Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Friday signed into law the state’s Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps Establishment Bill, saying the bill signified the declaration of war on criminals in the state.
Presenting the bill to the governor at the event held inside the Executive Council Lounge, Government Secretariat,...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered the release of the dethroned Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, who was banished to Awe, a town in Nasarawa State.
He was dethroned on Monday.
Justice Anwuli Chikere granted the interim order following an ex parte application moved by his lead counsel,...
Labour leaders say Gov won’t be liable if LGs default
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday said he was hesitant to ink the minimum wage deal with labour because he was not convinced that the local government councils can afford the table that the negotiation panel has proposed.
AbdulRazaq...
The Federal Government is not contemplating imposition of a travel ban on travellers over the spread of the deadly coronavirus, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said.
The minister pointed out that the country has not reached the point of banning large gatherings.
Addressing member of the diplomatic corps during...
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Bayero, says the wishes of his late father, Ado Bayero, have materialised with his appointment and that of his brother as first-class Emirs.
He said this while reacting to Governor Umar Ganduje’s comment on Wednesday that he had made history by appointing two blood...
The Senate, on Thursday, passed for second reading, a constitution amendment bill which prescribes Higher National Diploma or its equivalent as the educational qualification required for anyone seeking to contest the office of the Nigerian President or state governors.
The bill sponsored by a member of the Peoples Democratic Party...
Explains benefits of voting APC in Saturday poll
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said his administration is determined to right the wrongs of the past, invest in human capital and physical infrastructural development, and improve the living standards of the people.
"We are in government to serve our people....
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed said the crash in oil price on Monday was a shock to the country.
Ahmed said this at a consultative roundtable meeting organised by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Abuja on Wednesday.
The roundtable has as its theme “Going...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has refuted social media reports that he received N300 million and bulletproof cars from David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa.
Mr Jonathan, who made the rebuttal in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, on Wednesday in Yenagoa, described the...
The Kaduna State Government has named deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, as the Chancellor of the Kaduna State University (KASU).
He succeeds the pioneer Chancellor, Tagwai Sambo, the Chief of Moro’a, who was appointed to the role in 2005.
A statement from the Kaduna Government House announced the new...
