Oyo supports 167 patnering NGOs, orphanages, children homes with N11.5m cash

About 167 Non- Governmental Organizations, Orphanages and Children homes collaborating with the Oyo State government have benefited from a special subvention of #11.5million designed to give relief to the bodies … Read More

CBN releases framework for N75bn youth investment fund

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released guidelines for implementation of the proposed N75 billion Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (NYIF). CBN, in a statement by its Development Finance Department, … Read More

Makinde approves purchase of 106 mass transit buses for N9.3bn

Oyo State Government has approved the purchase of 106 brand new buses for the mass transit scheme in the state, while also approving the construction of two link roads around … Read More

FG approves N2.9bn for exam paper printing

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a total of N4.5 billion for projects in the Ministry of Education and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. FEC at a virtual … Read More

Makinde orders recruitment of 1,500 Amotekun personnel

As a result of the unrest in the land, the Oyo state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has signed a document for the immediate recruitment of 1500 personnel to kick start … Read More

FG begins payment of N30,000 grant to artisans

The Presidency on Tuesday said the payment of N30,000 one-time grant to 330,000 artisans across the country under the Economic Sustainability Plan has commenced. The Senior Special Assistant to the … Read More

FG to order fresh move to regulate social media in the country

The Federal Government has warned that Nigeria is sitting on a keg of gunpowder if the issue of fake news is not urgently addressed, insisting on the regulation of social … Read More

Makinde to employ 5,000 youths, setup N500m for EndSARS victims

The Oyo state governor, engineer Seyi Makinde, on Monday, set up an initial #500 million compensation fund for victims of injustice, while the state judicial panel that will review cases … Read More

Seyi Makinde: The Assailants Compressor— Princess Adedoja

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Oyo state Princess Aderonke Rahmat Adedoja has described Governor Seyi Makinde as a man of Magical wand for his ability to … Read More

Looted Covid-19 palliatives not hoarded, kept for vulnerable — Governors

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Monday said the looted COVID-19 palliative in warehouses in some states were not hoarded but kept for vulnerable. The NGF Head of Media and … Read More

Buhari finally speaks on Lekki shootings

President Muhammadu Buhari finally spoken about the purported shooting of peaceful and unarmed #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos last week Tuesday. President Buhari was roundly criticised … Read More

BREAKING: AbdulRahman relaxes curfew in Ilorin metropolis

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq this evening held a security council meeting with heads of the security agencies in the state.  A review of the situation in the ilorin metropolis suggested … Read More

Four feared dead in Kogi stampede for Covid-19 palliatives

Four persons were feared to have died on Sunday afternoon in Kogi as hundreds of residents stormed a warehouse in Lokoja in search of COVID-19 palliatives. The warehouse, located along … Read More

#EndSARS: There’re elements anxious to annihilate our region – Southwest governors

Southwest Governors on Sunday said the regression into savagery leading to destruction of massive properties in Lagos and other places exposed the region as susceptible to vile manipulations by elements … Read More

Lagos, Osun, others dragged to ICPC over alleged hoarding of Covid-19 palliatives

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has asked the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to investigate the circumstances surrounding the alleged hoarding of COVID-19 palliatives in warehouses in … Read More

You can’t brush Lekki shootings under carpet, Fani-Kayode blasts Tinubu

A former Aviation Minister and foremost Chieftain of the main opposition party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has on Sunday blasted the former governor of … Read More

Tinubu explains what he knows about Lekki shootings

A former governor of Lagos State and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said on Saturday that he visited the incumbent governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to … Read More

Obasanjo reacts to President Buhari’s national address

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari after his national address on the EndSARS protest. The former head of state was one of the living Nigerian leaders invited by … Read More

Oyetola extends curfew amid looting spree

Osun Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has announced another 24-hour curfew across the state following looting spree. Residents and hoodlums at the early hours of Saturday stormed Tuns Farm, former Deputy Speaker … Read More

Arrest APC youth leader now, Oyo PDP tells police

The Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the state’s police command and the Department of State Security Service (DSS) to immediately invite the Deputy … Read More