The Kwara State Pilgrims Welfare Board has revealed that more than 100 intending pilgrims from the state are at risk of missing out on this year's Hajj pilgrimage. Alhaji AbdulSalam Abdulkadir, the executive secretary of the agency, disclosed this alarming situation during a sensitization program aimed at preparing the...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has expressed the commitment of the House to speedily pass the 2020 Finance Bill.
The speaker said the bill was critical to the success of the 2021 budget, as it made provisions to support the recovery of the Nigerian economy...
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, turned the sod for the reconstruction of the Atan-Lusada-Agbara Road, with a promise that the road will not be abandoned.
The governor also commissioned the 10.25km Lusada Junction-Igbesa-Ogun Guangdong FTZ Road, a project undertaken via a Public-Private Partnership.
At the twin-event, Chairman Senate...
As Nigeria marks its 61st Independence, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has felicitated with President Muhammadu Buhari and all Nigerians, while calling on citizens to pray that Borno surpasses recent gains being recorded by security stakeholders in sustained search for enduring peace across the State.
Governor Zulum, in a statement by...
A stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Shola Odetundun, has donated food items worth N500,000 to the people of Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State as part of measures to mitigate the state economic effects of coronavirus pandemic.
The food items including several bags of semovita and...
The people of Kwara will not fall for the latest ploy by irritants and rejected Peoples Democratic Party to use Propaganda and absolute falsehood to discredit the good work of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. We noted the attempts by the frustrated Party to smear our exemplary Governor, His Excellency Mallam...
The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating the utilization of the Ecological Fund realesed for the Great Green Wall has summoned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant General of Federation over the fund.
The ad hoc panel, chaired by Rep. Ismail Haruna Dabo (APC, Bauchi), also...
Zamfara Government on Sunday advised individuals to obtain guns and defend themselves in the height of the resurgence of insecurity in the state.
The state government, in a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Dosara, said: “The government has henceforth, directed individuals to prepare and obtain guns to defend...
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Mrs. Zainab Ahmed has said the last tranche of the $1.5bn million to grants to the 36 States of the federation under the World Bank assisted States’ Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) Programme will be released in December 2023.
She disclosed...
Imo State Governor, Dist. Sen. Hope Uzodimma and the Chairman, Technical Committee of the 2020 All Progressives Congress National Convention has described the atmosphere at the Eagles Square, FCT Abuja, venue for the convention as a textbook example of democracy in action.
The Governor who spoke earlier to the media,...
