The Rivers State Government has closed all schools in the state and directed all religious organisations to restrict their activities as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic. In a statewide broadcast on Friday, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike said that the action was taken in the interest of Rivers State. The closure affects…
Governor Willie Obiano, of Anambra State, has thrown his weight behind the appointment of Chidi Offodile, on the board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), The Governor who spoke through the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C. Don Adinuba,said that the appointment was in order and that it reflected government to…
The Federal Government may have directed the reduction in the petrol price from N145 per litre to about N130. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, had last week said the government was in consultation with relevant stakeholders on the possibility of reducing the petrol price following the crash in crude oil prices in…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has called on state governments to engage sustained programmes and action plan to tackle the pervading menace of illicit trafficking in persons.Director-General of NAPTIP, Dame Julie Okah- Donli who was in Asaba, Delta state on Tuesday, said she was in the state in continuation…
GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE PRESS RELEASE Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has advised the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, to think before he talks on political matters, particularly as they concern the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) he pretends to love more than other members of the party. Governor Uzodinma also insists he does…
Rivers State Governor, Mr Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday warned Imo State Governor, Mr Hope Uzodinma to be mindful of his utterances as fraudsters do not talk in public or else his secrets would be revealed. Mr Wike was responding to an allegation credited to Mr Uzodinma where he accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of…
The Federal Government on has banned entry into the country for travellers from 13 countries of China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany, Norway, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Netherlands and Switzerland.The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, said this on Wednesday in Abuja.Mustapha who…
At least 15 persons has been confirmed dead and more than 50 buildings and cars destroyed in explosion which shook commercial capital of Lagos, sparking search-and- rescue efforts to save people still trapped in collapsed buildings. The explosion in the Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos was heard several kilometers (miles) away. It destroyed more than…
2023: A DIFFERENT FORM OF AILMENT Due to alert responses of Lagos and Ogun state governments, actively supported by the federal machinery, Nigeria was able to quickly identify and isolate the two cases of the novel Coronavirus 19. This action, thus far, has stopped the spread of the disease into the wider community as has…
Following the aftermath of the explosion that rockes the Abule-Ado environs of Lagos State today, Rev. Sr. Henrietta Alokha has been confirmed dead. She had tried saving the children under her care, and went back to save more before the roof caved in on her. Most of the students have been accounted for, with minor…
