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The State House of Assembly has confirmed 15 out of the second list of 18 nominees sent by Governor BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU for ratification and confirmation.The confirmation happened after the Chairman of the screening committee, MOJEED FATAI laid a report of the exercise before the House during plenary.Among those confirmed by the Assembly are the immediate-past Commissioner for Health, Professor AKIN ABAYOMI...

The Lagos State Government has unveiled a document containing strategies to achieve the vision of reducing and ending preventable newborn deaths and stillbirths in the state.The document which was unveiled and disseminated to health sector stakeholders was developed in line with the Lagos State Strategic Health Development Plan II.Speaking at the unveiling of the document, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr OLUSEGUN OGBOYE, noted that the docum...

President BOLA TINUBU has welcomed the judgment of the Tribunal with a sense of responsibility and preparedness to serve all Nigerians, irrespective of all diverse political persuasions, faiths, and tribal identities.Reacting to the judgment, the President called on his main rivals – ATIKU ABUBAKAR and PETER OBI to support his administration.President TINUBU, who is in India for the G20 summit, recognised the diligence, thoroughness, and professionali...

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, says plans are underway to re-jig the N-Power scheme to accommodate more people and ensure prompt payment of beneficiaries’ stipends....

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals, plans to establish a Solid Minerals Corporation, which will be a state-backed company, to manage its minerals and provide funding in the mining sector....

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced Jose Peseiro will continue as Nigeria’s coach despite agreeing to a pay cut....

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced he was replacing Kyiv’s defence minister Oleksiy Reznikov, calling for new approaches in the ministry, a year and a half into Russia’s invasion....

In a related development, aggrieved members of the Edo State chapter of Labour Party (LP), on Saturday, pulled out of the Local Government Council election, over alleged irregularities in the election....

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said the performance of the Peoples Democratic Party in Saturday’s local government election shows the party’s dominance, noting that the outcome of the election is a reflection of the wish of t...

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki will swear-in the newly appointed permanent secretaries today....