Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun has approved the release of N708 million to offset pension arrears of retired civil servants in the state.
The state Head of Service (HoS), Mr Festus Olowogboyega, disclosed in a statement on Tuesday in Osogbo that N508 million was approved for the...
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Youth Development, reiterated its dedication to enhancing the prospects of Nigerian youths in driving the nation's socioeconomic advancement forward.
During a courtesy visit in Abuja on Thursday, the ministry's permanent secretary, Donuma Ahmed, expressed enthusiasm for bolstering Nigerian youths' roles in...
Calls For Huge Investment In The State
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Thursday called on potential investors across the globe to come
and invest in the Sunshine state.
Governor Akeredolu noted that his administration has deepened the ease of doing business in the state.
The Governor spoke during a...
President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the African Ant-Corruption Champion, on Thursday called for the establishment of an International Anti-Corruption Court to try offenders, while urging African leaders to intensify the fight against corruption, and create more disincentives for pilfering of public funds.
In his recorded remark to celebrate the African...
American billionaire and founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, on Monday in Glasgow, Scotland commended President Muhammadu Buhari's leadership role in restoring degraded lands in the country, describing the commitment to restore 4 million hectares as exemplary.
Bezos joined President Buhari, French President Emmanuel Macron, Prince Charles and the Mauritanian President...
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the recent bout of killings in Benue State in which tens of people were killed in Umogidi community of Entekpa-Adoka in Otukpo Local Government Area of the state, urging that all efforts be made to end the “extreme violence.”
The President condemned the use of...
Governor 'Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Monday, kickstarted the distribution of over 2.7 Million free exercise books to all students in public secondary schools in Oyo State, stating that the move is part of efforts to improve the quality of education and give opportunities to students from all...
Ibanga Isine, a journalist with the Next Edition newspaper, has won the 2019 Nigerian Investigative Journalist of the Year Award given by the Wole Soyinka Center for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ).
Isine also emerged winner for the online category, with his report published in April 2019 on “How bribe-taking security operatives...
Government of Osun State has described as illogical and false, the allegation by the governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke that the local governments have been directed to return part of their allocations to the state.
In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Prince Adebayo Adeleke, the...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has stressed a need for traditional rulers to be accorded constitutional roles as they are the closest to the grassroots and are better legally engaged with certain things related to the masses.
"I have always said that the traditional rulers are the fourth tier of...
