The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Idris-Wase, has said that about 44 State Security Service, SSS, security reports were ignored by the security agencies before the terrorist attack on Kuje Correctional Centre.
Mr Wase stated this during Tuesday’s plenary while contributing to a motion on the ‘Need...
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has warned that the Federal Government will be held responsible if the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom is assassinated.
He stressed that if the Benue State governor is killed, the country could be plunged into another civil war.
Governor Wike stated this while...
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) that the State Government would continue to collaborate with it to address the scourge of drug crisis in Nigeria.
Speaking during a courtesy visit by the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd),...
Worried by the challenge of insecurity in the country, the Northern Governors Forum met on Thursday 18th June 2020 to review the security situation in the Northern Region.
The meeting conducted via teleconferencing was presided over by Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong.
The Governors...
Kwara State Government has received N100m World Bank grant to strengthen its impressive showings in the management of the COVID-19, a statement said on Saturday, adding that the fund was channelled through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) after the state had met certain criteria.
The disbursement of the...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has met with owners of the businesses affected in the Friday looting of public and private properties, assuring them of government’s support to get them back on stream.
AbdulRazaq had earlier announced N500m recovery funds to assist businesses affected in the incident.
In a meeting with...
Governor Samuel Ortom, on behalf of the Government and people of Benue State, sends heartfelt condolences to President Muhammadu Buhari over the death of his Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari.
The Governor says the demise of a loved one such as a trusted aide can be devastating.
He describes death...
Kwara says not building new Govt House
Kwara State Government has flagged off the construction of new offices to accommodate more public and civil servants for enhanced service delivery to the people.
The government handed over the site of the new Offices to Mapet Construction Ltd. in Ilorin, the state...
The quest of Ogun State to be an oil producing State would soon materialize as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), sets to begin oil and gas exploration in the Gateway State.
Stakeholders in the oil industry, including the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri,
Managing Director,...
says govt’ll continue to bring relief to workforce, pensioners
The Oyo State government, on Monday, released the sum of N180 million as part of the outstanding gratuity and pension arrears for 2013 retirees from the civil service.
The state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, while conducting a symbolic presentation of cheques...
