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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has rescued a man who attempted to commit suicide by jumping from the third mainland bridge into the Lagoon Friday morning. The Governor made this known on his Instagram page, explaining that the rescued man attempted to end his own life because of his indebtedness. “Earlier...
Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi on Monday further demonstrated his administration’s commitment to open governance, transparency, accountability, and citizen engagement with the inauguration of the steering committee of Open Government Partnership (OGP). Dr. Fayemi, who inaugurated the Committee at the Governor’s Office, Ado- Ekiti, said the OGP initiative...
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians in the Diaspora to actively participate in the country's post-COVID-19 economic recovery efforts. In a video message to commemorate this year’s Diaspora Day, observed on July 25 of every year, the President appealed to his compatriots, whose home remittances exceeded $25 billion annually in...
The Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led Lagos State Government has with immediate effect lifted the #EndSARS-imposed curfew, which was introduced after the peaceful protest was hijacked. This was coming as the governor has also approved November 2 as the resumption date for all public servants on Grade Levels 1 to 12. While lifting...
The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government Wednesday said the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) organised by the National Examination Council (NECO) for the students would commence on October 5 and end on November 18. Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajuiba, disclosed the dates for the examination at the...
The Federal Government has declared Thursday October 29, 2020 as public holiday to mark this year’s Eidul-Mawlid Celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). In a declaration, the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Muslim...
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, have condemned the alleged killing of a young man in Delta State by a team of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police. The incident was reported to...
Barely 24 hours after he presided over the National Security Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja and later addressed the nation, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday at a meeting with Nigeria's former presidents and heads of state reiterated that the well organised and peaceful protest by Nigerian youths under...
Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has appointed chairman and members of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, the Governor also named chairman and members of the board of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu. The statement...
House of a popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, has been razed by fire. The fire, which was said to have started at 3am midnight on Tuesday burnt some part of the house situated in the Soka area of Oyo State. As at the time of...