The Lagos State Government has justified the enactment of laws prescribing pension for former governors and deputy governors of the state. The state government insisted that contrary to the contention of the plaintiffs who are challenging the law, through a suit before a Federal High Court in Abuja, the state House of Assembly had the…
Osun: PDP Calls On NEMA to donate Food To Workers
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on the National Emergency Management Authority, NEMA, to donate relief materials, especially food, to workers in Osun State because of the non-payment of their salaries for the past seven months. This appeal was made in a statement issued in Osogbo, the state capital by Diran Odeyemi, the Director…
Jega To Retire with 7 National Commissioners, 16 REC’s
Indications have emerged, that Attahiru Jega, outgoing Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, would retire alongside seven National Commissioners and 16 Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs by the end of the month of June. Akin Orebiyi, INEC’s REC in Lagos, dropped the hint in Lagos during the opening session of a two-day stakeholders’ review meeting on…
The Many Wonders of Water
It sounds too good to be true, but in reality, drinking a lot of water is actually a life-saver. Recent studies have shown that drinking three glasses of water early in the morning before eating also help to burn fat in the body. It also helps maintain the balance of body fluids which functions include…
Assembly Election: Lagos PDP Warns Against Manipulation
The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, not to interfere in the democratic selection of the leadership of the State House of Assembly. The PDP also admonished its eight lawmakers in the Assembly to vote according to their best assessments…
Wike, ALGON Disagree Over Right to Borrow
Reacting to a directive that any local government or agencies intending to obtain loans from banks should inform the state government, the Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON,has declared that the consent of the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike was not needed for local governments to obtain loans from financial institutions. The association also…
Nigeria Needs N68bn Investment on Vaccines- WHO
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has confirmed that Nigeria needs to invest over N68bn on vaccines in order to reduce infant mortality in the country. Salisu Yusuf, Executive Director, Niger State Primary Health Care Development Agency, who spoke during a one-day event to mark Africa Vaccine Week, organised by the Community Health and Research Initiative,…
Gunmen Kidnap Kogi Commissioner
Five unknown gunmen, on Sunday, kidnapped Steven Mayaki, the Kogi State Commissioner for Lands. An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity told journalists in Lokoja that the five gunmen trailed and kidnapped the Commissioner at his farm in Osara village, Adavi Local Government Area of the state on Sunday morning. Eyewitnesses said the gunmen stormed Mayaki’s farm…
Lagos Plans Model Cities in Agege, Ikoyi and Apapa
The Lagos State Government has signed three model city plans to guide physical development of different areas of the metropolis in the next 10 years. This is in line with its determination to ensure a better, safe and economically viable human settlement in the state. The model city development plans are to be focused on…
Buhari Should Support Lawmakers To Reduce FG’s Powers – Akpabio
Godswill Akpabio, the outgoing Governor of Akwa Ibom State, has asked the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to support the 8th National Assembly in reducing the powers of the Federal Government and allow the state governments to have more power. The governor, who claimed that Nigeria was operating a unitary state because of the enormous powers of…
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