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Governor suspends commissioner over alleged illicit affair with married woman

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Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa has suspended his Commissioner of Special Duties, Mr Auwal Sankara, over alleged illicit affair with a married woman in Kano. A statement signed by the Jigawa State Head of Service, Mr Bala Ibrahim, disclosed this in Dutse on Saturday, saying that the governor

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Otu inherited empty treasury, decayed infrastructure in C’River – Commissioner

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Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in Cross River State, Mr Ankpo Edet, says that in spite of meeting decayed infrastructure and empty treasury, the present administration has achieved a lot in its urban renewal pursuit. The commissioner, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Calabar on Wednesday, said several road projects were currently ongoing […]

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Ex-Zamfara commissioner’s abducted children regains freedom

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The kidnapped children of a former Zamfara Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Bello Dankande have regained freedom. READ ALSO: Bandits raid commissioner’s home in Zamfara, kidnap three children Dankande, while speaking with  newsmen in Gusau on Monday, said the victims regained freedom after the payment of N5 million. Daily Times reports

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Man, 32, dies of COVID-19 infection in Lagos- Commissioner

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 The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says a 32-year-old man, who recently returned from Dubai with severe underlying health conditions, died of COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday. Abayomi confirmed the death of the man, whose identity was not revealed, through his Twitter account. READ ALSO: COVID -19 : Ganduje meets with Kano State […]

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COVID-19: Gombe commissioner warns against use of herbs, self-medication

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The Gombe state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Ahmed Gana has warned residents against the use of herbal medicines and self- medication against the coronavirus, but instead adhere strictly to all precautionary measures. Gana, in an interview on Friday in Gombe, said that using herbal or traditional medicines would not treat or cure coronavirus. He said […]

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No COVID-19 case in Zamfara, says commissioner

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The Zamfara state Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Yahaya Kanoma, has described as fake news an online report that the state has recorded its first case of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Kanoma dismissed the report in an interview on Friday in Gusau. He said: “Our attention has been drawn to an online report that the state has […]

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Nasarawa assembly summons SSG, commissioner over school projects

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The Nasarawa state House of Assembly has summoned a former Commissioner of Education and now the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Aliyu Tijani to appear before the House on March 17 to explain why renovation work at the Government Secondary School, Mada Station has been abandoned. The House also summoned the present Commissioner […]

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Abia to revoke handover of schools due to abuse — Commissioner

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2020 0

  Abia state Commissioner for Education, Dr. Kanelechi Nwangwa, has frowned at the abuse of permissions granted some organisations to take -over public schools from the state government.   Nwangwa also declared government’s intention to revoke the permissions given such organisations for reducing the schools to business centres and personal estates to be sold to […]

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Delta Commissioner tasks youths on use of talents

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The Delta Commissioner for Youths and Development, Mr Ifeanyi Egwuyenga, has called on youths to use their talents constructively to promote values and unity in the country. Egwuyenga said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Asaba that the youths were creative but a number of them had expectations […]

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Coronavirus: Oyo govt. on high level of preparedness – Commissioner

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Dr Bashir Bello, the Oyo State Commissioner for Health, says the state government is on high level of preparedness for any possible outbreak of ccoronavirus in the state. Bello stated this in Ibadan while briefing newsmen on the reported outbreak of the disease in neighbouring Lagos State. He said the state government had put its […]

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Lassa fever: 70 people still in Kano isolation centre – Commissioner

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The Kano state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Aminu Tsanyawa on Tuesday said about 70 people that had contact with the victims of Lassa fever were still in isolation centres receiving treatment. Tsanyawa made the disclosure while reviewing progress of the Lassa fever campaign at a media interactive session in Kano. He disclosed that 70 people […]

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Obaseki not behind rising political violence – Commissioner

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The Edo state government has faulted the claim that the Governor Godwin Obaseki is behind the rising political violence that has culminated in the bombing of residences of perceived political opponents within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Paul Ohonbamu, who spoke with journalists in Benin on Wednesday, […]

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Ogun immunizes 1.2m children in six months

Ihesiulo Grace 16 September 2018 0

An average of 1.2 million children are immunized every six month in Ogun State, as part of efforts to ensure effective health care delivery to the citizenry, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Babatunde Ipaye has disclosed. Making the disclosure at a community health outreach, organized by The Collective Club in Sagamu, Dr. Ipaye said […]

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PLHA quizzes environment commissioner over refuse heaps in Jos

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The Plateau House of Assembly on Wednesday invited environment commissioner, Abdullahi Abbas to explain why heaps of refuse should take over Jos and Bukuru streets. The lawmakers, at their plenary on Thursdays, directed the standing committee on environment to investigate why the refuse heaps had not been cleared. Mr Gideon Dashe, chairman of the committee, […]

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Gov Ahmed submits 19 names as commissioners

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Deputy Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly, Mathew Okedare, Tuesday in Ilorin disclosed that Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has submitted the list of 19 commissioner-nominees to the House for screening and confirmation. Okedare, made this known while reading the Governor’s message dated May 8 addressed to the speaker, Ali Ahmad, at plenary. According to the […]

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British Deputy High Commissioner may pay N17.9m over breach of contract

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2018 0

Unless a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos decides otherwise, the British Deputy High Commissioner Lagos Nigeria, Mr. Kay Kyles, may pay N17.9 million to a limited liability company, A. Johnson & Sons Nigeria Limited over alleged breach of contract. Joined as co -defendant in the ensuing legal battle is Her Britannic Majesty ‘s Secretary of […]

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“Enugu State among states that pays contractors regularly”

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2018 0

The Enugu State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure Development, Engineer Greg Nnaji, has said that the state is ranked among the few states in the country that promptly pay contractors handling different development projects in their respective domains. The commissioner lauded Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state for this positive state of affairs which he […]

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Lagos pays N22bn as pensions, gratuity in 12mths

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LAGOS State government said it has paid about N22bn as pensions and gratuity in the last 12 months. Commissioner for Establishment, Training, and Pensions, Dr Akintola Benson Oke, disclosed this while giving an account of his ministry’s activities at the on-going 2018 ministerial press briefing to mark the third anniversary of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration.

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Abubakar is determine to reposition Bauchi for benefit of all -Umar

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Alhaji Ibrahim Umar Sade is the Bauchi State Commissioner of Information, in this interview with reporters in Bauchi, he speaks on the activities of the state government under the leadership of Mohammed Abdullhi Abubakar, his efforts to reposition the state among other issues. Our Correspondents, SAMUEL LUKA who was there reports. You were only recently […]

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Lagos says media to now critique bills before passage

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The Lagos State government has promised to engage members of the media more as regards formulation of laws and policies in the state. This assertion was made on Monday in Alausa, Ikeja, by the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kehinde Bamigbetan, when he addressed members of the press at the commencement of the 2018 […]