The five governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who have signified their intention to contest on the platform of the party have agreed that the flag-bearer should be selected through the consensus arrangement and that whoever is selected by the party leadership will enjoy the support of...
The Police Command in Enugu State has reiterated its ban on use of fireworks this Yuletide.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Enugu.
Amaraizu noted that the ban was due to the explosives’ security implications.
“Their usages are...
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has reduced the Monetary Policy Rate, also known as main interest rate, to 12.5 per cent from 13.5 per cent.
The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this while announcing the decision of the MPC at its meeting on Thursday.
He...
institutes best graduand award in late dad's honour
Poised to raise the bar at improving standards of learning and encouraging academic excellence in the tertiary institutions owned by Ogun state, Governor Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that his administration has approved a sum of N200m as Annual State Education Intervention...
Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Thursday, inaugurated the state Steering Committee on COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Programme (State CARES), an initiative targeted at mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the state.
The governor, while inaugurating members of the nine-man steering committee at the Executive...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday launched 100 tricycles to ease transportation challenges, stimulate macroeconomic economic activities, and reduce poverty.
The government also officially enrolled members of the Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN) on the informal package of the state’s health insurance scheme — a step the body...
says recruitment based on merit
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Monday, charged the 5,000 newly-recruited teachers and 700 non-teaching staff converted to teaching cadre to embrace professionalism in the discharge of their duties.
The governor, while speaking at the Induction and Training Programme for the new teachers employed by...
All the ward chairmen, women leaders, youth leaders, and members of the executives of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) across the 52 wards of Kwara Central have on Tuesday night declared their total support for the Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday's gubernatorial election, Alhaji...
The State Government of Osun has said it is putting plans in place to diversify its economy, with more focus on agriculture and mining, as part of its post COVID-19 economic revival strategies.
The State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode, dislcosed this after the fifth virtual...
The Kaduna State Ministry of Health regrets to confirm that five new cased of Covid-19 have been identified in the state. There are now nine active cases in the state.
The new cases are among almajirai who were recently repatriated from Kano.
The contacts of the new cases are bring traced...
