The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that the ongoing lockdown in the state might be extended beyond 14 days. He said this during a media briefing on Saturday. He said the lockdown would be extended depending on the situation of things, adding that the number of patients discharged in...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has launched the distribution of relief items to 100,000 residents in Maiduguri Metropolis and Jere Local Government Areas. Zulum performed the brief flag-off ceremony at the premises of the Borno State Mechanical Workshop in Maiduguri on Tuesday. The Governor made a symbolic presentation of...
State to promulgate law on COVID-19 pandemic The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has said that confirmation tests for two suspected cases of the disease have come out positive. It stated that one of the two new cases was a 28-year-old woman who returned to Nigeria from the United Arab...
The Nigerian Breweries Plc has paid N416 billion since 2016 to become the highest tax-paying firm in the manufacturing industry in Nigeria, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Kola Jamodu, has disclosed. Jamodu, who disclosed this during the commissioning ceremony of N56 billion expansion civil works at Ama Brewery...
Al-Hikmah Varsity, others donate to COVID-19 campaign Kwara Farmers who can identify themselves with any registered farming associations are allowed to go to their farms during the total lockdown the government has declared to prevent the spread of Corona Virus in the state, a statement said early Saturday. The Kwara...
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has disclosed that his administration has disbursed over N1.8 billion as car and housing loans to civil servants, local government staff and teachers in the last four years as appreciation for their commitment and as a demonstration of government's committment to their welfare. The...
outcome ’ll determine next steps for State—Gov Appreciates health workers Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, kicked off a rapid testing initiative for COVID-19 in the State, declaring that the outcome of the exercise would help contain the spread of the virus. Governor Makinde, who declared open the...
Nigeria and Ethiopia have concluded arrangements to hold a Joint Ministerial Commission meeting in Addis Ababa next month to discuss various areas of bilateral relationship and exchange perspectives on a range of international issues of mutual interest. President Muhammadu Buhari hosted the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Dr Abiy Ahmed, to...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the constitution of a nine-person Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy to advise him on the modalities for release of some prison inmates as part of the national strategies to contain COVID-19. Members of the Advisory Council comprises the Attorney General and Commissioner...
Says the APC primaries will be a closely fought primaries Assures FCT of mayoralty status The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Thursday that the race for presidency of Nigeria should be a contest of ideas and not where one comes from. Lawan said he has offered himself...