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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, said on Thursday that investors are already showing unprecedented interests in Oyo State, explaining that in a short while, the people would start witnessing the result of massive investments. Governor Makinde, who stated this while addressing the 2019 edition of the Oyo State Productivity and Merit Award, held at the Theophilus Ogunlesi Hall of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, added that his administration’s promise of a private sector-led economy has begun to pay off. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted the governor as insisting that his administration…
Gov. Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna State has visited the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II in Awe town, Nasarawa State, a government statement said on Friday. According to the statement issued by the El-Rufai’s media aide, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, the governor drove from Abuja to Awe and met the deposed Emir in high spirit. It said that El-Rufai arrived Awe shortly before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that granted an interim order, releasing Sanusi from detention. The statement said that Sanusi and El-Rufai attended Friday prayers together in Awe, where the deposed Emir led the Jumma’at…
The dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, led Friday prayers in Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The deposed Emir, who has been in Awe since on Tuesday, March 10, was allowed to lead the Friday prayers in the Central Mosque located in the Palace of the Emir of Awe, Alhaji Isa Abubakar. Sanusi during his sermon urged the Muslim faithful to always obey God and accept His judgment in whatever happens. He said that whatever happens to anyone is destined by God to happen; if not, there is no way it would happen. The former Emir explained…
Following the order of the Federal High Court in Abuja, ordering his immediate release, the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has left Awe, Nasarawa State, his abode after he left Kano on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Sanusi left Awe at about 4:27 p.m., in the company of Gov Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna, after observing the Friday congregational prayers. Sanusi had led the Friday Juma’at prayer at the Awe Central Mosque, where he admonished Muslims to take whatever situation they found themselves in, as destiny. He encouraged the faithful to always live with the…
The Federal Government has so far released N285 billion to some agencies for capital projects captured in the 2020 budget and another 220 million dollars as counterpart fund for railway projects in the country. Minister of Finance, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, made this known when she fielded questions from State House Correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Minister who was in the State House in company of members of the Presidential Committee on the impact of COVID 19 on Nigeria’s economy, updated the president on the activities…
Malam Mohammed Jamilu-Gundare, the man reported to have attacked President Muhammadu Buhari during the ongoing Agric Show at Argungu in Kebbi State, says he merely wanted to shake the hand of his hero. Jamilu-Guddare dismissed media reports on Thursday alleging that he attacked the president. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Jamilu-Gundare, 30, a graduate of Public Administration from Usmanu Danfodio University Sokoto, made an attempt to have a hand shake with Buhari shortly after the agric show. Addressing newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Friday, Jamilu-Guddare said: “Yesterday (March 12) was a difficult day for me as a…
With a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.93 on a scale of 4.0, Ms Nkechi Alexandra Kingsley – the overall best graduating student of the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) – gets an automatic employment offer to work in the school. Thanks to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who also offered the valedictorian a cash grant to hone her entrepreneurial skill. Ms Kingsley, who finished from the Department of Chemical Engineering, was the cynosure of all eyes when she stepped out to receive the prizes from the Governor at the 27th convocation of the polytechnic held on Thursday at the Ikorodu campus.…
By Tony Obiechina, ABUJA The new Africa presents the continent’s youth with an excellent battleground to join and wage the economic struggle that will finally liberate Africa, Prof. Benedict Oramah, President of the African Export-import Bank (Afreximbank) has said. Speaking on Wednesday on the topic “Unleashing the Power of the Youth” while delivering the 14th Convocation Lecture of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UniZik) in Awka, Nigeria, Prof. Oramah said, “just as Africa’s political struggle was led by the youth, so will the youth lead the way for Africa’s economic emancipation”. Youths represented agents of change across the social, political and economic…
Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has commended the Federal Road Safety Corps for its efforts in contending with disaster and safety management on Nigerian roads. Prince Agba gave this commendation at the one day close out meeting and unveiling of the Nigeria Road Safety Strategy NRSS II (2019 – 2023) held on Thursday (March 12, 2020) in Abuja. The Minister expressed concern that road crashes were fast becoming an epidemic recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and a key target for elimination in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS). The Minister…
Yobe Governor MaiMala Buni has appointed Mamman Mohammed, a journalist with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), as his Director-General for Press and Media. Until his appointment, Mamman Mohammed was the Yobe State Correspondent of NAN. The governor announced this in a statement signed by Shuaibu Abdullahi, Press Secretary to the Secretary to the State Government. According to the statement, the appointment of Mamman Mohammed takes immediate effect.