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Fayemi blames insecurity on high unemployment rate, says ”We’re dealing with the consequence of 33% unemployment rate”
As the country battles all forms of insecurity, Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti state, balmed the high level of insecurity in Nigeria on unemployment. The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) chairman said this while speaking at the programme ‘Financing Safe Schools’ on Tuesday. Governor Fayemi said Nigeria needs to do more to address insecurity in the …
Governors bows to judicial and assemblies autonomy pressure, fix date for implementation.
The ongoing strike been embarked by Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), and state assembly workers have yielded positive results as the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has finally bowed to the pressure by agreeing to implement autonomy for state legislature and judiciary, with effect from May. Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti state governor who is the NGF …
Rival cult clash leaves six people dead.
Six persons have been feared dead a rival cult groups clash in Ilupeju Ikere Ekiti state. This was contained in a press release by the Ekiti state Police command EKITI STATE POLICE COMMAND18/04/2021PRESS STATEMENT: Today being 18/04/2021 at about 0530hrs, a distress call was received by Ilupeju-Ikere Divisional Police Headquarters that two rival cult groups …
Osibajo briefs President Buhari receives after return from UK
Four after the return of President Muhammed Buhari , the vice president Prof Yemi Osibajo today met with him to brief him on the state of the nation at the statehouse, Abuja, after returning from London, United Kingdom. It would be recalled that on March 30, president Buhari travelled to the UK for what the …
SANWO-OLU COMMENDS POLICE OFFICER ASSAULTED IN VIRAL VIDEO
PRESS RELEASE Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commended ASP Sunday Erhabor, a Police officer attached to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the State Command, who was assaulted by one Victor Ebhomenyen at Four Point by Sheraton Hotel, Oniru last the weekend. Governor Sanwo-Olu hailed ASP Erhabor for displaying high level of professionalism …
Another attack on Police facilities in the southeast leaves two officers dead and station razed.
In what seems like a coordinated attack, two police officers have been declared dead in Anambra, Nigeria’s South-east, after gunmen attacked a police facility in the state in the early hours of Monday. The attack saw some vehicles parked at the station’s premises razed during the attack at the Zone 13 police headquarters at Ukpo, near …
18 meth labs, several hectares of cannabis farms destroyed -MARWA.
According to the newly appointed National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) chairman, Buba Marwa the agency has destroyed 18 laboratories used in the production of methamphetamine and thousands of hectares of cannabis farms across the country. This was disclosed by the former Lagos MILAD while speaking virtually at a side event at the ongoing session …
APC pegs Anambra ‘Nomination form at N20m’ fixes June 26 for guber primary poll
Ahead of the November 6 Anambra gubernatorial election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed June 26 for the conduct of its governorship primary election for Anambra. Similarly, the party also pegged the price for nomination from at 20m. Announcing the date and the nomination fee is Al-Mustapha Medaner, APC director of the organisation, in …
Oodua self- determination rally postponed as Police barricade venue in Ibadan
The self-determination awareness rally organised by Banji Akintoye, leader of Ilana Odua, has been postponed following the barracde of the venue by armed policemen. The rally which was supposed to hold at Mapo Hall, Ibadan, Oyo state capital, was taken over by armed policemen from the state command. Confirming the postponement is Dapo Salami, media …
Despite lockdown, Lagos IGR higher than 28 states combined in 2020
Despite the lockdown measures The internally generated revenue (IGR) recorded by the Lagos state government in 2020 is higher than 28 other states combined. This is despite lockdown measures imposed in the state due to COVID-19. According to the 2020 IGR report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday, Lagos generated a …