Governors Ademola Adeleke of Osun state and Engr Seyi Makinde of Oyo state have waded into the incessant border clashes between Lagelu and Iwo local governments of both states, launching peace moves ahead of the release of the report of the National Boundary Commission.
The two governors met over the...
Chairman of the Southwest Governors’ Forum and Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, on Thursday, led his brother Governors in the region to welcome President
Muhammadu Buhari to Ogun State.
The President visited Ogun State to commission landmark projects and the Gateway City Monument Park and Sagamu Interchange.
Other Governors at the...
The Senate on Wednesday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s $22,798,446,773.00 external loan request.
Buhari had requested for the loan to fund critical infrastructure projects under the 2016 – 2018 External Borrowing Plan.
The process of approving the loan by Senators however led to vehement disagreements in the upper chamber.
While some Senators supported...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has sympathised with his counterpart in Niger State, Mohammed Bago, over last month’s flood disaster in Mokwa Local Government Area.
During a visit on Tuesday at the Government House in Minna, Zulum announced the donation of N300m to support victims of the disaster.
Zulum noted...
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) today inspected Federal Government's National Data Centre under construction in Kano, Kano State.
The Tier 4 Data Centre with a huge memory and capacity is being implemented by Galaxy backbone Ltd, an information technology and shared services provider...
The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday urged the leadership of the National Assembly to resist all pressures to pass the anti-social media bill, which it said is anti-people and unconstitutional.
The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement called on Nigerians, including the media, organized civil society and...
The Pakata Area Development Association (PADA) has publicly commended Hon. Mohammed Funsho Abdullahi, Chief of Staff to the Minister of Youth Development, for his sustained philanthropic support targeting vulnerable residents in the community.
PADA President, Mallam Murtala Alowonle, led the praise during a cash empowerment event held on Tuesday, where...
Approves construction of 10th flyover at N8.2billion
Rivers State Executive Council has given approval for the State to access its share of the Healthcare Support Credit Facility Fund established by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The approval was given at its meeting that was presided over by Gov Nyesom...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed the first coronavirus death in Nigeria.
The NCDC via its Twitter handle, @NCDCgov, on Monday, said, “The first #COVID19 death in Nigeria has been recorded. The case was a 67-year-old male who returned home following medical treatment in the United Kingdom.
“He had...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday declared that Nigeria will defeat terrorism and banditry, describing the security threats as “unacceptable” and alien to the nation’s core values.
Declaring open the Second National Economic Council (NEC) Conference at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, President Tinubu assured Nigerians of his administration’s resolve...
