Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun said the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) by his colleagues is an attestation of his sterling leadership qualities as the chairman of the bloc. Prince Abiodun, in a congratulatory message to the President on Sunday, said his re-election reflects the unwavering trust and confidence reposed in his leadership by the sub-region. According to him, since his first election two years ago, President Tinubu has laid a solid framework for the future integration of the sub-region and as well fostered security among the…
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By Igho Akeregha The expectations were prophetically clear. The star gazers who were consulted assured that the political horizon has returned a verdict of failure. There was no path to good governance as their spiritual counsellors and marabouts became their gods In their narrow binocular prism, the critics of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori may have set a time frame for the government to fail. The background to their angst is well known. But what the governor’s critics failed to realise is, there can only be one winner in a contest. For this set of losers, the thought, pain, agony and love…
By Seye Abodunrin One of the greatest challenges facing Nigeria since independence is shortage of infrastructural development, especially the issue of deplorable road network. Many of those roads and bridges that were built by the colonial administration and military regime are still in use in some communities around Nigeria. Expectedly, those roads had seriously deteriorated and became death traps around the country even with several palliatives carried out on them by successive civilian administrations; they remain impassable and terrible, making road users to go through hell on daily basis. Unfortunately, the military junta did not do much to develop road…
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has affirmed that reforms implemented by the Tinubu administration have led to a renewed investor interest in Nigeria’s mining sector. Giving the keynote address at the Nigeria Middle East Investors Expo and Awards, Alake stated that the federal government’s focus on solid minerals has redirected global attention to Nigeria’s mining sector, spurring increased investments and revenue for the country. Highlighting the impact of his 7-point agenda, the Minister detailed the successes of the mining marshals in combating illegal mining activities, leading to the arrest and prosecution of numerous culprits across the…
The Chairman of Anambra State Local Government Service Commission, Mr Vincent Ezeaka, has disclosed that over 300 ghost workers have been drawing salaries from various local governments in the state without coming to work. Ezeaka made disclosure during an interview with DAILY POST on Friday, 5 July, 2024 in his office. Recall that Ezeaka had recently come under attack from workers in the local government system who accused him of unduly victimizing them since his appointment. Council workers accused Ezeaka, a legal practitioner, of working to impress his master, Governor Chukwuma Soludo, by trying to remove many people from the…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has described the power sector as a critical factor in economic development. The Governor spoke on Friday, 5 July, 2024, during a visit to Power House, office of the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu. He commended the Minister on the improvement being witnessed in the power sector adding that no development can take place without the sector. Addressing some of the Ministry’s directors who received him in company of the Minister, the Governor charged them to further improve on their performance. ”The power sector is critical for economic turn around and the development of…
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has stressed the importance of stakeholders’ engagements in the development of the Niger Delta region. Addressing newsmen during a World Press Conference in Port Harcourt, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, said it was imperative for Niger Deltans to have a conversation on development issues, hence the Niger Delta Stakeholders Summit taking place in the Rivers State capital from July 10-13, 2924. Ogbuku said that the stakeholders’ summit, with the theme: “Renewed Hope for Sustainable Development of the Niger Delta Region,” would provide a platform for…
Ogun State Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya has said that the State is leading other states of the Federation in Ease of Doing Business, owing to the provision of requisite infrastructural facilities through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in the State. Onasanya made this known while delivering a keynote address at the launch of a book titled “Practical Guide to Public Private Partnership Arrangement in Nigeria” authored by Pastor Adebisi Sogunle and held at the Waterfalls Events Centre, Ikeja, Lagos. According to him, since the State passed the PPP law in 2019, the initiative has facilitated projects with…
The Kogi State House of Assembly has extended the tenure of Transition Committee Chairmen in the state by another six months. This was the resolution of the House during its plenary session on Friday, 5 July, 2024. The extension of the tenure of the Transition Committee Chairmen is sequel to a letter sent to the House by Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo. Governor Ododo in the letter posited that the paucity of funds and the state’s high wage bill are some of the reasons why Local Government elections cannot be conducted in the state. Speaker of the State House…
A yet-to-be-identified 61-year-old man has lost his life after being electrocuted during the flood incident. The Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer,SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the sad incident in a post he shared on his X handle on Thursday, 4 June, 2024. According to Hundeyin, the incident happened on Wednesday, 3 July, 2024 during the downpour in the Orile-Iganmu area of the state “During the rain yesterday in Orile-Iganmu, a 61-year-old man, while wading through the floods, held on to a street light pole and sadly got electrocuted,” the state police image-maker said, just as he also urged the…