The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday in Abuja said that he was not aware of the reported sack of the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr. Dakuku Peterside, by President Mohammed Buhari.
Dakuku’s tenure, Amaechi said, expires on Tuesday, noting: “until his...
Kogi state government has expressed readiness to manage fire disasters in the state.
Governor Yahaya Bello made this known on Wednesday when he took delivery of a new fire service truck for the state.
Represented by his Deputy, Chief Edward Onoja, the Governor stated that the state government will put in...
House of Representatives has approved N346.388 billion budget for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
This approval followed the unanimous adoption of a report by the House Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) during plenary yesterday.
Presenting the report, the Chairman of the committee, Olubunmi Ojo, said the House received...
A review of the N10.594 trillion 2020 budget of the Federal Government is imminent as a result of the impact of coronavirus on the world oil price.
Minister of Finance and National Planning, Mr. Zainab Ahmed dropped this hint after Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja.
China which is...
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Jabi, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered an interim suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress.
Delivering a ruling on an application for interlocutory injunction, Justice Danlami Senchi said his order would subsist pending the determination of the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Bashir Jamoh as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency.
Jamoh replaces Dakuku Peterside who was appointed in 2016 to head the maritime agency.
A source at the Ministry of Transportation, Abuja also confirmed the development in a telephone interview...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday hailed the border closure policy of the Nigerian government, saying regional economic agreements should not be an excuse to dump goods on or compromise the security of the country.
AbdulRazaq said Kwara would continue to support the government policy, including offering necessary supports...
President Muhammadu Buhari commends Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) for donating the handsome sum of N200 million to assist in combating the influx of Covid-19 into the country.
The President recalls that the organization had in the past donated N1 billion to tackle Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Africa, commending such...
The Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday amended the Kwara State University Law and changed the name of the institution from Abubakar Olusola Saraki University to Kwara State University.
The Kwara State University (Amendment) Bill 2020 was one of the four amendment bills passed by the Assembly on Tuesday...
The Aliko Dangote Foundation has promised to donate N200m to support the Federal Government to stop the spread of coronavirus in the country.
This came about a week after an index case of the disease was recorded in Lagos.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Aliko Dangote Foundation, Ms...
