The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has earmarked N11.3bn to strengthen the state’s healthcare system and provide quality healthcare services to Edo people in 2021.
While N1 billion will be expended on contribution to the State Health Insurance Scheme, the other N10.3 billion will be used to strengthen the...
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commended Federal Government for donating state of the art firefighting equipment to the state.
AbdulRazaq, who was represented by his Deputy, Mr. Kayode Alabi, gave the commendation while commissioning a fire truck deployed to Fire Service Training School in Ilorin.
He explained that the gesture...
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has described the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, as a national figure who has contributed immensely to the nation’s unity.
Buni stated this when he delivered a speech at a grand reception organised by the Yobe State Government in Gashua, Bade Local Government Area, on...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has dismissed speculation in some sections of the online media that he would lead five other governors in defecting to the opposition coalition party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Zulum, in a statement by his spokesperson, Dauda Iliya, described the rumour as unfounded...
Governor of Oyo State 'Seyi Makinde, on Sartuday commissioned the Challenge-Felele-Idi Odo Junction Improvement works and car park. The governor in his address noted that the projects will ease the flow of traffic at the axis and also serve as a catalyst for traffic solutions.
He added that the junction...
Kwara State on Monday received $5m (N1.9bn) from the Federal Government for fulfilling the State Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS)‘s new disbursement-linked indicator related to budget reviews that prioritise COVID-19 economic recovery.
The state won the SFTAS grant for also publishing an approved amended 2020 COVID-19 responsive budget by July 31,...
The Federal government has begun disbursement of Cash Grants to Vulnerable Groups in Cross River and Bayelsa states.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq who flagged the programme off on Thursday said that that the National Social Investment Programmes have reduced the poverty...
Five days to the Presidential Election, Yoruba Leaders of Thought on Monday formally endorsed the All Progressives Congress Candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, for the poll, saying he is the most qualified of all the candidates.
The leaders, who met with Asiwaju Tinubu at an interactive session at Eko Hotels and...
Efforts of the Governor Dapo Abiodun-led administration to improve and reinvent the healthcare sector received a boost as a Foundation, Abdul Samad Africa Initiative, donated a sum of N2.5b for towards the construction of Mother and Child Unit at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu.
Presenting a cheque on...
