues to pilot affairs of the governing party. The President joins family, friends, APC members and supporters across the country,...
Former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu on Tuesday arrived in Kaduna to meet with Governor Nasir El-Rufai and commiserate with the state government and people of the state over the recent train attack by terrorists locally known as bandits. Mr Tinubu, who was accompanied by former Governor of Borno State,...
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...
Whether at home or abroad, all Nigerians have the same burden and share the same desire to see our country working more effectively and becoming truly greater by harnessing all of the existing potentials and really transform the nation. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, expressed this view during a meeting...
The Oyo State Government commenced training of 137 volunteers who are students of the University of Ibadan for the containment and decontamination exercise on Thursday. The Head of the Oyo State COVID-19 Containment and Decontamination Committee; Professor Olanike Adeyemo (Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships, University of Ibadan) made...
A son of the late Chief MKO Abiola, presumed winner of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, Kola, has declared intention to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP). Kola submitted his nomination and expression of interest forms to the party’s secretariat in...
Niger Governor Abubakar Bello has declared the total lockdown of Niger State from Monday April 13th. This is coming on the heels of the discovery of the first COVID-19 case in the state. The case, according to the Commissioner of Health, Dr. Muhammad Maikusidi, came from Limawa Area in Minna. The Governor...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $1.5 billion emergency programme to alleviate the impact of worsening food insecurity due to the Ukraine war, its director said on Monday. About 20 million farmers on the continent will benefit from the fund as Africa faces a shortage of at least...