N5.75 billion Approved For Health And Road Projects In Jigawa
Jigawa State executive council has approved the sum of N5.751 billion for the construction of roads and hospital in some parts of the state. The commissioner for information, youth, sport, and culture, Bala Ibrahim, revealed this while addressing newsmen on the outcome of the state executive council meeting. He said the council had endorsed the […]
Sanwo-Olu Speaks On Entrepreneurship, Empowers 2,000 Artisans, Tradesmen
Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday emphasized the importance of entrepreneurship in the economic growth of the country and empowered 2,000 artisans and tradesmen, and women, saying it is a way of creating an enabling environment for business to grow and ensure participatory democracy in the state. Sanwo-Olu who spoke at the 12th edition […]
Akeredolu: We Must Make Nigeria Liveable
Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has stressed the need to make the country liveable for the people to harness their talents for national growth. Governor Akeredolu said to achieve Nigeria’s goals for science and technological advancement, the country must be made conducive for living, particularly for the young ones. The governor spoke yesterday while welcoming […]
Insecurity: Northern States Advised To Check Movement Across Borders
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has called on northern governors to take immediate steps to check the movement of people across their borders. CNG Spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, in a statement called on the state governments to design emergency measures for reducing the pains that would naturally result from the new security steps on communities […]
Growing Concerns For Panjshir Residents As Taliban Claims Victory
For the last three weeks, Ahmad Massoud, the son of the late anti-Taliban commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, has been leading the armed resistance against Taliban rule in Panjshir, the only province to evade the Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan last month. The 32-year-old, who was trained at the British military academy Sandhurst, is following in […]
Guinea Coup Leader Bars Foreign Travel For Government Officials
Guinean government officials are barred from leaving the country until further notice and a curfew imposed in mining areas has been lifted, the leader of an army unit that overthrew President Alpha Conde has said. On Monday Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya – a former French legionnaire officer – told a gathering of Conde’s ministers, including the […]
Governor Makinde: We Will Continue To Balance Appointments In Oyo
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has said his administration will continue to balance political appointments between Christians and Muslims in the state. The governor, who stated this at the 1443/2021 Hijrah luncheon held at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, added that Muslims and the people of Oyo State know that his administration is doing the […]
Lagos Government Charges Chidinma Ojukwu, Two Others With Murder
The Lagos State government, through the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), declares it would charge Chidinma Ojukwu and two others with the murder of Michael Ataga, the chief executive officer of Super TV. The police prosecutor, Cyril Ajifor, said this on Monday when the defendants were brought before the magistrate court in Yaba. Ms. Ojukwu, […]
COVID-19: Rivers To Re-impose Lockdown —Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Monday said he would re-impose the suspended COVID-19 lockdown measures if residents fail to comply with COVID-19 protocols. He said this in a broadcast in Port Harcourt. Wike said that daily figures released from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that both the transmission and death […]
President Buhari Names VP Osinbajo Chairman Of Health Sector Reform Committee
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday names Vice President Osinbajo as the chairman of the Health Sector Reform Committee even as he approved the appointment of Dr. Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa as the new Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. The committee which is set up for a half-year has individuals drawn from private and […]
