Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has commissioned the 15.5km Sisinbaki/Kwarra road, estimated at N2.49bn. Engineer Sule commissioned the road, on Saturday, as part of activities marking the second year of his administration. According to the governor, his administration decided to construct the road in order to open up the potentials...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced scholarships for 220 lecturers at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) to pursue Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programs. The Governor made the announcement shortly after being conferred with an honorary Doctor of Science degree during the university’s 25th Combined Convocation ceremony. The...
The family of the late immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Isiaka Ajimobi was on Friday visited by the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun in their home. At 70, the late Governor Ajimobi took eternal rest on the 25th of last month after multiple organ failure. This...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that to triumph over the challenges facing Nigeria, citizens should overcome their differences in politics and religion, tribe and ethnicity. Gbajabiamila said one of the ingredients of overcoming Nigeria's security challenges is information management. The Speaker was speaking at...
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has inaugurated the 17-man State Community Policing Advisory Committee (SCPAC), chaired by the State Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmad Abdurrahman, with the Chairman of the State Traditional Rulers Council, HRH, Igwe Amb. Lawrence Agubuzu, as co-chairman. The new Community Policing programme is an initiative...
President Bola Ahmed-Tinubu has declared that his administration would treat both new and old naira notes as legal tender. Mr Tinubu made the declaration during his inaugural address after taking the oaths of office and allegiance administered by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kayode Ariwoola, at the Eagles Square,...
Rules out sack of unqualified teachers All qualified teachers in primary schools across Borno State will soon begin to enjoy N30,000 minimum wage, as against current situation in which some number of teachers receive as low as N11,000 due to activities of ghost teachers, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has...
Governor Inaugurates 48-Chamber Mortuary At IDH Actions set out to combat diseases and natural disasters that continually threaten human existence may likely not yield desired results if efforts are not made to restore the aesthetics of the environment, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said. The Governor said human...
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja said the future of All Progressives Congress (APC) lies in strengthened internal democracy, with transparent electoral processes, pro-people policies and programmes, and value of each member’s contribution to the party’s growth. In a virtual meeting with APC youths held at the State House, President...
The All Progressives Congress, APC, said it respected the decision of INEC to postpone the Governorship and State House of Assembly elections from March 11 to 18. Felix Morka, APC National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said the postponement of the election followed the...