Category: National/Politics

I Have Not Purchased Any Official Vehicle For Myself—Sanwo-Olu

Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday affirmed that since his resumption to office as the governor, he has never acquired for himself an official vehicle. The Governor who said it is not necessarily fanciful that Governors must buy brand new vehicles when there is no need for them, charged governors to look into their expenditure…

Police Vow To Resist Any Planned Protest In Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has vowed to resist any form of planned protest, procession or gathering under any guise or nomenclature in the state. The command also advised parents and guardians to discourage their children and wards from embarking on any protests in the state as the government and residents of the State recover…

Buhari Announces Distribution of Free One Million Pre-Paid Meters

President Buhari yesterday announced that the government has made funding available for DisCos to immediately roll out 1,000,000 meters to consumers for free. This according to the president is under the first phase of the presidential mass metering initiative of which deployment had already started in parts of Kano, Kaduna, Lagos and Abuja. President Bujari…

Three Nigerian-Americans Win In U.S 2020 Election

Three out of the nine Nigerian-Americans that contested on the ballot in the November 3 general election in the United States have emerged winners. The trios, Esther Agbaje, Adeoye Owolewa and Nnamdi Chukwuocha, won their respective bids in the election held on Tuesday. Esther Agbaje who contested on the platform of the Democratic Party became…

INEC To Commence Voter Registration In First Quarter Of 2021

Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it will commence the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in the first quarter of 2021. This was disclosed by INEC chairman, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, while presenting the commission’s budget to the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday. He said the exercise will…

Mambilla Power Project Wasn’t Prioritised by Ministry of Power—Zainab Ahmed

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has stated that the Mambilla Power Project was not removed from the budget of the Ministry of Power. However, she explained that the ministry did not prioritise the project in its 2021 budget, thereby exonerating the ministry from the report suggesting that the Mambilla Power…

Citibank Chairman Leads Eight-Man Team For Lagos Recovery Efforts

Days of reflection over the carnage sparked by the hijack of the #EndSARS protests seem to have ended in Lagos, with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu leading the battle to rebuild razed infrastructure. The Governor on Wednesday signed an Executive Order for the formation of an eight-man Board to coordinate efforts to restore lost assets with Citibank…

No More Favouritism In Ogun Civil Service, Abiodun Assures Workers

The Ogun State Government has said that appointments, promotions and career advancement would be merit based, as favouritism would no longer be entertained in the State Civil Service. The State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun stated this at the Arcade Ground, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta while addressing workers who trooped out to thank him for paying the new…

5000 Job Vacancies: Wike Should Not Discriminate – APC

The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, says the plan by the Wike administration to limit available employment opportunities in Government establishments to persons within the age bracket of 25 to 35 years smacks of discrimination. The Spokesman for the APC, Hon. Ogbonna Nwuke said in reaction to a government plan to…