FIFA President Gianni Infantino will stand unopposed for a third term as head of world football’s governing body next year, FIFA confirmed on Thursday.
A brief statement from FIFA said that Infantino would be the only candidate when the election takes place at the 73rd FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda...
Presiding officers of the National Assembly, Ahmad Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila, have pledged to pass the 2021 budget before the end of the year.
The two lawmakers made this known on Thursday in separate remarks after President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2021 budget estimates.
In his brief welcome address, Mr Lawan...
The Kwara Central PDP Senatorial candidate, Mallm Bolaji Abdullahi has called for the amendment of the recently signed Nigeria StartUp Act to include the Ministry of Youth development in the council for digital innovation and entrepreneurship.
Abdullahi in a statement on Thursday said without such amendment the Act would be...
Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong has directed the re-opening of all public and private primary and secondary schools across the State from 30th October 2020.
This follows the engagement with all stakeholders and setting up of mechanisms for observing COVID-19 protocols in all schools in the State.
By this directive,...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday night received the Vanguard Newspapers’ Governor of the Year 2022 Award.
The award was presented in Lagos at Eko Hotel and Suites Victoria Island.
Commended for his institutional reforms in education and healthcare reforms, safety net programmes, infrastructural development, as well as his “purposeful...
The Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Tuesday presented a total sum of one hundred and nine billion, eight hundred and fifty-five million, fifty-one thousand, six hundred and forty naira (₦109,855,051,640.00) as 2021 appropriation estimates to the State House of Assembly.
This is even as the Governor...
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum was in Bama town on Friday to unveil three capital projects one of which was constructed by the member representing Bama, Ngala and Kala-Balge at the House of Representatives, Dr Zainab Gimba.
Zulum opened Bama Central Mosque, a government lodge, and a skill acquisition centre which...
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, said on Monday that politics and other considerations cannot distract him and his colleague governors in the South-West geopolitical zone from cooperating to ensure development of the zone and Nigeria.
He warned naysayers and detractors to quit trying to drive a wedge between him...
The People's Democratic Party, PDP, campaign council welcomed the senior special assistant to the Kwara state governor on Poverty Alleviation, who recently resigned his appointment, Hon. Sheko , officially decamped at his Shiya-Boripe Ward, Baruten LGA along other supporters.
In the same vain, the APC LG executive and several ward...
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday inaugurated a 14-Member Committee which he gave 30 days to develop an action plan for reformation of ‘Tsangaya (another name for ‘almajiri’) system of traditional Islamic education in Borno state.
Khalifa Aliyu Ahmad Abdulfatahi, a famous cleric and leader chairs Zulum’s reform committee. Sheikh...
