says 'their defection is affirmation of our purposeful leadership' Oyetola's good governance, leadership style convinced us to defect - decampees Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, formally received on Sunday, members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who recently defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)...
The Kwara State Governor and Chairman, Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq CON led his counterparts from other states of the federation to a meeting with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Chief of Global Growth and Opportunities, Rodger Voorhies. The meeting, involving the 36 governors, was chaired by...
Nigeria's Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has described the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, as a bridge-builder and one of the most resilient, resourceful and successful Nigerian politicians. Prof. Osinbajo said Gbajabiamila's bridge-building cuts across tribes, religions, political parties and generations, noting the successes the Speaker...
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday in Abuja, assured the international investment community that his administration would ensure that Nigeria remains a top-level destination for offshore and onshore investments. Receiving the Group Chairman and CEO of Total Energies Worldwide, Mr. Patrick Pouyanne, the President reiterated the federal government’s commitment to remove...
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has said that his administration will continue to recover and extract value from all moribund government assets and abandoned projects in the state. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted as saying this at the official flag-off...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at its 579th meeting on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 approved the nomination of new officers to fill vacant positions in the Kwara State Executive of the Party. The new Kwara State Chapter officers are: 1. Hon. Idris Mudashiru Kenken -...
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has expressed the plans of his administration to replicate the construction of the Federal Government's SMART School Initiative in each of the three senatorial districts of the state. The governor, who stated this while receiving a delegation of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has assented to the 2024 appropriation bill of N358,732,146,000.00 passed by Borno State House of Assembly with an adjustment amounting to N18.1b. With the increase in the budget size, the revised capital expenditure now stands at over N208.4b while the revised recurrent expenditure is...
President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking the approval of the national assembly to borrow fresh sums of $4,054,476,863 and €710 million in an addendum to the 2018-2020 borrowing plan. The president also asked the national assembly to approve grant components of $125 million. The request was in a letter read by Senate...
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri Thursday Flaggs off Model School Construction in all the 21 local governments of Adamawa state. At the ceremony in Girei, the Governor stressed that every local government in the State gets its fair share of development strides, in line with his governance philosophy of No one...