The Federal Government has declared Friday, May 1, 2020, as a public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers’ Day Celebration.
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement by signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Georgina...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Official Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Nigeria , Atiku Abubakar , has unveiled Delta State Governor Ifeanyi A. Okowa as his running mate.
This was contrary to a selection made by a 19-Man committee setup to select the party’s vice-presidential candidate. The committee has opted...
Governor Ifeany Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, will at 1pm tomorrow, May 1, 2020, hold a crucial meeting with the Caretaker Committee leadership of Ogbete Main Market Traders Association and the leadership of Ogbete Main Market Pharmaceutical Dealers Association.
In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Simon...
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has inaugurated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Reconciliation Committee in the state with a mandate to reconcile aggrieved members after the party’s recent House of Assembly and National Assembly primaries.
Senator Diri inaugurated the committee on Tuesday during a meeting with candidates that emerged...
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, today commissioned the 118-bed Isolation and Treatment Center set up within the premises of Gbagada General Hospital for management of COVID-19 cases.
Within the three-floor Isolation and Treatment facility are the dedicated intensive care isolation unit, ventilators, monitors, respirators, mobile x-ray, ultrasound, oxygen amongst...
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Adamu, has said that delisting the name of Bashir Machina from the list of names submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is in order.
Mr Machina had won the party’s senatorial primary for the Yobe North, the district...
Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has appointed Colonel Oladipo Ajibola (retd) as the Director-General of the Operation Burst, a state-backed security apparatus that comprises officers of the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
A statement signed by the Special Assistant (Print Media)...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday night in Lisbon, Portugal gave assurances of a free hand to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, reiterating the commitment of his administration to ensure that the Commission (INEC) delivers peaceful, transparent, free, fair and credible elections next year.
Speaking at a meeting with representatives...
The Control of Infectious Diseases Bill was conceived in the best interests of the Nigerian people and no one else, Speaker Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has said.
The Speaker said the allegation that the Bill is a sinister attempt to turn Nigerians into guinea pigs for medical research while taking away...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has announced a former federal lawmaker, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, as his running mate in the 2023 general elections.
He made the announcement on Friday at an event in Abuja, saying the decision followed a series of consultations with stakeholders.
“I thank all...
