PRESIDENCY, CBN, LEGISLATURE BACK LAGOS RECOVERY EFFORT, AS SANWO-OLU UNVEILS TEAM

…Cardoso: We have a tough task, but we’ll achieve it Benjamin Omoike Period of brooding over the devastation suffered by Lagos State in the violence that trailed the hijack of

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Senate commends Buhari for assenting to BOFIA bill

…Says Nigeria’s financial system to experience re-boost  The Senate has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Banking and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) Bill 2020 into law, following its

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Okowa congratulates Obaseki on assumption for second term

  Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has congratulated his Edo counterpart, Mr Godwin Obaseki and his Deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu, on their inauguration for second term on Thursday. In a

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Senate President mourns former Kaduna State Governor Balarabe Musa

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has condoled with the family of former Kaduna State Governor, Alhaji Balarabe Musa over his death. Lawan also commiserated with the government and

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South-South united for restructuring, others – Okowa

Delta Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday said states in the South-South region were united in the quest for restructuring of the country. Okowa stated this during his quarterly

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APC Backs Sanwo-Olu on abolition of pension payment to Tinubu, Fashola, others

By Benjamin Omoike, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos State chapter, has said it is in total support of the decision by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to repeal the Public

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EndSARS: Makinde inaugurates judicial panel of inquiry, as state receives 50 petitions

…says South West Govs didn’t support Social Media clampdown …. State, UI collaborate to train security agencies in criminal Justice and Human Rights Enforcement The Governor of Oyo State, Engineer

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Sanwo-Olu to stop jumbo pensions to ex govs, dep govs

By Benjamin Omoike, Lagos Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says he’s very keen on abolishing a law which provides for the payment of jumbo pension and other entitlements to

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Developing story: Sanwo-Olu plans abolishing pension for ex-govs, deputies

Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday announced his intention to repeal the Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension Law 2007), which provides for payment of pension and other

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S’West ministers, govs, traditional rulers meet in Lagos

..say nation’s security architecture needs adjustment, issue communiqué Benjamin Omoike The Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari and all South West Governors, Ministers, as well as Traditional

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