The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Works has urged contractors handling roads construction and other projects in the state to ensure that quality jobs are delivered. Mr Abdulaziz Danladi, the chairman of the committee, made the call when the committee began inspection of projects in Lafia, Doma...
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Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti has expressed ‘deep sorrow’ over the death of the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr Funminiyi Afuye, on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti, at the age of 66. Oyebanji, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Yinka Oyebode in Ado-Ekiti on...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – The Anambra State Government has ordered the immediate suspension of operations of casinos and gaming centers in the state over alleged fraudulent and criminal activities. The directive is contained in a statement, jointly signed by Mr Donatus Onyenji, the Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment and...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists and public to use alternative routes on Lagos-Ibadan expressway due to a tanker explosion this morning at Araromi town before the Interchange. Mr Ahmed Umar, the FRSC Sector Commander in Ogun, stated this in a statement issued in Abeokuta. Umar...
The Ebonyi Government on Wednesday suspended the Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Power and Energy, Mr Godwin Nwankwo over alleged persistent theft of diesel meant for streetlights. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Uchenna Orji made this known while briefing newsmen at the end of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, says the current global energy transition is both an opportunity for the preservation of the earth and a vehicle for unlocking the development potential and livelihoods of millions of people, especially those in developing countries. Prof. Osinbajo, however, said...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria has vowed not to allow the National Assembly or anybody to intimidate them irrespective of his position. The Chairman of the Forum, Hon. Abubakar Suleiman, stated this in a press release while reacting to a...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the 2023 general election will record mass participation of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) due to the provisions of the new Electoral Act. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at the Able2vote North Central Voter Education Campaign for the participation of...
The Ekiti branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) is lamenting the mass exodus of doctors from the state in search of greener pasture. The chairman, Dr Babatunde Rosiji, decried the rate on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti when he paid a courtesy visit to the Nigeria Union of Journalists’ secretariat....
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola says the Lagos-Ibadan expressway is suffering delay because of the drainage channel being constructed across the road by the Oyo State Government in its Ibadan axis. The minister disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at the inaugural edition of the President...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai has inaugurated a 120-tonne per hour fertiliser blending plant in Kaduna on Wednesday. The plant is sited at the Kaduna Green Agro-Allied Industrial Zone (GAAIZ). He said at the inauguration that with every new factory, every new shop and every new park opened, there...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ado-Ekiti – The Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Mr Funminiyi Afuye, is dead. Mr. Yinka Oyebode, The Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Biodun Oyebanji disclosed this in a statement issued inAdo-Ekiti on Wednesday. The statement said Afuye died on Wednesday evening at the Ekiti...
Notwithstanding attempts by naysayers to downplay the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, history and posterity will be fair and kind to him. The declaration was made on Wednesday in Abuja by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at the inaugural edition of the PMB Administration...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Western zone, has urged Federal Government to bring crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region culprits to justice. Alhaji Dele Tajudeen, Chairman, IPMAN Western Zone, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. Tajudeen...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – All Nigerian State Governors are set to discuss how to empower the citizens with latest telecoms technologies as they partake in the maiden edition of Broadband Technical Awareness Forum for Governors (BTAF), put together by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and slated for Thursday...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has offered his condolence to President Muhammadu Buhari after severe floods claimed many lives and affected millions in the country. In a message issued on Wednesday, the Japanese Prime Minister expressed deep sadness over ”the recent floods caused by...
The Federal Government says N3.36tn has been allocated for fuel subsidy in 2023 as Nigeria’s debt profile hits $102bn. The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, who made this known on Wednesday in Abuja, also said the 2023 budget proposal has a budget deficit of 10.78 trillion naira. She said...
The Federal Government says the Second Niger Bridge linking Anambra and Delta states will soon be open for public use. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this at a ministerial press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. He said the Second Niger bridge itself has been “finished” and...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The lawmaker representing Cross River North Senatorial District, Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe has donated motorbikes to members of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) in Cross River State. Senator Jarigbe donated the motorbikes while hosting the leadership of the NUT led by the Cross...
The Federal Government has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to rescind its opposition to the registration of two new academic unions in the Nigerian public university system. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, made the call in a statement signed by Mr Olajide Oshundun, Head,...