Federal lawmaker representing Idanre/Ifedore federal constituency has stepped up efforts on the grading of Idanre-Ofosu federal road to ease the transportation difficulty faced by his rural constituents. The award winner of 2020 Most Influential Reps Member in Ondo State has scaled up grading of the federal road from Idanre town to omifunfun -Benin axis in Edo State. Adefisoye has continued to stress the importance of Omifunfun – Benin road because of its strategic linkage between Ondo State and Benin, the capital of Edo state. The hitherto abandoned and impassable road stretch also houses more than 100 farming camps that…
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The Ondo State Government has reiterated that it will not hesitate to sanction any pastor or church that will defile its directive as regards the ban on crossover service in the state. The State Inter-Ministerial Committee on COVID-19 while reacting to directive by the Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in the state, Rev John Oladapo that the body is unaware of the directive, urged residents of the state, particularly Christians to resist any call by anyone, no matter how highly placed, for them to disobey government health order. On December 23, the state government had canceled Cross Over Vigil across…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says his administration has resolved to boost the state Internally Generated Revenue through the mineral deposits and agricultural potential in the Oke Ogun area of the state. Makinde spoke during his meeting with traditional rulers from Oke Ogun Zone 1, at the palace of the Okere of Saki, Oba Khalid Olabisi. The governor was in Oke Ogun to inspect ongoing works in Saki, the headquarters of the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency. Makinde, who described the community as the treasure base of Oyo State, said his government would give the zone the attention it…
The Lagos State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has directed all churches in the state to close their crossover services on December 31st by 11 pm. The Lagos State CAN chairman, Bishop Stephen Adegbite announced this while briefing journalists on Monday. He said, “As part of our responsibility as a law-abiding organisation and in response to the appeal made to us by the State Government, we hereby direct that all churches should ensure their services on 31st of December, 2020 end at 11:00 pm so as to allow attendees get to their respective homes and places of rest…
The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Alhaji Abdulkadir Abdulsalam, is reportedly dead. The Deputy National Secretary of the party, Kennedy Chigozie, who confirmed the demise of the Chairman, said he died in the early hours of Tuesday December 29, 2020. Details shortly…
The Lagos State government has made it mandatory for prospective couples to obtain clearance from the state government to hold weddings with not more than 300 people in attendance. This was contained in a notice by the state government tilted “Stay at home”. “Weddings and Social gatherings must not exceed 300 people with prior clearance from the Lagos State commission”, the notice partly read. The Director General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Lanre Mojola, said the state government is concerned about large gatherings and big weddings as the state experiences spikes in the number of Covid-19 cases. He added that the…
The House of Representativeshas not apologised to President Muhammadu Buhari for inviting him to brief the Green Chamber on rising insecurity across the land. In statement titled: “Clarification on apology to the Presidency”, Kalu said the House was carrying out its constitutional duties hence the issue of apology never arose. The statement reads: “It has come to the knowledge of the House that few sections of the media reported that the House apologised to the Presidency over the resolution of the House which arose from the motion sponsored by members from Borno State, requesting for the invitation of the President…
The Arewa Telecom Operators Agents and SIM Card Dealers Association (ATOASDA) has raised the alarm that no fewer than two million Nigerian youths have now been rendered jobless by the recent suspension of sale, registration and activation of SIM Cards by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. The Telecom dealers while addressing a press conference on Monday in Kaduna, noted that they were aware of the Federal Government’s intention to address security challenges through linkage of the National Identity Number (NIN) with mobile numbers and suspension of new SIM registration, they, however, fear that rendering two million youths…
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that ten patients have died as a result of COVID-19 related complications in the last 24 hours. The health agency made this known via its Twitter account on Monday, adding that 397 new infections of the virus were also recorded in the country. The NCDC said that the new infections were reported from 17 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which brought the country’s total number of infected people to 84,811. It also stated that there are 12,126 active cases across the country, while 323 patients across the country had…
The stage appears set for Presidential assent to the N13.59 trillion 2021 Budget. The Appropriation Bill has been transmitted to President Muhammadu Buhari from the National Assembly for action, it was learnt yesterday. Already, the document is being studied by ministries, departments and agencies for final vetting. Lawmakers passed the N13, 588,027,886,175 Bill during an emergency session convened for the purpose of passing the budget. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Sen. Barau Jubrin, confirmed the transmission of the document yesterday. The approved budget figure comprises Capital Supplementation of N1,060,751,051,650 and Capital Expenditure of N4,125,149,354,222; Statutory Transfer (N496,528,471,273); Recurrent…