Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has called on stakeholders in the education sector to map out strategies for taking Basic Education Teachers’ salaries off local government councils in the country. Ahmed said this when the Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, Dikko Sulyman, and his management team visited him at the Government…
Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, Dr Jide Idris, has announced plans by the state government to begin the construction of a world class Medical Park under a Public Private Partnership, PPP, arrangement. Dr Idris made the announcement on Wednesday while briefing Government House Correspondents after the weekly State Executive Council Meeting. He said the…
Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Toyin Suarau on Tuesday reiterated the resolve of the State Government to increase the aggregate food supply of the State from less than 15 per cent to 25 per cent within the next four years through various projects and programmes. Suarau who said this at the ongoing ministerial press briefing…
The immediate past Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Philips, has been nominated as replacement for the retired Chairman of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, Justice Fatai Adeyinka. Phillips’ name was put forward to the Lagos State House of Assembly by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for confirmation. The Governor, in a letter addressed…
According to SaharaReporters, the Commissioner of Police, Enugu Command, has been removed from office. This, we learnt, is in connection with the attack on Nimbo community by Fulani herdsmen last Monday. It was gathered that Ekechukwu has been replaced by the police authorities with CP Emmanuel Ojukwu. It will be recalled that the head of…
The Kwara State government has reacted to allegations that it paid the sum of N500 million to counsel to the former state governor, Bukola Saraki, Kanu Agabi. Saraki, who is now the Senate President, is standing trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, in Abuja for allegedly not declaring all his assets while he…
Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, has expressed happiness on the recently completed Calabar Monorail in the state. Ayade was onboard the maiden ride alongside Managing Director/CEO of Asset Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON, Ahmed Kuru; and Managing Director, Ponet Engineering, Wolfgang Hans. The governor hailed the initiative, which he said would improve the…
In its drive to ensure full maximization of its revenue generating potentials, and to commence tax Audit exercise of 2016 in earnest, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service ((LIRS) has engaged 1200 members of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) as Tax Audit Monitoring…
Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Monday Igbuya, on Saturday paid tribute to workers for their contributions to the country’s economic development. He also praised Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for creating an environment for development and growth. In a statement in Asaba, Igbuya praised Okowa for creating jobs, promoting investment, paying workers and setting…
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross Rivers State on Sunday, May 1, 2016, shocked workers in the state when he announced payment of their May 2016 salary in advance. The governor, during the May Day celebration in Calabar at the UJ Esuene Stadium, said his administration had a duty to give workers in the state a…