Lagos, March 29, 2020; United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has presented the sum of N1 billion to the Lagos State Government as part of the bank’s commitment to help curb the effect of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). This is also in fulfilment of its N5 billion commitment made by the UBA Group Chairman, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, last week. Whilst ... Read More »
The President has no powers to restrict the movement of persons without recourse to the National Assembly. The President has not invoked his powers under the Constitution to declare any state of emergency, which must be approved by the National Assembly. We are running a constitutional democracy and it is illegal for the President to take over the affairs of ... Read More »
The Lagos State Government, on Sunday, disclosed that it has engaged no fewer than 4,000 registered Community Development Associations (CDAs), Non-Governmental Organisations and Religious Leaders to distribute the economic stimulus package unveiled for the indigent and the most vulnerable in the society. The stimulus, which comes in food packs, to be distributed to every local government in the State is ... Read More »
• Donates 100% salary since May 29 to state Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Sunday rallied support for the state’s campaign to keep Coronavirus (COVID-19) out of the state. The Governor also announced the donation of 100% of his 10 months salary from May 29, 2019 to date to his administration’s efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19. “Whereas ... Read More »
1. Fellow Nigerians, 2. From the first signs that Coronavirus, or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started planning preventive, containment and curative measures in the event the disease hits Nigeria. 3. The whole instruments of government are now mobilized to confront what has now become both a health emergency ... Read More »
It’s that time of the year again when a generous number of newspaper pages are dedicated to felicitating and sending birthday wishes the way of former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. WhatsApp statuses and other social media spaces are all generously dedicated to him, some with pictures even the man has never seen of himself before. Some of ... Read More »
 “If you have a strong purpose in life, you don’t have to be pushed. Your passion will drive you there.” ― Roy T. Bennett Dr J.M.O Ekundayo Bola Ahmed Tinubu (aka BAT), an astute politician and elder statesman, was born on March 29, 1952. He was elected as Senator, to represent Lagos West at the red chamber (Senate) in ... Read More »
Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his 68th birthday. Sanwo-Olu in a message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, described the former governor of Lagos State as a pathfinder, a visionary leader and a rare mentor, who has contributed in no small measure ... Read More »
· Seeks donations from corporate bodies, individuals Kwara State Government has commended the chairman of the BUA Group Abdulsamad Rabiu, chairman of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Tony Elumelu, and the United Bank for Africa for their financial support to strengthen the national and subnational campaigns against the spread of Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic. “The government appreciates the ... Read More »
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has delivered leadership in this challenging period, writes Israel Opayemi One of the most fascinating courses I have sworn I must attend at the Kennedy School in Harvard this year is on “Leadership in Crisis Times”, a one week Executive Programme co-chaired by Arnold Howitt and Dutch Leaonard, two leading experts in crisis management. ... Read More »
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