After more than four hours of deliberations at an emergency meeting of the National Economic Council today, a resolution has been reached by the Council that the deeper reasons behind the ENDSARS protests and its fallouts should be addressed by both the Federal and State Governments. To this end, a...
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has expressed optimism that the State's $12 million Cassava processing initiative will create jobs and enhance the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country. The Governor urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to support the initiative to...
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has constituted a 9-member Administrative Panel of Inquiry to look into the recent loss of lives and/or other grievous bodily injuries to private citizens and security personnel, resulting from the hijack by miscreants of the otherwise peaceful #ENDSARS protests. The panel will also look...
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has said that the palliatives sent to the state by Federal Government were not hoarded in any warehouse. The governor, who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Ismail Omipidan in Osogbo yesterday, explained that palliatives found in the warehouse in Ede were donated by...
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...
Former Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has called on residents of the state to remain calm and comply with state government regulations for public order. In a Twitter message on Tuesday, Alhaji Ahmed expressed concern about violent attacks on public and private property in the state following anti-SARS protests. According...
Gov: We'd Make CCTV Footage Available To Judicial Panel Of Inquiry Says What Happened In Lagos Extremely Unimaginable Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday said the Federal Government and Lagos State Government would ensure that anyone found culpable in last Tuesday's shooting at the Lekki Toll Plaza...
State to employ 5,000 youths across ministries rebuild all vandalised police stations As Alaafin, DIG, religious leaders, others speak Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Monday, announced that his administration has set aside packages totaling the sum of 1 Billion to cover for compensation for victims of police...
Claims that the Kwara State Government diverted or hoarded the palliatives meant for the vulnerable households in the state are false and unsubstantiated as no less than 15 of the 16 local governments had benefited before the store was looted, the private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 Foundation said on...
The Kaduna State Government has accepted the recommendation of the security agencies for a significant relaxation of the curfew in 21 local government areas. However, the 24-hour curfew will continue in Chikun and Kaduna South LGAs until further notice. From Tuesday, 27th October 2020, residents can pursue their lawful business...