The federal government has set up a forensic investigative committee to address the incessant grid collapses. Adebayo Adelabu, minister of power, constituted the committee after an emergency meeting with the leadership of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Tuesday. In a statement by Bolaji Tunji, the minister’s media aide, Adelabu, during the …

The Federal Government has inaugurated the Inter-Ministerial Committee for the 2024 Independence Day Celebration. The committee will be responsible for planning, organizing, and executing all approved activities to commemorate the country’s independence. Nigeria, which gained independence from Britain in 1960, will celebrate its 64th Independence Day on 1 October. According to a statement by the Director of Information, Office of …

The Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Yahaya, has stated that the state has a standing committee on the new national minimum wage. Recall that last July, the governor questioned the viability of his state paying the newly approved N70,000. Yahaya made this disclosure on Saturday in a press statement signed by the Director-General of Press Affairs, Gombe Government House, Ismaila …

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, approved the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Fund to bridge Nigeria’s funding gap of $25 billion/year in infrastructure. In an interaction with State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris said that the initiative would be domiciled in the …

Osun State Government has announced its decision to set up a Cyber Crime Action Committee to give effect to relevant provisions of the law with respect to cyber crimes, cyber bullying and deliberate online false news. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Public Engagement, Kolapo Alimi, on Sunday said the move was meant to tackle the prevalence of …

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has set up a facility to tackle post traumatic stress disorders among the survivors of the recent explosion at Bodija area of Ibadan. Makinde made this declaration on Monday. An explosion occurred at Dejo Oyelese close, Bodija Housing Estate in Ibadan a few days ago. The governor said he has set up a facility …