Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State was received with ovation by the people over the reconstructed intra-city roads measuring over 8.2 kilometers in Abudu, the headquarters of Orhiomwon Local Government Area of the state. Speaking at the inspection of the roads some of which have been completed and others at different stages of completion, on Tuesday, Governor Oshiomhole said his government will work in all parts of the state until the last day of the administration. He said “when I said we will finish strong and finish well, it follows that until the last day, God helping me, we will continue…
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The former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, visited Abia State state yesterday and commissioned three newly constructed roads (Umuola, Ommni and Kamalu) in Aba by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu-led administration. Chief Obasanjo, in his speech, appreciated Governor Ikpeazu’s concern for the development of Abia State and made it clear that he sees in him, signs of greatness and a great future ahead of him. In his remark, Governor Ikpeazu pledged to continue to that which will attract him commendation of people as well as to do more in serving the good of Abia State. [ABSG]
Apostle Akin Adewole, the Chairman of the Lagos Waste Management Service Providers’ Forum, has given assurance that following a fresh agreement between the group and the State Ministry of the Environment, the forum will ensure a cleaner and healthier Lagos from now on. He gave the assurance during an interactive meeting between PSP Operators, Highway Managers and the State Ministry of the Environment at the Transfer Loading Station of LAWMA in Agege recently At the meeting, the Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare appealed to the waste managers to support the present administration in its commitment to rid the State…
The Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs in Lagos, Honourable Muslim Folami, has disclosed that the State Government is committed to rejuvenate the abandoned Traditional Rulers’ role in maintaining peace, stability and harmonious co-existence among residents in their various communities. He stated this on Monday at the Lagos Airport Hotel while speaking at a One-Day workshop organized by the State Government for the Traditional rulers in Lagos with the theme, “Roles of Traditional Rulers As Community Developers and Managing Communal and Intra Communal Conflicts”. The Commissioner charged all Traditional Rulers in the State to ensure that they educate rural people on Government projects,…
In the last two months the Nigeria Governors have lamented that they can no longer pay the 18000 naira minimum wage. It is rather unfortunate that Governors would openly speak in public that workers salary would be reduced and probably downsize the work force. It is highly lampoonable for State Governors to threaten to reduce the workforce when they is a high rate of unemployment in the country. It is no news that Nigeria Governors are the most extravagant in the world. They spend lavishly, travel all over the globe, and in most cases some make unnecessary travels to foreign…
Senator Stella Oduah, who is representing Anambra-North Senatorial District in the 8th Senate today commented on the draft appropriation bill of the 2016 budget. Senator Oduah in a statement made available to reporters after President Muhammadu Buhari delivered the budget to both houses of the National Assembly commended President Buhari on what she referred to as a “Very robust and seemingly thorough and well-thought out budget” and said that she hoped that this draft version addresses many of the economic and security situations that Nigerians are currently facing. Additionally, Oduah stated that the budget addressing issues in rural communities is a big…
The inaugural Global Goodwill Ambassador of the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM, an alliance of midwives’ associations from over 100 countries of the world), H.E. Mrs Toyin Saraki has taken empowerment, through skills training, mentoring and incentives, to practicing and student midwives in Kwara, north-central Nigeria. Mrs Saraki met these midwives, as well as community mobilizers and women leaders, at the Civil Service Clinic, Ilorin. At this meeting, she expressed joy and satisfaction with the quality of the Emergency Obstetrics and Newborn Care (EmONC) skills training which the Wellbeing Foundation Africa and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is…
Ekiti State Government today sworn in the newly elected Local Government Chairmen. Presents at the swearing in ceremony are Governor Ayodele Fayose; the Deputy Governor, Dr. Olubunmi Olusola; the first lady, Mrs Feyisetan Fayose; Speaker Ekiti State House of Assembly, Pastor Kola Oluwawole; the Chief of Staff, Barrister Dipo Anisulowo; members of the Executive council among others. The council chairmen took the oat of office unanimously, and then followed by the signing of the oat register. Governor Fayose in his address said, the election was a promise made and kept, saying he has promised to conduct the local government election during…
Governor Samuel Ortom of Enugu State at the weekend inaugurated the Benue State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and the Local Government Service Commission (LGSC). He charged the commissions to promote the highest standards in the administration of justice in the state and ascertain the actual staff strength in the local government areas The State Judicial Service Commission has the State Chief Judge, Justice Iorhemen Hwande, as Chairman while Dr. Fidelis Anweh, Chief John Ochoga, and Mrs. Margaret Atu are members. The Local Government Service Commission has Professor John Ortyoyande as Chairman with Terhemba Kondoun, Wilfred Duenya, Nathaniel Ijachi, and Ahen…
Lagos State Government urged to residents of the various communities in the State to cooperate with contractors executing the 114 roads recently approved for construction by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Communities and Communications, Mr. Kehinde Bamigbetan made the appeal today at the Lagos House Annex, Alausa Ikeja, during the “Ownership Workshop” organized by the State Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs for the Community Development Associations (CDAs) and other stakeholders in the State. The Special Adviser urged community leaders to take charge of projects in their constituencies by asking questions where necessary, facilitate cordial…
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has described the notion that Osun State is a civil servants state as a misnomer that must be resisted by all well-meaning indigenes. The Governor, while signing a Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the state government and an America-based equipment leasing and beef rearing company, stated that Osun State is an agrarian state. In the MOU, Osun State is willing to partner with JIL farms and Equipment Limited to develop a 1,500 hectare ranch under the O-BEEF and O-REAP programme for the breeding and development of 2,500 foundation breeding cattle herd, which will…
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has asked the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to increase its interventions in tertiary institutions in the state in order to complement the efforts of his administration. According to him, the commitment of his administration to basic education in the state to prepare a solid foundation for the tertiary institutions has robbed the latter of government attention, hence the need for TetFUND to fill in the gap in order to balance the equation. He said, “Our commitment to foundation education has robbed us off the commitment to higher institutions.” Aregbesola stated these in Abuja at…
2015 Imo Carnival has ended in Owerri today in a grand style. Events marking the closing ceremony commenced at 10:30am with participants trekking from Wetheral road to Heroes Square while dressed in various colorful traditional attires. The week long annual event which began with a procession of a large number of Imolites along the major streets of Owerri showcased the traditional heritage of the Igbo people. participants were colorfully dressed in traditional attires while the traditional dance group thrilled the spectators with native songs and dance steps. The high-point of the event is the lighting of a 30 meters long Christmas…
Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has commended the officers of the Nigerian Army on how they had worked in cooperation with other security agents in Imo state to handle thousands of MASSOB members who staged a protest in Owerri recently and ensured that there was no blood shed. He made this commendation while on a visit to the 34 Field Artillery Brigade, Obinze yesterday. Speaking during the visit, Governor Okorocha said that Nigerian soldiers have shown gallantry in the way and manner they had handled the problem of insurgency in the North-east, adding that what the Nigerian Army needs is encouragement.…
Mrs. Blessing Ogbuefi, a Police Sergeant attached to the security department of the Imo State Government House, has won a brand new Toyota car plus a cash prize of one million naira. She won the prizes yesterday at the end of year party organized by the office of the Chief Of Staff, Government House Owerri to select the best staff for the year 2015. Presenting the car keys to Mrs Ogbuehi, Governor Rochas Okorocha commended her for putting in her best in the job assigned to her and called on other staffs of the Government House to emulate her so as…
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has said the successful conduct of the local government election by his administration is a promise made to the people that has been kept. Governor Fayose, who spoke in Afao-Ekiti on Saturday, said he was glad that he was the first governor in the South-West geo-political zone to conduct local government election in the last few years. The governor, who described the use of caretaker committees to run local government system as an aberration, said the hallmark of a genuine democrat was allowing people to express their choice on who governs them. “It is…
Edo State Governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, has expressed his condolence with the General Secretary, National Union of Garment and Textile Workers, Comrade Issa Aremu on the death of his wife, Hajia Hamdalat Aremu, describing her as a woman with “a heart of gold”. In a condolence letter to the bereaved labour leader, the Governor said “there comes a time in a man’s life when words become insufficient to describe happenings around us. The painful death of your dear wife beats me hollow; I have been shell shocked since the news broke out a couple of days back and left me utterly…
Lagos State Government, in collaboration with UNICEF initiated a 3-Day Violence Against Children (VAC) technical workshop to fashion out the State’s action plan to end violence against children in the State. Declaring the workshop open, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Hon. Lola Akande said that, children abuse has reached a frightening stage. She enunciated that, all hands must be on deck to eradicate the scourge, adding that, in the last four years, statistics revealed that 2,533 children had suffered various forms of abuse. While commending UNICEF for championing the protection of children, Akande enjoined participants to participate actively…
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday presented the Year 2016 Budget proposal of N662.588billion to the House of Assembly, with a pledge that his administration will not only implement the budget faithfully, but also ensure that it works in the best interest of Lagosians. The Governor who christened the 2016 budget “The Peoples Budget” said it is an improvement of 26 percent over the budgets of 2014 and 2015 respectively which stood at N489.6 Billion individually. “The increase will enable our government to focus on the present challenges of security, traffic gridlock resolution including physical and social infrastructural…
Parents worry about their children, it’s their job, but the near endless access to the internet now available in both the home and outside had created so many more things to worry about. They report it feels like a losing battle with concerns about lack of sleep, missed school grades, poor attention spans and a constant worry that “I just don’t know who they are talking to online”. Widespread reporting in the media now points to children averaging 4-6 hours online a day, on tablets, mobiles and computers. This isn’t just in the home, its out and about at friends’…