Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat, has assured that Nigeria under the presidency of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, would experience more development as he would deploy technology for the advancement of the country. Hamzat stressed that as Governor, Asiwaju Tinubu’s technological innovations led to a massive turnaround in Lagos State, and contributed greatly to its financial progress, which he said made the state the envy of others till date. “We need to build a bigger nation and only technology can make it happen,” Hamzat declared and added that, “with technology,…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
The Federal Ministry of Education has approved the use of corporate/cape size hijab as part of the school uniform of female Muslim students in all the 112 Federal Unity Colleges, together with Federal Science and Technical Colleges. The approval was contained in a circular released by the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, dated 1st February 2023. The circular, titled: “Use of Corporate/Cape Size Hijab as Part of School Uniform for Female Muslim Students of Federal Unity Colleges,” was forwarded to Principals of all the Federal Unity Colleges, PRNigeria gathered. According to Andrew, David Adejo, Permanent Secretary…
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Dr Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, has revealed that his Ministry, in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has registered about 1.6 million beneficiaries of the National Social Investments Programmes (NSIP) on the e-Naira platform. The National Social Investments Programmes was established by the federal government in 2016 to tackle poverty and hunger across the country The Permanent Secretary, in a chat with PRNigeria said long before the CBN recently started an aggressive campaign to promote the e-Naira, the Ministry had de-emphasised doling out cash to the…
All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hailed the Governors of the 36 states for standing on the side of the Nigerian people over the Central Bank new Naira and cashless policies that have subjected the masses to pains. According to Asiwaju Tinubu, the Governors especially the APC Governors who instituted the suit against the CBN and Federal Government at the Supreme Court acted well on behalf of the hapless Nigerians who have been made to bear the brunt of Naira redesign policy that has been poorly implemented The Supreme Court on Wednesday morning, 8 February, 2023,…
Lagos State First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday, 7 February, 2023, held the third sensitization parley with women drawn from various professional organizations and groups in the state, saying it was important for all stakeholders to get fully involved in the forthcoming general elections. Speaking at the event which was held at Lagos House, Marina, the First Lady said the parley became imperative in view of the need to sensitize female stakeholders on matters arising regarding the 2023 general elections, particularly on the proper usage of the Permanent Voters Card and the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BIVAS). According to…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, 8 February, 2023, temporarily halted the move by the Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to ban the use of old 200, 500 and 1000 naira notes from Friday, 10 February, 2023. A seven-member panel led by Justice John Okoro halted the move of the Federal Government in a ruling in an exparte application brought by Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara states. Moving the application on Wednesday, 8 February, 2023, counsel to the applicants, Mr A. I. Mustapha, SAN, urged the Apex Court to grant the application in the interest of justice and…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has put a lie to the claim made by his predecessor that he renovated a Model School built for N830m with N3b. A statement issued in Abeokuta by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, said: “Little doubt he is called Irokunle (a house full of lies) because he is known for dishing out putrid lies all the time. “As a governor he promised to do everything and did virtually nothing. He abandoned most of them after claiming to have paid 100 percent for them. We are known as a promise-keeping administration.…
Epe township came alive on Wednesday, 1 February, 2023, for the Lagos East Senatorial District mega rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Party faithful converged on the suburb’s recreational centre to woo voters in support of the party’s Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s re-election. A large crowd of residents and supporters attended the rally from all towns and villages in the Epe Division, including Ibeju Lekki, Ikosi Ejirin, Awoyaya, Langbasa, Lakowe, Eredo, Ilara and others towns. APC’s Apex Leader in the Lagos East, Chief Shakiru Seriki Bamu led other party leaders to the event,…
In continuation of his engagement with strategic stakeholders in Lagos Central Senatorial District, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Candidate for the District in the forthcoming general elections, Rt. Hon. Wasiu Eshilokun-Sanni, met with leaders of Eti Okun Communities and residents of Abraham Adesanya Estate on Saturday, 28 January, 2023. At the meeting, he got the assurance of massive votes from the residents having been adopted as their candidate. His endorsement, according to the residents, was based on his display of uncommon humility, being the first high ranking political office seeker to ever visited them. At the engagement with the Eti…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Wednesday, 1 February, 2023, arrested a woman, Omosehin Oluwadarasimi Esther, with the Twitter handle Simisola of Lala, offering new naira notes for sale on social media. The arrest was as a result of intelligence received which led the ICPC operatives to seek out and promptly arrest the suspect. Oluwadarasimi Esther, a social media “serial entrepreneur” who deals in skincare, sales of fuel, facilitation of foreign travels through visa acquisitions, and other businesses, seized the opportunity of the scarcity of the new naira notes to openly market the new notes.…