Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has directed that salaries of all political appointees in the State be slashed by 50 per cent with immediate effect.
Fayemi gave the directive in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Values Orientation, Chief Muyiwa Olumilua, in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday.
He said...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted suspension placed on cheque instruments in the Nigerian clearing system. Consequently, cheque instruments will be allowed to pass through the clearing system from today, April 28.
In a circular to banks and Nigeria Interbank Settlement system (NIBSS), CBN Director, Banking Services Department,...
The Federal Government on Monday debunked claims that it distributed weevil-infested rice to South-West states, arguing that the palliatives were certified fit for human consumption.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, specifically said the distributed trucks of rice were certified by the National Agency...
The Niger State Government has relaxed the total lockdown imposed on the state to curb the spread of COVID-19 and has extended the inter/intrastate movement of people by another two weeks. This is coming after increasing cases of COVID-19 in bordering states and all over the country.
In a meeting...
Aisha Buhari, the wife of Nigeria’s president on Monday donated Personal Protective Equipments, PPE, medical consumables and assorted food items to the government and people of Kano State.
Presenting the items to the Kano State government, the Special Adviser on Administration to the wife of the president, Hadi Uba said...
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has reacted to the mass deaths recorded in Kano State.
Recall that scores of people, including elites and prominent sons of the state, have died in Dala, Fagge, Tarauni, Nasarawa, Gwale and Kano Municipal.
Among those already buried are academics, administrators, bankers, media...
Urges Nigerians to Remain Vigilant.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is appalled that President Muhammadu Buhari, in his Monday’s COVID-19 address, again, failed to offer decisive solutions to protect Nigerians from the deadly pandemic.
The party also expressed disappointment that President Buhari did not offer any post lockdown stimulus to...
The Lagos State Commissioner for Housing, Mr. Moruf Akinderu-Fatai has disclosed the State Government's plans to provide 100,000 livable and affordable homes in the next three years, through increased partnership with private investors and utilisation of innovative building technology.
Akinderu-Fatai, who disclosed this during the maiden edition of a Webinar...
The Kaduna State Government will allow residents to restock on food and essentials on Wednesdays and Saturdays, the two days on which it would relax the restriction of movement every week. The government announced this at the end of the daily meeting of the State Standing Committee on Covid-19,...
seeks partnership with private sector to expand Oyo economy
Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Monday, declared the readiness of his administration to upgrade the popular Akufo Farm Settlement to an Agricultural Estate.
The governor stated this during an on-the-spot inspection tour of the Farm Settlement as well as...
