Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has urged Christians in particular and Nigerians in general to see the Easter period as opportunity to increase their efforts at showing love and promotion of peace among mankind. Obasa, in his Easter message to Nigerians with particular reference to Christians, also urged Nigerians not…
Bayelsa State has received the sum of N1.24 billion bailout fund from the Federal Government, the state government has confirmed. Deputy Governor of the state, John Jonah, who spoke in Yenagoa, the state capital, during the government’s income and expenditure briefing for January, disclosed that the money would be used to settle the backlog of…
In line with the persistent calls for a paradigm shift from over dependence on oil as the major earner of the country, the Lagos State and Kebbi State governments on Wednesday entered into a partnership on the establishment of a commodity value chain that will give a quantum leap to food processing, production and distribution.…
By Njamanze Fidel Chairman of the Delta State House of Assembly Committee on Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Hon. Dennis Omovie has said the State House of Assembly is not aware of the existence of DESOPADEC budget for 2016. He also described as laughable reports that the speaker has already signed the…
The Osun State Government has promised to pay its workers their salaries, describing speculations that workers in the state would not get their March pay as uncalled for. There were insinuations that civil servants in the debt-ridden state would not have their March salaries because as a result of the N6 million federal allocation accrued…
Governor Henry Seriake Dickson has confirmed the appointments of three persons to serve as his aides. A statement issued on Sunday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, disclosed that appointments are with immediate effect. The news appointees are Onoriode Kevin Akpe, who will serve as the Head of Events, Abuja office;…
..Says Amori not contesting Delta PDP Chair Position Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Monday Igbuya, on Friday said contrary to speculations, Senator Ighoyota Amori, will not contest the state’s Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chairmanship election. “Senator Ighoyota Amori is not contesting the post of PDP chairman in Delta State. He is not…
For those who have been to Ebonyi State in the last 10 months, they will attest to the fact that the state is gradually wearing a new look under Governor David Nweze Umahi, fondly called DNU. From the metropolis to the rural areas in the state, the action governor, as some locals love to call…
As part of efforts to reduce cost of governance and establish public procurement processes, the Ondo State Government has sent some of its officials to the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency to understudy the latter’s strategies and modalities on procurement. In her remark while receiving the four-man Technical Committee from Ondo State, the State Head…
The Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Bar Beach Division, Lagos, CSP Olusegun Ajamolaya, recently combed suspected criminals’ hideout in Victoria Island area of Lagos and its environs. The senior cop led his men to the operation, which lasted about two hours. Areas raided include Ahmadu Bello Way, Kuramo junction, Eko Hotel roundabout, Adeola…