The Federal Government is encouraged by the resilience and innovation of young Nigerians across different sectors and is committed to doing more to support their growth and prosperity, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this last night at the 4th National MSME Awards held at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja. Twelve (12) MSMEs across the ... Read More »
Nigeria is set to utilize its legal provisions that empower the Federal Government to collect taxes on profits made in the country by global technology and digital firms not based in the country, but with significant economic presence here. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, hinted at these issues and others while interacting with a delegation of the Chartered Institute of ... Read More »
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has offered rare insights into the protracted crisis rocking the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), tracing it to his refusal to fund a campaign structure that was formed without his prior knowledge or input as the governorship candidate. Speaking on Saturday at the launch of a book titled Otoge in Ilorin, the ... Read More »
The chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) and Kebbi State Governor, Senator Atiku Bagudu on Thursday commended his Lagos State counterpart, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, saying his achievements in the past two years are commendable and appreciable. Speaking at the Progressives Governors Forum meeting with Information Managers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at federal and state levels, Governor Bagudu, ... Read More »
Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has extolled the virtues of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Ahmed Ibrahim Matene as he turned 59. Governor Sani Bello in a birthday message, described the SSG as a humble, disciplined hard working personality who carry out his duties with confidence and passion. He said, the celebrant deserves to be celebrated as ... Read More »
Kwara Community and Social Development Agency (KWCSDA) on Tuesday received the best performing state agency award. The award was in recognition of KWCSDA’s execution of highest number of poor communities- supported projects in North Central Geo-political zone, the agency said in a statement. The award was presented by the World Bank Task Team Leader of the Community and Social Development ... Read More »
This is in pursuant to the approval of Bonds, Loans and other Security Law of Lagos State 2015 and comes at 9.25% per annum to bond financing programme. At a sitting on Monday, the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Hon. Rotimi Olowo, stated that the terms of reference of the request received from the executive arm appraise the request ... Read More »
•Governor Approves Premium Insurance Cover on Passengers Using State-Owned Ferries •‘We Now Have Capacity to Move 710 Commuters per Trip’ – LAGFERRY MD The growing interest in water transportation by residents of Lagos State has received an encouraging response from the State Government. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, expanded the capacity of the Lagos State Ferry Services (LAGFERRY) with the ... Read More »
Kwara State has been named alongside Edo, Ogun, and Sokoto as recipient states of the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa)’s N10bn health intervention programmes for 2021, a statement said on Tuesday. Ubon Udoh, managing director of the ASR Africa, said in the statement that the intervention is a continuation of the initiative’s $100m Africa Fund for social development ... Read More »
The Assembly amended the law by creating a subsection for Section 2 of the law. The newly added subsection 5 gives the Governor of the State the power to extend the tenure of the commission based on exigencies. While Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, Leader of the House, told his colleagues that the amendment was permitted by existing law, his colleague and ... Read More »
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