The Minister Of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Has urged officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) to be firm, yet civil, while carrying out their duties, bearing in mind the core mandate of the security organisation which includes securing the lives of citizens as well as...
Delta State Government on Tuesday lifted the lockdown in the state while directing that social distancing should be maintained to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, in a statewide broadcast also directed the compulsory use of face masks in public places.
The governor declared, “As we...
A Nigerian entrepreneur, Obinwanne Okeke, popularly known as Invictus Obi, on Thursday appeared before an Eastern District of Virginia court.
Okeke, and conspirators appeared before the Magistrate, Judge Robert Krask, on counts bordering on fraud, forgery, among others, said the United States Attorney’s Office in a statement.
Okeke, 32, operated a...
Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State has urged people of the state to respect the religious and cultural beliefs of one another and eschew denigration in all forms.
The governor stated this in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, yesterday after a...
Adamu Garba, a presidential hopeful, has joined the Young Progressives Party (YPP) and has bought the party’s presidential expression of interest and nomination form.
Speaking with reporters in Abuja after picking his form at the party’s national secretariat on Tuesday, Garba said he is seeking to create a “new Nigeria”...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the constitution of a nine-person Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy to advise him on the modalities for release of some prison inmates as part of the national strategies to contain COVID-19.
Members of the Advisory Council comprises the Attorney General and Commissioner...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that this is not a time for endless criticism, but a time for all privileged Rivers people to make their contributions to ensure that coronavirus is defeated in the state.
Receiving a Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction , Reagents and Busters for RT-PCR...
The Buhari administration will continue to push its business reform agenda for which the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council, PEBEC was established, so as to create an enabling environment for more investments in the country, including from Nigerians abroad according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.
Prof. Osinbajo spoke at...
The Presidency welcomes the judgment by the UK Court granting Nigeria’s application for an extension of time and relief from sanctions in a $10 billion arbitration case with Process and Industrious Development Limited (P&ID) in Nigeria.
In our view, the judgment is right, just and provides a strong prima facie...
The Executive Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr David Nweze Umahi has congratulated the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Faruk Yahaya on his appointment as the 22nd COAS in the annals of the Nigerian Army (NA) history. He described him as a detribalized Nigerian and called for support...
