lauds Ogun governor's investment drive
The Chairman of the Nigeria Governor's Forum (NGF) and the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has declared that his Ogun State counterpart, Dapo Abiodun deserved to be elected for second term in office, saying that the governor has performed beyond imagination.
Fayemi who...
The House of Representatives has invited the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, to clear the air on the cost implication of conducting direct primaries by political parties in the country.
Yakubu is to appear before the Committees on Appropriations and Electoral Matters to speak on...
A former Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, and his co-defendants have arrived at the Federal Capital Territory High Court for the hearing of their bail application.
The defendants were brought to the court on Wednesday by officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) from Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated Muslims on the dawn of another Ramadan (fast), calling it a renewed opportunity for the faithful to seek God’s forgiveness and recommit to the ideals of Islam.
“I join the Muslim community, especially in Kwara State, to thank the Almighty Allaah for another...
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has said the inclusion of Nigeria in the list of countries under the US travel ban was a shock to the country.
He described the ban as unwarranted because of the contribution of Nigerian professionals to the US economy.
The minister spoke...
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has said the emerging Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidency is an opportunity to address the structural imbalance in the Nigerian federation and fully entrench true federalism in the polity.
He said the election of the President-elect marked the first time a core and committed progressive...
Capital Projects take 64%
Governor Babagana Zulum on Tuesday presented a budget of N267b for Borno’s 2022 fiscal year, from which the education sector got the largest share of N38 billion, representing 20.22% of the budget size.
Addressing lawmakers at the State Assembly in Maiduguri, Zulum announced a total of...
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday in Abuja, assured the international investment community that his administration would ensure that Nigeria remains a top-level destination for offshore and onshore investments.
Receiving the Group Chairman and CEO of Total Energies Worldwide, Mr. Patrick Pouyanne, the President reiterated the federal government’s commitment to remove...
calls for peaceful, secured nation
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that deliberate efforts must be made to prepare the children and youth of Nigeria to become the leaders of tomorrow we desire them to be.
He said such efforts must include involving them...
Israel Adesanya on Sunday reclaimed the UFC Middleweight title after coldly knocking Alex Pereira out in the main event of UFC 287.
It took two rounds for Adesanya to bring down his opponent at the FTX Arena in Miami, Florida.
This was the fourth fight between the pair, with Pereira beating...
