says CBN must respect apex court's decision The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has hailed the decision of the Supreme Court, which invalidated the deadline for the currency policy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and extended it to 31st December, 2023. Gbajabiamila noted...
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has commended the innovative style of Radio Nigeria, Positive FM, in reaching out to members of the public and performing its broadcast duties. The Governor said the broadcast of Radio Nigeria has always shown its professionalism with balanced reportage. He spoke on Thursday while...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday assented to the 2020 appropriation bill, saying the document was designed to truly rebuild the state in a manner that uplifts people from poverty and addresses infrastructural deficit. AbdulRazaq commended the House of Assembly for the thorough scrutiny of the budget proposal and...
Lawmakers under the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress (APC) South-West caucus in the House of Representatives, have thrown their weights behind the fight against criminality in the South-West embarked upon by the chairman of the Southwest Governors’ Forum and Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN. The lawmakers commended Governor...
Rivers State Executive Council has approved the employment of 5000 youths into the State Civil Service. The approval was given during its meeting on Wednesday 28th, October 2020, which was presided over by Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and held at Government House, Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Briefing journalists after the meeting,...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has called on the North-East Development Commission (NEDC), as well as humanitarian and development stakeholders to start shifting the foci on interventions across the North-East from short term humanitarian interventions to undertaking medium and long term capital projects and programmes that can...
Quit illicit drug trade now or lose it all, Marwa warns barons Over 560,068.31414 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs were on Thursday 4th August 2022 set ablaze by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, the largest to be destroyed in the 32-year history of the anti-narcotic agency. Leading other...
Says Premium Placed On Workers’ Welfare Not Reduced Promises More Industrial Growth Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has assured workers in the state of his administration’s resolve to continue to place premium on their welfare despite the ravaging COVID-19 Pandemic which he said has led the country...
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Paris, France, appreciated efforts of President Emmanuel Macron in expanding opportunities for business between Nigerians and French citizens, while committing to partnership to degrade international criminal networks. Speaking at a working lunch at Palais Elysee, President Buhari said the visit of President Macron to Nigeria...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has emphasised the need for international cooperation towards combating global challenges. The Director of Information, Office of the Vice President, Mr Olusola Abiola, in a statement, said Shettima, stated this while addressing World leaders at the ongoing G77+China Leaders’ Summit, in Cuba. Shettima also spoke to an...