Kwara State Government is to provide security agencies in the state with logistic support to enforce COVID-19 border lockdown. The Kwara State Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi announced this during his compliance monitoring tours to Kwara-Osun and Kwara-Kogi borders. Mr Alabi who is also the Chairman, Kwara Technical Committee on...
Governors should work closely with the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, to engender better harmony in the daunting task of checking the pandemic, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. The President spoke during an online meeting Monday with the Governors’ Forum, disclosing that the PTF had briefed him on next...
Lagos State is considering full re-opening of the critical sectors of its economy, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, revealed on Sunday. But, the move will not be pushed in a hurry. In the coming days, Sanwo-Olu said the State Government would be rolling out Register-to-Open initiative as part of the plans that...
President Muhammadu Buhari has authorised the commencement of a major military operation to sweep bandits and kidnappers out of Katsina State. A major proactive operation by Special Forces, which details are being kept secret, is now in progress to replace the reactive strikes against insurgent camps. To give a full effect...
The Lagos State Government has unveiled a detailed masterplan that would engender an all-round development of the State tourism sector for the next 10 years. The document, which covers all the sectors of the tourism and entertainment industry, was recently unveiled by the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Pharmacist...
Relief has come the way of persons whose vehicles were seized for violating the State of Osun Government's COVID-19 lockdown directive, as Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has directed that their vehicles be released to them. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prince Wole Oyebamiji, who disclosed this in a statement...
Lagos State Government has assured practitioners in the tourism sector of necessary assistance that would help assuage the negative impact which COVID-19 has imposed on their businesses, assuring them of a soft-landing after the pandemic. The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Pharmacist (Mrs.) Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf stated this at the...
The Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development has commenced the move to automate stage certification, monitoring and urban renewal processes through the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA), Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) and the Lagos State Urban Renewal Agency (LASURA) respectively. The Honourable Commissioner...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government a 48-hour ultimatum to declare the whereabouts of the Chinese medical team it brought in purportedly to assist in the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in our country. PDP’s position is predicated on...
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun has commiserated with his counterparts in Sokoto and Oyo states, Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal and Mr. Seyi Makinde respectively, over the death of their commissioners. They are: Hon. Surajo Marafa-Gatawa, Sokoto State Commissioner for Lands and Housing, and the Oyo State Commissioner...