Mrs Patience Umo Eno, wife of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, is dead. The state Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, announced the First Lady’s death in a press …
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WCD: Stakeholders task FG, states on creating better access to family planning
Stakeholders and health experts have called the attention of government at all levels to the critical role of contraception in empowering individuals to take control of their reproductive health. The …
Read More »Senate approves South West Development Commission Bill for third reading
The Senate, yesterday, approved the South West Development Commission Establishment Bill 2024 for third reading. The bill’s passage for a third reading followed the submission of a report by the …
Read More »Lagos graduates 500 students from skills acquisition programme
Lagos State Government has graduated over 500 beneficiaries of its Liveskills Economic Empowerment Programme, also known as the short-term skills acquisition training The post Lagos graduates 500 students from skills …
Read More »FG to toll Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Second Niger Bridge, others, says Umahi
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has said that the Federal Government will toll all major roads in the country upon completion of construction and renovation. The post FG to toll …
Read More »FG gets $600,000 relief fund from Gates Foundation
The Nigerian government has secured a $600,000 relief fund and commitments from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The donation was announced when Vice President Kashim Shettima met with the …
Read More »Anambra LG poll: Soludo breaks 10-year jinx amid dispute
The Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission will conduct elections in the 21 Local Government Areas of the state on Saturday, 10 years after such exercise was last held. IKENNA OBIANERI …
Read More »Allow marketers lift petrol from Dangote refinery, Reps tell FG
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, urged the Federal Government to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to allow independent marketers to commence the …
Read More »Nenadi’s emergence saved LP from collapse-Group
The Kaduna State 2023 Labour Party candidates on Sunday rallied support for Sen. Nenadi Usman, the acting National Chairperson of the Labour Party, and urged stakeholders to unite behind her …
Read More »ExxonMobil to invest $10bn in Nigeria’s oil sector
Vice President Kashim Shettima has welcomed ExxonMobil’s proposed $10bn investment in Nigeria’s deep-water oil operations, describing it as a testament to the administration’s economic reforms and investment-friendly policies. This came …
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