Governor Udom Emmanuel has commended President Muhammadu Buhari, for approving a new Federal University of Technology for Ikot Abasi Local Government in Akwa Ibom State. Governor Emmanuel made this known on Tuesday, while playing host to a delegation of the Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi, led by Senator Udoma...
calls for more partnership on development commends President Buhari for collaborative efforts Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, today inaugurated the Mother and Child Hospital at Azikoro town and a vocational and entrepreneurship center, in Sampou community built in partnership with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Senior Special Assistant...
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad has exposed a large-scale illegal oil refining operation in Odagwa Community, Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. The site, housing over 10 illicit refineries with an estimated 500,000 litres of crude oil, was discovered during a...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has announced the temporary lifting of the total lockdown on Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government Areas for two days only, with effect from Tuesday 12th May 2020. Governor Wike made the announcement in a State-Wide broadcast on Sunday night. He said that the...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has warned that the Federal Government will destroy criminal justice system in States if the Executive Order 10 is implemented. Governor Wike, said Executive Order 10 of the Federal Government, which permits the deduction of funds from each State account to finance the judiciary,...
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has built capacity to conduct 600 coronavirus (COVID-19) tests daily, as there are three additional Real Time-PCR Molecular Reference Laboratory operational in the state. The governor urged stakeholders and residents to support the government’s efforts to contain the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. He...
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has reassured that his administration will continue to focus on human capital development to reduce youth unemployment and tackle illegal migration. Obaseki gave the assurance when he received the French Ambassador to Nigeria, Jerome Pasquier, who was on a courtesy visit to the...
assigns portfolios to commissioners The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sworn-in 11 commissioners and two Special Advisers as members of the Edo State Executive Council (EXCO). The commissioners and their portfolios include: Joseph Eboigbe is the Commissioner for Finance; Prof. Obehi Akoria, Health; Mrs. Otse Momoh-Omorogbe, Budget and...
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, signed the 2022 Appropriation Bill, pegged at N222.6bn, into law after the bill was passed by the Edo State House of Assembly. Obaseki said the budget, christened 'Budget of Renewal, Hope and Growth,’ witnessed an increase of about N8.4billion as against...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike says the State has filed criminal charges against former Governor Rotimi Amaechi over the alleged misuse of 96 billion Naira which accrued from the sales of state assets. Governor Wike had instituted a commission of inquiry to look into the alleged sale of valuable assets...