-Police Service Commission to meet this week to decide recruitment of 10,000 Nigerians into the constable cadre. -PSC said applicants not to panic. The Police Service Commission (PSC), has said that it will meet this week to decide the recruitment of 10,000 Nigerians into the Constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force. The Commission made … Read more
– Lagos state government said it will continue to empower women, youths – The commissioner for women affairs and poverty alleviation, Cecelia Dada, made Thursday, August 30. – According to Dada, empowering women and young persons has been a major focal point of this present administration led by Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos state government said … Read more
– A phase of major repair on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos statebwill soon start – The Federal Controller of Works in state, Adedamola Kuti, made this known few days ago – Kuti said Presiddnt Muhammadu Buhari administration is committed to fixing bridges in the state The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Adedamola … Read more
– Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has disclosed what he will do to Governor Nyesom Wike over the demolition of a mosque in Port Harcourt – Ganduje stated that he will sue Wike to a court of law – He said information about the demolition reached him with high degree of shock Kano state governor, Abdullahi … Read more
– Luck has run out of a suspected kidnapper believed to have taken part in the abduction of member representing Zaria City constituency in the Kaduna state House of Assembly – The suspected was said been killed during a gun duel with men of the Nigeria Police on routine patrol of Kaduna-Zaria expressway – The … Read more
– President Buhari has returned to Nigeria from Japan – The president was received at the airport by top government officials – He attended the Seventh TICAD7 in Yokohama President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday night, August 31, returned to Abuja after attending the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) in Yokohama, Japan. Buhari’s … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday said it electronically transmitted results of this year’s presidential election, but that it was a pilot scheme not yet backed by law. INEC’s National Commissioner in charge of Kogi, Kwara and Nasarawa states, Malam Mohammed Haruna, who represented chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this yesterday in … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Sunday, September 1st, 2019 1. Jigawa Govt Reacts To Arrest Of 123 Okada Riders In Lagos Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State has reacted to the arrest of 123 motorcyclists, otherwise known as okada riders by Lagos State Government. READ MORE 2. South … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Thursday, August 8th, 2019 1. Oshiomole Faults Sowore’s RevolutionNow Protest, Explains Why Sowore Wants A Revolution Adams Oshiomole, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has faulted the RevolutionNow protest called by former African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore. (READ … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has on Wednesday assented to the National Biosafety Management Agency (Amendment) Act, 2019, with a view to preventing any adverse effect to human health and environment in the country. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on the National Assembly (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang, confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja … Read more
The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to strengthening public health research and boosting the capacity of healthcare workers towards achieving the Item 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, spoke at the yearly symposium of the African Forum for Research and Education in Health (AFREhealth) where he assured … Read more
The Kaduna State on Wednesday said it will file an appeal against the medical leave permission granted by the State’s High Court to the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat. “In compliance with the court order granting the request for medical leave under the strict supervision of the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving members of the Bauchi House of Assembly as well as other stakeholders in the state said that he will work with the relevant constitutional bodies to resolve the crises rocking the Houses of Assembly in Bauchi and Edo states. According to him, “I am aware of … Read more
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has on Wednesday called for the release of Omoyele Sowore. General Secretary of the Congress, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, said the attack on #RevolutionNow protesters and arrest of some of the protesters by security agents was an impediment on the nation’s democracy. … Read more
Kogi State House of Assembly on Wednesday started the process for the impeachment of the Deputy Governor, Simon Achuba. The impeachment notice was read by the majority leader of the House, Abdullahi Bello (Ajaokuta, APC) as a petition on the floor of the Assembly. He said the petition was based on three grounds of criminal … Read more
The Nigerian president, President Muhammadu Buhari, has on Wednesday, assured members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that he would be more conscious of the interests of the party in taking key decisions in the country. According to his Special adviser, Femi Adesina, Buhari spoke while receiving members of … Read more
The Nigerian police on has on Wednesday announced the killing of three officers and severe injuries on other personnel after Nigerian soldiers allegedly opened fire on a police team in Taraba. The incident occurred along Ibi-Jalingo Road, police said. The officers were of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT). According to a statement by police spokesman, … Read more
Adams Oshiomole, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has faulted the RevolutionNow protest called by former African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore. Oshiomhole revealed Sowore called for a revolution because he lost his bid to become president during the 2019 presidential election. He made this known while addressing State House … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Wednesday, August 7th, 2019 1. Buhari, South Africa President to meet over xenophobic attacks President Muhammadu Buhari will soon meet with his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramahosa, to check xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa. (READ MORE) 2. EFCC arrests 29 suspected … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed pofessor Habu Shaibu Galadima as the new director-general of National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPPS). The appointment came three and a half years after the institute had been without substantive leadership. The new DG was a former director of studies of the institute. He took over from Mr … Read more