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Reactions to a television broadcast by the National leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) have not ceased as the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alleges there is a transaction between Bola Tinubu and APC candidate in the Saturday guber poll, Osagie Eze-Iyamu. In a statement by...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described the the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) with a stimulus package of N2.3 trillion, which is just about 1.5 per cent of Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), as the best the Federal Government could do given existing realities in the economy. Osinbajo made the call...
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday presented before a joint session of the National Assembly a ₦13.08 trillion 2021 budget estimates for approval. The President in his presentation of the budget estimates, which he tagged: “Budget of economic recovery and resilience,” explained that the main thrust of the document was...
Winner of the Big Brother Naija Lockdown edition, Olamilekan Agbeleshe, popularly known as Laycon, has been appointed youth ambassador by Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State. The appointment was made known by the governor when he played host to the 26year old BBN winner at the executive chamber of the...
By Tobiloba Kolawole The Ogun State Government has on Tuesday approved a policy on information and Communication Technology with a vision to make the state IT driven and a key player in the Info-tech sector using ICT as an engine for sustainable development and global competitiveness. In an exclusive interview, the...
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abidoun, has approved the release of counterpart fund for the rehabilitation and construction of 51 water facilities across the Ogun West Senatorial District. In a statement issued by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary on Tuesday, the project would be implemented through Direct Labour Assisted Approach...
Nigeria's 2021 budget estimate of ₦13.8 trillion presented by President Muhammadu Buhari before a joint session of the National Assembly has passed second reading at the House of Representatives. The bill, which was passed after a two day debate by members on the floor of the house was deliberated upon...
Authorities in Lebanon have arrested a man, identified as Wael Jerro for advertising the sale of a Nigerian lady on social media. The arrest was confirmed by the Nigerian in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) in a tweet it posted on Thursday, April 23, a day after Lebanese authorities condemned Jerro’s dehumanizing...
The Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-Lagos State Government Wednesday reversed the rate of Land Use Charge to pre-2018 and upheld the 2018 method of valuation. It would be recalled that former Lagos State governor, Akinwumi Ambode, had in 2018 introduced the controversial increase in Land Use Charge which generated uproar in the...
Officers of the Nigerian police in Taraba State have once again apprehended a suspected child trafficker identified as Mary Yakubu. Mary Yakubu who had been previously arrested twice for trafficking was apprehended on Sunday with 27 children. In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in Taraba, David Misal disclosed...