The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has presented N6.97 million to four families whose relatives died while actively serving with the Edo State Government.Governor Obaseki presented the cheques to the beneficiary families at the Government Hous…
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Dynamic internal security threats demand Army’s involvement – Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has stated that the dynamic and sophisticated nature of internal threats came with peculiar challenges demanding the continuous involvement of the army in internal security operations.He…
Nigerian Armed Forces neutralize ISWAP leaders in Borno State
Several Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) leaders and fighters have been neutralized and their dwellings destroyed as they gathered for meetings in a cluster of settlements West of Alinwa on the Lake Chad green fringes in the Northern part …
BESEC bars Governor Ortom from receiving visitors
Less than twenty-four hours after the Government of Benue State ordered the closure of all schools, the Benue State Executive Council, BESEC, has asked Governor Samuel Ortom to refrain from receiving visitors, especially those from outside the state.Be…
Dakwa Demolition: FCTA, Niger state to decide on boundary
Following the recent demolition of about 200 solid structures in the border town of Dakwa by authorities of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Niger State and the FCT have said they would determine the demarcation between them…
Water Resources Commission seeks partnership with VON
The Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission, (NIWRMC) has called for collaboration with Voice of Nigeria, VON, to expose activities of the Commission to Nigerians and the world.The Executive Director of the Commission, Engineer Bashir …
DPR tasks stakeholders on safety procedures
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has asked stakeholders to adhere to safety procedures to forestall disasters associated with activities in the downstream sector.The advice was given at the maiden Annual General Meeting (AGM) of DPR Osogbo F…
Ports congestion: Reps urge NCS to reverse ban barges
The Nigerian House of Representatives has urged the Comptroller General of Custom to immediately reverse the ban on the use of barges to evacuate containers and other cargoes to and from the ports to improve the free flow of traffic around the ports.Th…
NIDS commends Nigerian government on COVID-19 efforts
As Nigeria continues to heighten its public health response to the outbreak of COVID-19, the Nigerian Infectious Diseases Society (NIDS) has commends the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), the Federal Ministry of Health and the Nigerian Centre for Di…
Lagos State suspends Easter edition of Eko City Farmers’ Market
The Lagos State Government has suspended the Easter edition of its Eko-City Farmers’ Market earlier slated for Sunday, 29th March at the Tafawa Balewa Square due to the coronavirus.The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal explained…