Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday gave an order for the recruitment of 40 medical doctors as addition to his previous approvals, in order to meet health care needs of the state’s increasing population. Tuesday’s decision is coming four months after the Governor had approved the recruitment of...
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has charged the operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to be firm, but civil in their operations. He charged them to be firm and ruthless in warding off criminal elements but civil with law abiding Nigerians. The Minister gave the charge at...
Calls for More Federal Medical Centres in Borno Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has urged the Federal Government to establish additional medical centres in the state to tackle emerging health challenges resulting from over a decade of insurgency. Governor Zulum made the appeal on Thursday during the signing...
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group, says the Dangote Refinery and Fertiliser projects will come on stream before the end of third quarter of this year. He said this when Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) led a delegation of the bank to the project...
President Muhammdu Buhari Saturday in Daura, Katsina State, said the process that led to election of former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was purely democratic, and reflection of the will of party members. “When the Independent National Electoral...
Vice President Kashim Shettima returned to Nigeria this evening after representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the just concluded International Development Association (IDA21) Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. On arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, the Vice President met behind closed doors with the United States Deputy Secretary, Kurt...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has exposed plots by the sinking All Progressives Congress (APC) to use the trio of Governors Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, Hope Uzodinma of Imo state and Yahaya Bello of Kogi State to derail the September 19 Edo State governorship election. The PDP and indeed...
Nigerian health minister, Osagie Ehanire, has provided insight into why he, alongside other officials, visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Mr Ehanire met with Mr Buhari on Saturday, alongside Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), over the outbreak of the coronavirus...
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, has approved the appointment of Directors to represent the State on the Board of companies in the sunshine state. The newly appointed Directors are as follows; i. Dr. Remi Olatubora,SAN, - Ore Irele Oil Palm Company Ltd. ii. High Chief Stephen Olamidele Arowojolu -Ore Irele Oil...
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan was in Katsina earlier today in connection with his bid to be the APC flag bearer for the 2023 presidential election. Lawan had long started his consultation while in Abuja but this was his first outing outside the capital city. He was accompanied by the former...