Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has denied an alleged suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over planned arrest and prosecution after his tenure expires. Lawal Pedro, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lagos State, disclosed this in…
The Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has said that the 2025 budget of his administration will be meticulously structured to capture the developmental needs of every part of the state. The Governor made this assertion during the…
By Seun Ibiyemi Motorists and commuters are expected to experience more grief and agony as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, at its retail stations for…
The Osun State University Teaching Hospital, UNIOSUNTH, has addressed accusations of discharging patients from its facility on Monday night. The hospital stated that the decision was necessitated by the ongoing strike by the Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, and the…
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has approved a new minimum wage of N71,000 for state civil servants, effective November 2024. This decision was announced during the receipt of the Public Service Negotiation Committee Report, led by the state Head…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Federal government has said that the African Development Bank (AFDB) is set to release a whooping sum of $350million loan for the construction of Kano to Maradi railway linkage. The Chairman Senate committee on Land Transport,…
The Ogun State High Court, sitting in Abeokuta, the state capital, has struck out prayers made by 16 political parties in the state, seeking to postpone the proposed local government elections indefinitely. Delivering judgment in AB/577/2024 Action Alliance & 15…
The United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) has urged Zamfara Government to increase the proposed budgetary allocations of health and education sectors to between 15 and 20 percent in the 2025 budget. The Chief of Field, UNICEF Sokoto Office, Dr Michael…
The Federal Government says it has committed more than $75 million to the development of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) infrastructure, an initiative in promoting cleaner energy nationwide. The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Mrs Olu Verheijen said…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) collectively generated N2.43 trillion as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2023. This is contained in the NBS report on IGR at State…
