POLITICS

…To Inaugurate Fashion Hub, Adire Shared Facility In Ogun ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Vice President, Kashim Shettima will on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 embark on a one-day visit to Ogun State where he will declare open the Expanded National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Business Clinics in …

For the record: ABUJA, NIGERIA -The Federal Executive Council of Nigeria at their meeting on Monday, February 26, 2024, took some far reaching decisions at the Federal Executive Council meeting, chaired by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to a release e-signed and available to newsmen by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser …

ABUJA, NIGERIA – In a bid to provide financial support to unemployed youths with a view to alleviate economic difficulties for them President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a programme, named – “Social Security Unemployment Programme”,. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed this …

ABEOKUTA – Ogun State Ministries, Departments and Agencies, (MDAs) of government in the state working with Development Partners have been charged to synergise with the State Economic Team towards harmonising programmes, projects and activities for the benefit of people across the state. Ogun State Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Mr. …

ISEYIN, OYO STATE – Nigerian governors have refuted claims made by Senate President Godswill Akpabio that the Federal Government disbursed N1.08tn to states to alleviate hardship experienced across various states. Addressing a gathering in Iseyin on Thursday, February 22, 2024, Governor Makinde of Oyo State, also the Vice-Chairman of the …

ABUJA – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) voices concern over the nation’s vulnerability to terrorists, bandits, and criminal groups, labeling the escalating insecurity as reaching “alarming proportions”. In a letter dated February 14, 2024, titled “State of the Nation” and signed by NBA President Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, addressed to President …

OWO, ONDO STATE – Most Rev’d (Dr.) Blessing Enyindah, the Dean of the Church of Nigeria and Anglican Communion Anglican Bishop of Ikwerre, has  appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to promptly address the prevailing hardship faced by Nigerians. Enyindah stated this during his sermon at the funeral service for …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ABUJA – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigeria’s Governors to responsibly allocate the increased funds allocated to their states, emphasizing the importance of investing in infrastructure and development rather than exploiting their citizens. Accompanied by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Tinubu convened a meeting with all 36 …

ABEOKUTA – The Ogun West Coalition for Good Governance (OWECOGG) has strongly criticized the Yewa/Awori Youth Network for falsely accusing Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, representing Ogun West Senatorial District, of converting government-funded projects for personal gain. In a statement issued by the convener of OWECOGG, Adeosun Benjamin, the group denounced …

LAGOS – The United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Rt. Hon. Kemi Badenoch, has expressed eagerness for British businesses to invest in Nigeria, particularly in Lagos. Badenoch stated this during a courtesy visit to Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at Lagos …