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WHO to begin drug trial in Lagos, Ogun, FCT, others

Ayomide Oyewole 12/05/2020

NIGERIA has joined more than 100 other countries to participate in the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s “solidarity trial treatment” for COVID-19. The arrangement is part of the efforts of the international health organisation’s effective treatment regimen and vaccine to combat coronavirus in the shortest possible time. Minister of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire, who announced this […]Read More

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INSECURITY: SANWO-OLU, SOUTH WEST GOVERNORS RENEW CALL FOR STATE POLICE

Ayomide Oyewole 25/06/2019

…Govs Promise Permanent Solution To Security Challenge In South West Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday joined his counterparts in the South West to renew the call for the creation of State police as one of the major steps to stem the growing tide of insecurity in the region. Governor Sanwo-Olu, alongside Governors […]Read More

Five states Lock Horns with FG Over Health Care Funds

Ayomide Oyewole 22/05/2019

Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, has blamed the deplorable state of tertiary health institutions in the country on the inability of state governors to fund basic primary and secondary health facilities under their respective care. Adewole, who stated this at the Senate plenary on Tuesday, said state governments had “literally abandoned” health care. He […]Read More

Army Arrests Legislator, 16 Others Over Election Offences In Lagos,

Ayomide Oyewole 11/03/2019

Seventeen persons, among them a legislator, were arrested in Lagos and Ogun states by personnel of the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, over offences ranging from alleged ballot snatching, disruption of election process and impersonation during the governorship/state Houses of Assembly elections. One of the thugs reportedly opened fire on the troops, injuring an […]Read More

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Customs Distribute Seized Rice, Others To Orphanages.

Ayomide Oyewole 04/03/2019

The Nigeria Customs Service has said that it distributed about 32,576 bags of 50kg rice; 1,790 kegs of 25 litre vegetable oil; 32,329 bales of used clothes; 47 bags of 50kg sugar and about 2,675 pairs of shoes to registered orphanages in the six South-West states. The Chairman of the Sub-committee on the Distribution of […]Read More

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Lagos, Rivers, Ogun, FCT ahead on IGR

Ayomide Oyewole 28/11/2018

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday released the Internally Generated Revenue at State level for half year 2018, which tracks the performance of Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory in terms of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). During the period under review, the states and FCT generated a total of N579.490 billion, as […]Read More

Gov Amosun Presents N402.6b Budget To Ogun Assembly.

Ayomide Oyewole 22/11/2018

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State yesterday presented the 2019 budget estimate of N402.63 billion to the House of Assembly. This represents 17 per cent increase of last year’s estimate, which was N345.4 billion. Education got the lion’s share of N88.57 billion (22 per cent).A breakdown of the “Budget of Enduring Legacy” shows that N254.005 […]Read More