…Insists It Must Hold This Year. The Senate, recently, vehemently decried the lack of population head-count in the country for the past 19 years, saying that it was turning Nigeria to a laughing stock in the comity of nations. Accordingly, the apex legislative Assembly declared that National census must hold in Nigeria this year, just…
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, assigns portfolio to six new commissioners sworn in recently. A statement by Umar Musa Ikhilor, Secretary to the State Government, said the newly sworn-in commissioners are expected to resume at their various ministries with immediate effect. Hon. Paul Ohonbamu will head the Ministry of Information and Communications, while Hon….
The former Governor of Anambra State and Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the last election, Mr Peter Obi, has explained the motivation behind his extensive contributions to education, healthcare, and empowerment initiatives. Responding to a journalist’s question about his decision to commit over ₦1.5 billion to humanitarian causes in 2024, during a visit to the…
Lagos State House of Assembly has asked Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to enforce relevant environmental laws to curb the rampant theft of manhole cover in the state. The lawmakers made this resolution after debating the motion titled ‘Call on the State Government to Curb the Activities of Scavengers and Manhole Theft in Lagos,’ moved by Hon….
Plateau State University has received a tractor donation from the State Government to strengthening its commitment to expanding agricultural training and production programs of the institution. Vice Chancellor of the University Professor Shedrack Best while receiving the tractor from Commissioner of Agriculture Hon. Samson Ishaku Bugama onbehalf of the State Commended Governor Caleb Mutfwang for…
…Urges More Research, Funding To Tackle The Ailments. A Professor of Medicine at the University of Ilorin, Ayodele Babatunde Omotoso, has lamented that non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic lung diseases, have continued to be a significant health challenge in Nigeria, contributing to a substantial burden of morbidity and mortality. Prof….
The Chief Medical Director, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Prof Emem Bassey has said they returned the sum of N1, 056, 034, 392.80 because of the staff that left the hospital in search of greener pastures abroad. He disclosed this at a budget defence will the House of Representatives Committee on Healthcare Institutions chaired by…
…Says Over 20 Ilorin Youths Association Recognized By Kwara State Government •Tags Jagunmo As A Readily Available Tool To Reinvent Another Lawal Doesn’t Like Emir Of Ilorin Narrative. Kwara Youths Development Advocacy Vanguard (KYDAV) has urged Dr Bukola Saraki and Senator Salihu Mustapha to desist from creating unprecedented division in the Emir of Ilorin’s palace…
…Says Report Full Of Speculation, Unsubstantiated Facts The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) has faulted the recent report by the Amnesty International on the August 2024 End Bad Governance Protest in Nigeria. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos, one of the leaders of the coalition, Gbenga Soloki, said it has reviewed the report…
The Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has renewed the appointment of Engr. Adam Bukar Bababe as the Executive Secretary of Borno State Geographic Information Service (BOGIS) for a second and final five-year term. Governor Zulum in a statement signed and made available to Journalists by his Special Adviser on Media, Dauda Iliya said the…
