The governor of Osun State, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, has declared that his administration will stop “all unlawful and unreasonable deductions” from local government council funds in the state with a view to repositioning the councils to provide effective municipal governance.Aregbesola made the declaration in...

Yobe State government has earmarked N683 million for execution of various water and sanitation projects in the rural and urban centres, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water Resources, Alhaji Lawan Abubakar Yunusari, has disclosed.According to him, the move is part of efforts to...

Governor Ibrahim Shekarau of Kano State has signed into law the Kano State 2011 appropriation bill of N122.6 billion. The amount reflects an increment of N13 billion on the original N109 billion proposal submitted by the governor to the state Assembly in December 2010.Speaking...

The Nigeria’s oldest newspaper, the Nigerian Tribune has picked the two personalities as its Man of the Year 2010 and Governor of the Year respectively. They are Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria and Mr. Godwill Akpabio, Governor of Akwa-Ibom...

Kano State Governor, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau has inaugurated a multi-million Information and Technology Centre built and equipped by Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for Rumfa College. Shekarau, who was represented on the occasion by Secretary...

Governor Ibrahim Shekarau of Kano State has presented a budget proposal of N109.5billion for 2011 before the state Assembly which he tagged a ‘Budget of Continuity.’ He said the 2011 budget is intended to serve as a base for the incoming administration to pursue...