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· Commends roles in palliatives’ distribution · Fears tough days ahead as oil revenue dries off · Govt to prioritise social investments, select capital projects Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday said the civil society movement is key to good governance in any democracy, calling on them to join hands with his administration to strengthen the delivery of his ... Read More »

Kwara State Government will on Friday begin budget review sessions involving heads of various ministries, a step designed to urgently rework the N162bn (2020) budget to align with the current global economic realities. The budget had, among other fundamentals, been predicated on $57 per barrel of oil but Nigeria’s Brent Crude now trades at around $20 as at Wednesday afternoon, ... Read More »

Sequel to reports circulating in the media on the foregoing matter, it is expedient to clarify the issues at stake for the generality of the public as follows : 1. Ever before Covid-19 pandemic, the Nigerian Mission had been working on repatriation of Nigerian prisoners in Tanzania. The Ambassador, Dr Sahobi Isa Gada OFR, mni was actually in Nigeria in ... Read More »

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday felicitated with the Emir of Ilorin Dr Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, describing him as the symbol of unity for the people of Ilorin Emirate whose welfare the emir considers paramount. “On behalf of the people of Kwara State, the government, and my family, I send my heartfelt felicitations to His Royal Highness the Emir of ... Read More »

Yes, the dead man is committed to justice. There is also no doubting the fact that the record of assessments on earth is essential for final Judgement in heaven. In all of these matters relating to Abba Kyari, an institution is at the Centre of attention. The University of Cambridge Hinc lucem et pocula sacra (From this place, we gain ... Read More »

Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its unaudited financial results for the period ended March 31, 2020 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. A review of the results shows positive performance across all financial indices, reaffirming the Bank’s position as one of the most profitable and well managed financial institutions in Nigeria. Profit before tax stood at ₦58.2billion, representing ... Read More »

…as Makinde’s mum, P&G, Interswitch, others also support state Donations into the Oyo State COVID-19 Endowment Fund continued to grow as renowned industrialist, Chief Bode Amoo, China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC), Heritage Bank, former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George and the mother of Governor Seyi Makinde, Chief (Mrs.) Abigail Makinde, have joined ... Read More »

Nigeria confirmed its first COVID-19 case on 27 February 2020 when an Italian tested positive for the virus in Lagos. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Nigeria is currently faced with over 600 active confirmed cases with about 25 deaths. The novel virus has spread to about 26 states in the country, including the Federal Capital Territory ... Read More »

Shade Okoya, wife of billionaire industrialist, Razaq Okoya, has commiserated with the family of Globe Motors’ chairman, Willy Anumudu. Mr Anumudu died in Lagos in the early hours of Tuesday after falling ill for some days. Mourning the influential car dealer on Instagram, Mrs Okoya described him as one with a good heart which has stopped beating. “A good heart ... Read More »

The Edo Commissioner for Health, Patrick Okundia, on Wednesday, confirmed the death of another COVID-19 patient in the state, bringing the number of deaths from the disease in the state into two. Okundia, who confirmed the death of the patient to newsmen in Benin, described it as unfortunate. “We had an unfortunate situation of a 57-year-old police officer, who passed ... Read More »