The Ogun State Government has announced the closure of its borders with its neighbouring states and the Republic of Benin to stem further spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement was contained in a statement issued by Kunle Somorin, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Dapo Abiodun in Abeokuta on...
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has rewarded Joy Oyinlola Adesina, who emerged the Best Graduating Student from the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU),Ile Ife, with a house, a sum of N5m and a scholarship for further studies. Abiodun, who announced the rewards at the reception organised...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has announced a 24-hour total lockdown and a dusk-dawn curfew on Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas as part of the State Government's measures to check the spread of coronavirus. In a broadcast on Monday, Governor Wike said: "Consequently, we have decided on...
A presidential spokesperson on Tuesday said there was no law that mandates President Muhammadu Buhari to declare his assets publicly. The presidency was reacting to the demand of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) which urged Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the 36 state governors to make their...
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday commissioned 580 units of two bedroom houses which were immediately allocated for resettlement of families displaced by Boko Haram who had, for years, been living at internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp. Zulum unveiled the houses in Auno town of Konduga Local Government...
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Rt. Hon. Comr. Philip Shaibu on Monday received their first jab of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The state on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 received the first batch of 81, 080 doses of the vaccine from the Federal Government, to be...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended warm Easter greetings to Christians across Nigeria and the world, urging citizens to embrace the spirit of hope, unity, and sacrifice that defines the season. In his Easter message released by the State House, the President described Easter as a sacred time for reflection...
Borno state Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday flagged off the training of 800 teachers newly recruited by his administration. The training, taking place at Sir Kashim Ibrahim College of Education, Maiduguri, was organized by Borno State teaching service board, TSB, in collaboration with Ilmu Ka'ande Education Consult LTD. Zulum...
The Zamfara Government, says it will provide adequate and efficient testing equipment in the laboratories of its health facilities to ensure proper blood transfusion in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Yahaya Kanoma, gave this hint in Gusau on Friday at a one-day training organised by a group, ‘Saving...
Chief Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, has vowed to shatter the longstanding 60-year jinx haunting Nigeria's power sector during the tenure of the Bola Tinubu administration. Speaking during a visit from the Senate Committee on Power, chaired by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, to the Ministry's headquarters in Abuja for familiarization and...