Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has given his heartfelt wishes to Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on the confirmation of her appointment as the new Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The WTO confirmed Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former finance minister, as…
The Vice-Chancellor, Trinity University, Yaba Lagos, Prof. Charles Ayo, has congratulated the former Minister of Finance for emerging as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Ayo told newsmen on Tuesday in Ota, Ogun, that it was a thing of…
By Tobi Adetunji. An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan yesterday ordered the Alajaawa of Ajaawa in Ogo-Oluwa Local Government of the state, Oba Thompson Oyetunji to vacate his stool, and stop parading himself as the monarch of the…
Agege Local Government in Lagos State says it has earmarked N6.5 million for a youth, artisans and petty traders empowerment scheme in a social welfare programme set up for the residents. Alhaji Ganiyu Egunjobi, the Executive Chairman of the Local…
The Progressive Youths Association (PYA) in Ikorodu, Lagos State, in conjunction with National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has pledged to partner with security agencies to tackle security challenges in the area. Mr Anuoluwapo Taiwo, the…
Brig. Gen. Raymond Utsaha, the Brigade Commander, 32 Artillery Brigade, Owena Cantonment Akure, says the brigade is to collaborate with other security agencies in the state to protect lives and property. Utsaha made the call on Monday in Akure during a…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has confirmed 29 cases of the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 UK variant in the country. Its Director-General, Dr Chikwe Iheakwazu, said at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 briefing on Monday in…
Alhaji Adamu Fanini, Secretary to the Jigawa State Government (SSG), has disclosed that the government had inaugurated a nine-member flood control committee, with a mandate to assist in mitigating the menace of flooding in the state. A statement issued in…
The Federal Government, on Monday, said it had concluded arrangements to construct 10,000 low cost houses in Kano State, to enhance access to decent homes for Nigerians. Sen. Gbenga Ashafa, the Managing Director, Federal Housing Authority (FHA), stated this during…
The Kano State Consumer Protection Council (KSCPC) has pledged to partner with the Nigerian Association of Patent and Proprietary Medicines (NAPPM), Kano Branch, to rid the state of fake, expired and counterfeit drugs. This was contained in a statement signed…
