Expands Social Register to Cover Families, Widow, Poor Ex-military Men Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, has sought the collaboration of the Nigerian military in the management of humanitarian crises in the country. The Minister made the request during a courtesy visit she paid on the...
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday afternoon arrived in Paris, French capital, for a one-day official visit as guest of President Emmanuel Macron at Palais de l'Élysée, and will afterwards attend the three-day Paris Peace Forum (PPF), November 11-13, 2021. The President’s plane touched down at Le Bourget Airport at 2.45pm. During the...
The House of Representatives at its sitting on Thursday, passed seven new bills. The plenary of the House was presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Rep. Ahmed Idris Wase. A bill is considered passed when it is read for the third time on the floor by the Clerk of the House. The...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday said the agency is purely focused on saving lives and putting a stop to the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world for the past four months. The WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, in response to the threat by the U.S. government to halt funding the...
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja launched “The Decade of Gas in Nigeria” with a pledge that his administration would fully utilize the enormous gas resources in the country to uplift the economy and drive industrialization. Setting the tone for the development of the industry in the next ten years,...
commissions Molipa/Fusigbuwa/Ojofa Road The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, announced the approval for the reconstruction of some major roads in Ijebu Ode metropolis and Ijebu Local Government Area. The governor, who made the announcement at the official inauguration of Molipa/Fusigboye/Ojofa road in Ijebu-Ode, listed Igbeba, Ilese, Awokoya Street,...
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri Tuesday received Mr Williams Chemale, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Solutions to Internal Displacement. Speaking in the Government House, Yola Governor Fintiri asked for more support in the area of housing for internally displaced Persons (IDPs) in Adamawa. He lamented about some houses built by...
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has assured of his administration’s continued support for the widows and other dependents of the fallen officers of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Speaking at the launch of Emblem Appeal Fund for the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration, held at the Cocoa...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has explained how the government is using education to fight the security challenges in the state. In his address at an event on Wednesday in Lafia, the governor believes young people will not engage in crimes if they are educated. “We believe in basic education because...
Kwara State Governor and Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) Chairman AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated Senator Godswill Akpabio and Representative Tajudeen Abass on their emergence as Senate President and House of Representatives Speaker respectively. The Governor also congratulated Senator Jibrin Barau and Benjamin Kalu on their elections as Deputy Senate President and...