The House of Representatives has approved the request by President Muhammadu Buhari to borrow N850bn to fund the 2020 budget.
The Senate had earlier okayed the borrowing plan amidst controversy.
The approval was however given by the House at the plenary on Tuesday within about seven minutes.
The Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, says the proactive measures taken by his administration had helped in combating the dreaded Coronavirus in the State.
He attributed the successes recorded in the fight against the pandemic to the holistic approach that the State government launched against the virus.
The governor maintained that...
Members of the judicial arm of Government have a duty to keep the wheel of justice administration turning in this period of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by fully acquainting themselves with the new culture of justice dispensation being driven by technology.
This was the charge by the Lagos State Governor, Mr....
Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has appointed Colonel Oladipo Ajibola (retd) as the Director-General of the Operation Burst, a state-backed security apparatus that comprises officers of the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
A statement signed by the Special Assistant (Print Media)...
Lagos State Government, on Tuesday, issued additional guidelines for the operations of all commercial, industrial, corporate and financial facilities recently reopened in the State.
Speaking at a virtual media briefing on Monday, the Honourable Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello, said these guidelines were adopted to...
The Ogun State Government has taken delivery of the first batch of food items for the Home Grown School Feeding Programme by the Federal Government.
The food items which include rice, beans, salt, palm oil and vegetable oil are to be distributed to families of pupils in public primary schools...
The State Standing Committee on Covid-19 has confirmed that there are 92 active Covid-19 cases in the state. Fifteen patients have been discharged, while four fatalities have been recorded. Four of the 13 new cases that were reported on Monday, 11th May 2020 are contacts of the senior citizen...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has suggested the setting up of a volunteer team drawn from the labour unions and the civil society to complement the efforts of the security agencies to stop the influx of people into the state.
“It has been established that some people sneak into the...
The Kwara State Government says it will not accommodate any new entrant into the state in keeping with the ban on interstate movement.
The Deputy Governor and Chairman Covid-19 Technical Committee, Mr Kayode Alabi stated this while meeting with the leadership of the Hausa community in the state today in...
