The Transmission Company of Nigeria on Friday said the national grid had been fully restored after the system collapse which occurred at 4.15pm on Thursday. It explained that the collapse occurred while the grid was recovering from an earlier partial system slump, which it described as “system disturbance.” “Full restoration of...
The new governor of Imo state, Senator Hope Uzodinma, Thursday night, made his first appointments. The governor appointed the Director-General of his campaign organization, Cosmos Iwu, the Secretary to the State Government. Iwu was the SSG between 2007 and 2010 when Ikedi Ohakim, was the governor of the state. He resigned in...
The Yobe State Governor, Alhaji Mai-Mala Buni, on Thursday, inaugurated the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Baba Wali, and seven newly-appointed permanent secretaries. The permanent secretaries who took oath of office and oath of allegiance on the occasion were Dr Mustapha Gaidam, Alhaji Lawan Kolo, Kasim Kalli, Zanna Ibrahim,...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday flagged off the distribution of computers and other office tools to various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state to equip the civil service with modern tools and make the workers more efficient. AbdulRazaq said the administration purchased the computers (desktop and...
Ex-Osun State Governor, Chief Bisi Akande, has faulted the call for local government autonomy saying only two tiers of government are recognised in federating states globally. Chief Akande spoke in his Ila residence at a press conference held to mark his 81st birthday anniversary on Thursday. The former interim national chairman...
Mrs Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning says the implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) increase from five per cent to 7.5 per cent will take effect from Feb. 1. Ahmed said this during the inauguration of the Chairman and Board members of the Federal Inland...
Says WAEC blacklist, N30.5m fines avoidable Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has threatened heavy sanctions against any school heads or officials caught aiding and abetting examination malpractices, saying such action in the 2019 WAEC has led to the blacklist of 165 schools in the state and financial penalties from...
Former Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has maintained that his administration fully paid civil servants employed by the State Civil Service Commission before his exit from office. His clarification follows claims that the former administration owed college of education lecturers seven months’ salary arrears. A statement by Alhaji Wahab...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday called for better care and attention to the welfare of families left behind by fallen heroes, saying that is the way to show gratitude for their selfless service to the country. "For the living and families of the fallen heroes, we have to...
The Federal Government has frowned over the disregard of agreed Right of Way charges by some states and increased their own charges by over 1000 per cent. Recall that in 2013, NEC set up a committee comprising State Governors and Ministers to review the issues of multiple taxations in the...