• Commissioners, SAs get portfolios
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday inaugurated and called on his cabinet members to consider what legacies they would like to be remembered for in the discharge of their duties, saying the administration has a historical duty to change the narrative about the state.
He...
The Senate has commenced moves to put an end to discrimination against women in the Nigeria Police Force with Thursday’s consideration of the Police Act Amendment Bill, 2019.
The piece of legislation before the National Assembly essentially seeks to expunge the provisions of Regulations 122, 123, 124 and 127 from...
The Federal Government has ordered Turkish Airlines to suspend its operations in Nigeria due to repeated cases of poor passenger treatment by the airline.
It gave the directive through the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), directing the airline to suspend its operations until it was ready to operate with the...
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Thursday in Abuja said the ministry was already looking beyond Nigeria’s participation at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Dare, while declaring open the 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), said the move will ensure Nigeria prepares...
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello said that President Muhammadu Buhari is the most democratic ex-military president he has seen in his entire life.
The Governor said this while reacting to the decision by Punch’s editorial to henceforth refer to President Buhari as General Buhari.
Speaking to State House Correspondents in Abuja...
Osun State Government has pledged to continue to see to the welfare of women, children and the vulnerables in the state.
The Commissioner for Women, Children and Social Affairs, Olubukola Olaboopo stated this while relieving a family of six wandering around Aregbe bus stop in Osogbo the State capital.
She explained...
• Members of Civil Service Commission too
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq will Friday morning swear in his 16 commissioner-designates alongside four Special Advisers and members of the Kwara State Civil Service Commission.
Chief Press Secretary Rafiu Ajakaye said in a statement that AbdulRazaq has also approved the appointment of Adebukola...
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has taken over the case against the #RevolutionNow protests convener, Omoyele Sowore, from the Department of State Services.
A statement by the minister’s Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr. Umar Gwandu, confirmed this on Friday.
The...
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Wednesday in Ibadan signed the state’s Anti Corruption Bill 2019 into law.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Mr Makinde had upon assumption of office said that the state under his watch would establish its own anti-corruption agency to ensure probity,...
• Gov, Industry Minister, Dangote visit BUA Factory in Lafiagi
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Adeniyi Adebayo on Thursday toured the BUA sugar refinery and plantation in Lafiagi, Kwara State, amid assurances by AbdulRazaq that the state is open to business.
They were joined...
