Osun State Government has assured holidaymakers that travelled to the state with the free-train services it provided from Lagos, of hitch-free arrangements for their return trip. This was disclosed by the state Commissioner for Commerce, Mr Bunmi Jenyo, on Tuesday while receiving at the Osogbo train station, the second batch of holidaymakers that joined the ‘Imole free train service’ of …

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has assured President Bola Tinubu of the Parliament’s readiness to mobilise the required support to complement the efforts of the Federal Government in the mitigation, prevention and tackling of disasters. He also commended the Tinubu-led Federal Government for its timely intervention in the deadly floods that affected Maiduguri, the Borno State capital and other states, …

President Bola Tinubu has assured troops of the Nigerian Army of his administration’s full support to crush armed bandits in the country. The President stated this on Tuesday in Sokoto while addressing troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, at 8 Div Headquarters, Sokoto State. Represented by the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, who was accompanied by the Chief of …

President Bola Tinubu has stated his administration’s support to victims of the fire incident that rocked the Old Karu market in the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja on Thursday. The fire, which destroyed goods worth millions of naira, was put to an end by officials of the Federal Capital Territory Fire Service, Federal Fire Service and Julius Berger Fire Service. …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has given assurances that Edo State’s All Progressives Congress (APC) would win the governorship election in Edo State in September. Addressing the APC South-South conference in Calabar, Cross River State’s capital, on Sunday, he charged APC members from Edo State to work harder to defeat the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the governorship …

The Senate has assured Nigerians that the National Minimum Wage Bill will receive the expeditious attention it deserves as soon as the National Assembly receives it from the executive branch. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, gave this assurance in an interview, in Abuja, yesterday. According to him, the National Assembly especially the …

The Gombe State Government has assured no fewer than 1,570 corps members deployed to the state of security. It was reported that the 1,570 corps were sworn in on Tuesday at the Orientation Camp, in Amada Akko Local Government Area by the Gombe Chief Judge, Justice Halima Mohammed, who was represented by Justice Durabo Sikam. Declaring the orientation course open, …

Plateau State Governor, Barrister Caleb Mutfwang has declared that state residents who have been victims of gunmen attacks will in no distant time be rid of such occurrences. This was as he assured them of a safe return to their ancestral homes. Mutfwang made this known on Monday during a ceremony to begin the distribution of relief materials donated by …

Sokoto State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to address the causes of banditry and other security challenges in the state. In an interview on some of the security challenges being faced by the state, Special Adviser to the State Governor on Security Matters, Col. Ahmed Usman (rtd.) said: “Our government is willing and fully committed to addressing the causes of …

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Defence, Senator Ahmad Lawan has assured that the Defence Space Administration (DSA) would be given adequate funding in the 2024 budget to enable the agency discharge its mandate effectively. When DSA management appeared before the Senate Committee on Defence to defend its budget estimates for the 2024 fiscal year on Thursday, the former Senate …