The House of Representatives on Thursday ordered the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to look into the scarcity of Jet-A1, otherwise known as aviation fuel and ensure its availability to airline operators. The directive was given at a meeting at the National Assembly between the leadership of...
Gov Commends The Bank's Initiative Says Fund Will Assist Govt To Fight Spread Of Virus Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has received a cheque for the sum of 1billion naira from the United Bank for Africa as part of the bank's commitment to help curb the devastating effects...
Sultan chairs event in Abuja Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, alongside Senator Kashim Shettima, Borno’s First Lady, Dr. Falmata Umara Zulum, and other national assembly members topped the state’s high profile delegation at the fifth anniversary of the North-East Children's Trust, (NECT) Learning Centre, initiated by Vice...
violators risk six-month imprisonment In a bid to enforce the lockdown order with a view to preventing the spread of Coronavirus in the state, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, on Thursday, signed Diseases (EmergencyPrevention) Regulations 2020. Oyetola noted that he made the order in exercise of the powers conferred on him by...
Operators Describe Gesture as Unprecedented As Governor Inuwa Rides Keke-NAPEP To Venue Of Event Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has flagged off the distribution of 1,000 tricycles as part of his administration's sustainable economic plan to empower the teeming unemployed youths in the state. He described this as historic...
Senator Rafiu Ibrahim has donated food items and cash gifts to the less privileged in his hometown of Ojoku in Oyun local government area of Kwara State, to assist them cushion the effects of the stay-at-home order given by the State Government as part of measures to curb the...
Will Smith has been banned from attending the Oscars for the next 10 years after he slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Friday. Smith is also not permitted to attend any other events held by Hollywood’s top film group over the...
Lagos State Government has disclosed that it will create over 1000 bed spaces in six isolation centres within the next month in preparation for a possible surge in COVID-19 cases. The Honourable Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, who disclosed this today while updating the press on the efforts of...
says Nigeria in need of a President that can rebuild, unite nation The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, received leading presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to discuss the party’s zoning formula ahead of the 2023 General Elections. They include the Governors of Sokoto and...
The lead agency in Nigeria for the fight against the spread of Coronavirus Disease, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, has disowned Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele Bello, as one of its brand ambassadors. The denial of Akindele comes hours after Nigerians took her on for disobeying the lockdown order of the...