In readiness for the gradual resumption of activities in public places, the First lady of kwara State H E Dr (Mrs) Olufolake Abdulrazaq and her initiative the Ajike People's Support Center have distributed face masks to various professional, religious and political groups across Kwara State. The distribution exercise which took...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has tested positive for coronavirus. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Mukhtar Gidado, disclosed this in a media statement made available on Tuesday. The governor earlier said he met and shook hands with Mohammed, the son of former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar,...
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has signed an Executive Order to enforce the restriction of movement order to contain the spread of Coronavirus in the state. This is contained in a statement issued by Humwashi Wonosikou, the Press Secretary to the governor, on Wednesday in Yola. The Adamawa State Government...
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...
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has accused Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, of telling lies against him in an interview with a national television. The PDP was plunged into crisis after the primary election where Atiku emerged flagbearer of the opposition party for the 2023 Presidential...
The Hon Minister of Transport, Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amechi today 4 June 2021 paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj Gen Faruk Yahaya at Army Headquarters, where he solicited for security synergy between the Nigerian Army (NA) and the Ministry of Transportation. This...
infrastructure, education, health top priorities The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, presented a N214.2 billion budget to the Edo State House of Assembly, for the 2022 fiscal year, representing a 32.96 percent increase from the N161.1 budgeted for the year 2021. Obaseki, who presented the budget to...
The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said the novel Coronavirus, which had led to a huge drop in crude oil prices worldwide, would put a severe strain on the Federal Government’s budget. She said with the attendant effects of the spread of the virus, the...
As GDP grows by 0.11% in Q4 2020 & Nigeria exits recession Nigeria’s prompt exit from recession is a key indicator of the success of the ongoing Economic Sustainability Plan approved by the Federal Government and Nigerians should expect more as the implementation of the Plan is gathering even...
The Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, has charged the leadership of the Federal Character Commission on the need to ensure equity and fairness in the discharge of their duties. The Governor also tasked the Commission on equitable distribution of the nation's resources ranging from commonwealth, infrastructure and...