As nations worldover battle to contain the spread of the deadly Coronavirus, COVID-19, Benue State Government has extended the partial lockdown within the state and dusk to dawn curfew until further notice. Govenor Samuel Ortom who disclosed this today at the Benue Peoples House Makurdi while briefing journalists, also noted...
Says Borno funds World Bank, ADB projects Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday commissioned six new secondary schools constructed by his administration. The governor also unveiled a “build back better strategy" aimed at increasing enrollment of new students. The newly commissioned schools were equipped with modern teaching facilities and...
Demands Return of Squandered Funds The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says with the emerging revelations as well as the confessions by its Speaker, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, the leadership of the Lagos State House of Assembly has irredeemably lost the rectitude to preside over legislations or make appropriations for the...
Barely hours after the world’s top oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, began a global oil fight, Brent crude oil crashed by about 30 per cent, sending Nigeria into a revenue crisis. According to details on oil data site, Brent crude sold at $35.42 Monday morning. In December 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari signed...
The Oyo State House of Assembly has passed the bill to amend the Ibarapa Polytechnic, Eruwa law, 2013. The bill which proposed that the State owned polytechnic should be renamed after Chief Adeseun Ogundoyin- the late philanthropist and father of present 33 year old Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin was...
Orders Immediate Resuscitation of NPF Intelligence College in Kwara; As Delegation of Scholars, Academia Meet IGP on Intelligence Partnership, Trainings The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, has approved the upscaling of the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) to a Department in the Nigeria Police Force,...
As we celebrate Children's Day today, May 27, 2024, under the theme ‘For every child, every right,’ our organisation, the Milestone Agenda for Youth Empowerment and Development Initiative (MAFYEDI), calls on the Nigerian government to do more to protect the fundamental rights of Nigerian children and create a safe...
• Hails KAM Holding's chief Kwara State has dedicated a whole ministry to enterprise as part of its larger strategies to grow businesses, encourage creativity, create more jobs and widen revenue generation base of the state, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said. The Governor said a culture of waiting for monthly allocation...
Niger state Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has signed over N211billion 2022 appropriation bill passed by the state Assembly into law. Governor Sani Bello signed the bill at the Council chamber of the government house, Minna shortly before the commencement of the weekly executive council meeting. The Governor who appreciated the efforts...
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday demanded a special economic status for Lagos, saying the progress and prosperity of Nigeria is inextricably linked to the progress and prosperity of Lagos State. The Governor also demanded for a State Police and entrenchment of true fiscal federalism in Nigeria. Governor Sanwo-Olu...