Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the immediate payment of Responsibility Allowance (RA) to officers of the State Road Traffic Management Agency (ORTMA) to serve as motivation to members of the paramilitary outfit across the state.
Responsibility Allowance is a benefit that is being derived by any government...
The House of Representatives has called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and the National Judicial Council to appoint more justices to the Supreme Court.
The House made the call at plenary on Thursday following the adoption of a motion moved by the Chairman of the Committee on...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has sought a refund of over N32billion his predecessors spent on Federal Government’s projects, especially on roads in the state.
Udzodinma paid a visit President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Speaking with State House correspondents after the meeting, he said he raised...
State to extend meals to primary six
Kwara is joining the national home grown school feeding programme to tackle school age malnutrition, boost school enrolment, and strengthen local economy through wealth redistribution, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said on Thursday.
AbdulRazaq said the statistics of stunted and wasted children in the state...
The Federal Government on Thursday says though it is true that the country is facing security challenges, President Muhammadu Buhari will not resign as being canvassed in some quarters.
While discussing the deteriorating security situation in parts of the country on the floor of the Senate not long, the Minority...
Kwara state governor, Abdulrahaman Abdulrasaq, has approved the removal of all heads of the three media houses owned by the state.
The Media organisations involved in the shake-up included The Herald newspaper, Radio Kwara and Kwara Television Service.
A statement signed by the state Commissioner for Communications, Alhaji Muritala Olanrewaju, and...
The Nigerian government on Tuesday explained why sacking the service chiefs as demanded by many Nigerians would be harmful to national security for now.
Also, the National Assembly recently asked the president to appoint new service chiefs.
However, in the federal government’s defence, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,...
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, says he strongly believes coronavirus is caused by corruption.
Mr Magu said this at the passing out parade of 281 cadets of the EFCC Detective Inspector Course-5, at the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, on Tuesday.
He said “Corruption is...
The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed March 31 to deliver a ruling in an application seeking warrants for contempt of court against the Nigeria Immigration Service Comptroller-General, Muhammed Babandede, and Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola.
The application sought that Form 48 be granted in order for Form 49...
A federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, on Wednesday, ordered the release of the international passport belonging to a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.
The judge, Hussein Baba-Yusuf, gave the order for the passport to be released following an application by Mr Dasuki’s lawyer, Ahmed Raji.
Mr Raji...
