President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja granted full scholarship up to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree level to three secondary students who emerged winners at the year 2020 Young Nigerian Scientists Presidential Award Competition. The scholarship is in any science-related discipline of their choice at any university in the...
At exactly 1:05pm on Sunday, Prince Abdul-Wasiu Omogbolahan Lawal received the traditional staff and officially ascended the throne of Iru Kingdom as the 15th Oniru. At a simple but colourful ceremony held at the Oniru Palace on Victoria Island, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, installed the new traditional ruler,...
Set to install 7 transformers for more areas At least four hundred units of solar street lights have been approved for procurement and installation for various communities across the sixteen local governments of Kwara state, the state Ministry of Energy has said. State Commissioner for Energy Hon. Abdulwahab Femi Agbaje...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Owerri charged the Nigeria Police Force to perfect operational plans that will guarantee a credible outcome in the 2023 general elections while remaining apolitical, firm, and loyal to democratic values. Declaring open the three-day Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers, the President directed...
Kwara State Government on Thursday assured youths in the state of its continuous support to agricultural sector to ensure food security and achieve zero hunger in the state. "Kwara State Government places high premium on agricultural sector with a special attention on women and youth in the sector," the Deputy...
The Governor of the State of Osun, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, has said that the proactive measures taken by the State Government by intercepting the returnees from Ivory Coast and immediately isolating them was for the greater good of other States and the nation at large. He also announced the discharge...
Lest anyone accuse us of ineptitude or riding on sheer luck, we wish to point out that in addition to everything else, Kogi State has had an excellent history of managing epidemics in the past. The excellent network we already had in place for managing Lassa Fever and other disease...
Appoints disbursement committee chair Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday in Maiduguri hosted hundreds of victims, most of them traders at the Monday Market whose shops and goods worth billions of naira, were razed by an inferno that engulfed the market yesterday, Sunday. Zulum while hosting them, presented a cheque...
An advocacy group, Kwara Advancement Initiative (KAI) has urged Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to emulate his colleagues by submitting himself for the Coronavirus test, saying this will let him know his status. In a statement released on Tuesday by its Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Yahaya Arikewuyo, the group said this becomes...
VP-Elect, others surround Zulum at declaration Borno Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has secured 85% of votes after collation was concluded across the 27 Local Government Areas (LGAs) Zulum got 545,543 and left his closest opponent, Mohammed Ali Jajari of the PDP with...