The federal government has declared Monday October 3, 2022, as public holiday to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence Anniversary. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government on Thursday. Aregbesola congratulates all Nigerians on this year’s celebration and assures of government’s commitment to tackling all the challenges…
The Lagos State Government has achieved another major milestone in its determination to deliver the operation of the Red Line Rail System by the first quarter of 2023. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, said the TALGO SERIES 8 Trains acquired for the Red Line have finally arrived in…
In comemorating the world environmental day, the executive chairman of Oshodi-Isolo local government, Otunba Kehinde Almaroof Oloyede, has called on residents of the council to desist from dumping refuse into the drainage within the council. The council boss spoke through his media office on the background of the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMET) prediction above normal…
The Federal Government has made a U-turn in its order urging federal universities Vice-chancellors and pro-chancellors to reopen the federal institutions in the country. The withdrawal order was contained in another circular by the National Universities Commission (NUC), the body that supervises university education in the country. The latest circular marked NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/136 and signed by…
The Federal Government has directed Vice-Chancellors of Federal Universities to reopen and resume lectures. The FG gave this directives on Monday through the National Universities Commission (NUC). The letter, addressed to all vice-chancellors; pro-chancellors and chairmen of governing councils of federal universities, was signed by the Director, Finance and Accounts of the NUC, Sam Onazi…
The election petition tribunal has commenced sitting in the Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola and Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke suit over the last governorship election in the state. The legal teams of both parties are set to slug it out at the Election Tribunal in Oke-FIA, Osogbo. There was heavy security at the entrance of…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has shifted the inauguration of its 422- member Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), earlier scheduled for Monday, September 26, to Wednesday, September 28. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC PCC, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday night in Abuja. “The APC Presidential Campaign Council wishes to inform all…
…Says LASG has consistently increased budgetary allocation, efficiency in healthcare Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appealed to world leaders, global think-tank and public office holders to work towards building a sustainable healthcare system for all and facilitate access for the poor and under-served. Speaking on “Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria: Optimizing Institutional Opportunities…
Operatives of Lagos State Police Command, Ikorodu Division, have intercepted two commercial buses loaded with large quantity of live cartridges, three dismantled motorcycles and some personal effects at Poromope Estate, Ijede Road, Ikorodu of the state. According to the state public relations officer, SP Benjami Hundeyin, preliminary investigations indicate that the suspects, Tukur Abdullah ‘m’…
As the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) names its presidential campaign council, the minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has been listed as part of the council while Nigeria’s vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo did not make it. The 422-man campaign council is to work for the realisation of the presidential candidate of the party,…
