Government

GOVERNOR Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has travelled to the United Kingdom to explore areas of partnership towards improving education in the state. During his visit, Buni will be having critical discussions with three renowned universities, including University of Sussex, University of York and Crick Institute. A statement by …

THE Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has insisted that his administration would never dialogue with bandits across the state. He said negotiating with bandits only gives them more room for operation and leverage to do more terrible things. The governor reiterated that his government would never go into negotiating with …

THE Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has accused men of the Nigerian Army in the state of being neck-deep in the illegal oil theft business. Fubara alleged that the personnel of the Nigerian Army in the state are frustrating the efforts of his administration to fight oil theft, Naija News reports. He …

Residents Urged to Get Waste Bins, Clean Their Surroundings  THE Lagos State Government has arrested about 30 environmental offenders, for improper disposal of waste and flagrant disregard of the environmental laws of the state, pending their arraignment before a magistrate court next Monday. The enforcement action is in continuation of …

THE Minister of Agriculture, Abubakar Kyari has said that the efforts being made by the Federal Government would end the importation of wheat seeds in the next four to five years, noting that the importation was gulping the country’s foreign reserves. He added that the Federal Government was giving out …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved appointment of new board and Management of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Chairman of FERMA Board is Engr. Imam Ibrahim Kashim Imam and the Managing Director …

THE Ondo State House of Assembly has announced the suspension of impeachment proceedings against the state’s Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The Assembly disclosed that the moved was sequel to the refusal of the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Olusegun Odusola, to set up a panel to investigate the embattled deputy governor. …

THE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has praised President Bola Tinubu for approving a civil service commission for the FCT. Wike praised Tinubu as a leader with the political will and courage to do what some others are afraid of doing, adding that it is one …

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that the party’s National Secretary and Imo state governorship candidate remains Samuel Anyanwu. The party stated that there was no truth to the claims that the National Working Committee (NWC) has relieved Anyanwu of his position as the National Secretary of the PDP. …

GOVERNOR Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has said that he inherited an empty treasury from his predecessor, Aminu Tambuwal. Aliyu said Tambuwal failed to hand over a single note to him. The governor spoke while receiving the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on Thursday. Responding to …