The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has said the inclusion of Nigeria in the list of countries under the US travel ban was a shock to the country.
He described the ban as unwarranted because of the contribution of Nigerian professionals to the US economy.
The minister spoke...
ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC SUNDAY 29TH MARCH, 2020
1. Fellow Nigerians,
2. From the first signs that Coronavirus, or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started planning preventive,...
The Government of the State of Osun has cancelled the congregational Eid-ul-adha (Sallah) prayers across the State ahead of the July 31 festivities.
It however added that the regular Friday Juma'at service will hold in line with the existing safety protocols and guidelines put in place by the State government.
A...
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has constituted a 9-member Administrative Panel of Inquiry to look into the recent loss of lives and/or other grievous bodily injuries to private citizens and security personnel, resulting from the hijack by miscreants of the otherwise peaceful #ENDSARS protests.
The panel will also look...
The spiritual head of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Lagos, Primate Elijah Ayodele has again declared that Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke will win the year 2026 governorship election.
Primate Ayodele confirmed this in an empowerment programme organised by the Church in Lagos.
At the programme, which has in attendance, Anambra...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated Kwarans and every Muslim household on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha (1441 AH), praying the Almighty God to ease the current global pandemic and insure humanity against recurrence.
AbdulRazaq specifically felicitated with and commended the Emir of Ilorin Dr Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari and the various...
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, has tasked women across the country to utilize their fervency in intercessory prayers and numerical strength to the advantage of bailing out Nigeria from her present predicament of insecurity.
Addressing delegates from states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory at the 27th...
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, has ordered a dusk -to-dawn curfew on the state from 7pm to 7am as part of the efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the state.
Governor Akeredolu, who made the announcement during a press conference held at the Government House, Alagbaka, Akure...
Moves to raise money to pay inmates fines
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on Monday charged correctional officers to protect the integrity of the correctional facilities in the country by using maximum force to deter anyone who attempts to attack any correctional centre in the country.
The minister...
The fight against the spread of the COVID-19 across the State recently received a boost when the Lagos State government deployed equipment to all the 57 LG/LCDAs for sanitation and disinfection of public spaces and surfaces such as markets and bus stops, among others.
The Commissioner for Local Government and...
