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October 13, 2020 No Responses

Diri Swears In Five Commissioners, 25 Special Advisers

Governor of Bayelsa State. Douye Diri, on Monday, swore in two new cabinet Commissioners, three non-Executive Commissioners of the state Local Government Service Commission, and 25 Special Advisers. Also inaugurated were six Technical Advisers to complement the programmes of the...

October 11, 2020 No Responses

Autogas Targets Two Million Jobs Annually

Autogas scheme of the Federal Government will create two million jobs annually, Technical Adviser, Gas Business and Policy Implementation to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Justice Derefaka, has said The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) rep...

August 26, 2020 No Responses

Oyo Approves $1.2m For Agribusiness Initiative In Six Secondary Schools

The Oyo State Government on Tuesday approved $1.2 million to kick-start an agribusiness initiative tagged: ‘Start Them Early Programme’ (STEP), in six selected secondary schools in the state. Mr Akinola Ojo, the Commissioner for Finance, disclosed this whi...

August 18, 2020 No Responses

CAN Urges Govt To End killings In Southern Kaduna

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Monday called on the State and Federal Governments to do more to stop the continuous wastage of lives and property in Kaduna State. The President, CAN, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, who made the call...

August 2, 2020 No Responses

Oyo Defends N100b Bond

Oyo State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Rauf Olaniyan, on Saturday said the state government’s decision to finance developmental projects through borrowings was in order. Speaking during an interactive session with Journalists in Ibadan, Olaniyan explained that su...

June 16, 2020 No Responses

Kano To Reduce 2020 Budget By 30 Per Cent

The Kano State Government will reduce 2020 Budget by 30 per cent, Governor. Abduallahi Ganduje has said Ganduje made this known during at an interactive session with Journalists on Monday at the Government House, Kano. He explained that the reduction...

April 26, 2020 No Responses

Oyo Orders Civil Servants To Resume Work Monday

Governor Seyi Makinde has directed state civil and public servants on grade level 13 and above to resume at their respective duty posts on Monday, April 27. Makinde gave the directive on Saturday while briefing Journalists on the outcome of...

April 26, 2020 No Responses

Customs Replies Oyo State On Quality Of Rice

The Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo and Osun Command, on Saturday said the 1,800 bags of rice released as palliative to the Oyo State government were good for human consumption. This was in response to the claim by Oyo State Government...

March 30, 2020 No Responses

UBA Presents N1b Cheque To Lagos Government

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) on Sunday in Lagos presented N1billion cheque to the Lagos State Government as part of the bank’s commitment to help curb the effect of Coronavirusdisease (COVID-19). It is also in fulfilment of the Bank’s...

November 28, 2019 No Responses

FG Approves N19b For Road Projects In FCT, Oyo, Kano

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved over N19 billion for the construction of road projects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Oyo and Kano States. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this when he...

July 15, 2019 No Responses

Lagos Cabinet: Sanwo-Olu Picks Tunji Bello, Omotoso, 23 Others

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has nominated 25 persons for commissioner and special adviser. According to the state government, the nominees are the first batch to be considered by the House of Assembly. Among them are two-time commission...

June 28, 2019 No Responses

FG, States, LGCs Share N679.699b

The Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), Thursday, at its joint session at the African House, Kano, Kano State, shared to the Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils a total of N679.699 billion as federal allocation for the month of...

June 23, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria Unveils Agenda For More Seaports

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday, said the Federal Government was committed to building more ports across the country to decongest the gridlock in and out of the Apapa ports. Osinbajo made this known in an interview with Journalists after...

May 23, 2019 No Responses

Fayemi Elected Chairman Governors’ Forum

Ekiti State Governor Dr Kayode Fayemi has emerged chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum(NGF). Fayemi who takes over from Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari was elected during the meeting of the forum in Abuja. Meanwhile, Bayelsa State Governor,...