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Wife of the Ogun State Governor, BAMIDELE ABIODUN has stated reading is an important element in the development of the society, hence there is the need for children to build a culture of reading to increase their knowledge and chart the course for a better future. She said this in Abeokuta at the Sixth Sense Children Reading Competition with the theme: “Reading Culture: a tool for successful learning and self-actualization amo...

The Ogun State Government has revealed it will from November 1, 2021, commence enforcement of the State’s 1994 Social Functions Performance and Special Permit Law, as well as registration and renewal fees for Hotels and Allied Businesses in accordance with the Gateway Tourism Development Cooperation law of 2006. Commissioner, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Dr. OLUWATOYIN TAIWO, made this known in Abeokuta, saying musicians, ...

Adamawa State Governor, AHMADU FINTIRI has said that Nigeria needs a credible leader irrespective of tribe to pilot the affairs of the country. Governor FINTIRI stated this during an interview on a monitored television program. According to him, the nation is plagued with a series of challenges and zoning could not solve the issues. ...

Lagos State Governor, BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, has said he has ordered the release of those arrested during the one year anniversary of the #EndSARS protests in the state. This followed the memorial procession held on Wednesday at the Lekki tollgate, in honor of victims of police brutality and to commemorate the one year anniversary of the protests that forced the Nigeria Police to disband its Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)....

Anambra State Governor, WILLIE OBIANO, has joined his counterparts in the southern region of the country to sign the anti-open grazing bill into law. He assented to the Cattle and Other Livestock Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Bill of Anambra State today  at the Governor’s Lodge in Amawbia, Awka. Governor OBIANO explained that the decision of the sta...

The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation has approved the reinstatement of Coach SALISU YUSUF to his position as Assistant Coach of the Super Eagles and Head Coach of the Super Eagles B team, with effect from 1st November 2021.  The NFF made this known in a press statement by its spokesperson, ADEMOLA OLAJIRE.  The statement quoted the General Secretary of ...

The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, UDOM EMMANUEL, has called for collaborative efforts towards restoring peace in the country.  He said the efforts have to go beyond the boundaries of ethnicity, race, socio-cultural construct, religious affiliation, and doctrinal differences by faith leaders, adding that moral authority is needed at this crucial moment to advance sustainable peace, social cohesion and hope in Nigeria ...

The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), NNAMDI KANU, has pleaded not guilty to the seven amended charges preferred against him by the Federal Government. NNAMDI KANU, who was re-arraigned at the Federal High Court in Abuja, said he was innocent of all the allegations leveled against him. When the charges were read to him, he pleaded not guilty....

The Ogun State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has directed all public and private primary and secondary schools, as well as technical colleges in the State, to proceed on the first term mid-term holiday for the 2021/2022 academic session from Thursday 21 to Friday 22 October, 2021. A statement signed by the Commissioner in the Ministry, Prof ABAYOMI ARIGBABU, indicated that, ‘Open Day’ for both primary and...

The Federal Government has scrapped the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Petroleum Equalisation Fund Management Board (PEFMB), and Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA).The scrapping of the three agencies was announced by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, TIMIPRE SYLVA. As a result, the government announced the transition of the now-defunct DPR, P...