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  *ENDSARS PROTEST: CP ABANG VISITS SCENES OF INCIDENTS WITH GOVERNOR OBIANO AND HEADS OF OTHER SECURITY AGENCIES IN THE STATE FOR ON THE SPOT ASSESSMENT* Places visited are Osumeyi,Nnewi Area Command,Oraifite Division/Area Command and Ogidi Divisions.More photos below. +13

  1. Following a great improvement in the security situation in Anambra State, Governor Willie Obiano has lifted the curfew imposed on the state with immediate effect. 2. Consequently, all educational institutions closed last week in the wake of the havoc visited on the state by gangs of arsonists are hereby directed to resume normal activities immediately. 3. In the same vein, all civil servants are directed to return to work immediately. 4. Governor Obiano thanks Ndi Anambra for their great cooperation which enabled normalcy to return to our state within a short period. The Governor thanks in particular the youth throughout the state who answered the clarion call to defend their towns and villages. He also appreciates the cooperation of Presidents General of Town Unions and Traditional Rulers. Governor Obiano is proud of the role of the members of the Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Security, Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, Nigeria Civil Defence and Securi

  PRESS RELEASE Ogun State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology hereby announces to the general public that all primary, secondary schools and Government Science and Technical Colleges in the State should proceed on mid-term holiday for 1st term 2020/2021 academic session on Thursday, 29th and Friday 30th October, 2020. Open day for both primary and secondary schools will hold on Wednesday, 28th October, 2020. Schools are to resume for academic activities on Monday, 2nd November, 2020. Parents and guardians are enjoined to take proper care of their wards during this holiday. Thank you. Professor Abayomi Arigbabu Hon. State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology. 27th October, 2020.

  President Muhammadu Buhari has presented the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, for a second term in office. In a letter to President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, the President said in accordance with the provision of Section 154 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), “I am pleased to present for confirmation by the Senate, the nomination of Professor Mahmood Yakubu for appointment as Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a second and final term.” Prof Yakubu was first appointed by President Buhari in November 2015. Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) October 27, 2020.

  Honorable Minister of Information & Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed appears before House Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values to defend the Ministry's Year 2021 Annual Budget. “We on this side of the divide believe that this budgetary regime will contribute immensely to the devt. of our great country if implementation is done with due diligence” “Although in response to my consistent request for better funding of this ministry and related agencies, there’s an improvement in the amount proposed for her and her agencies in the budget when compared with previous ones” “Meanwhile, the lack of enough financial allocation that is seriously hampering their performances still requires improvement. In fact, budget of Information ministries in states like Akwa-Ibom and Rivers is far more than what the whole country is proposing for the Federal Ministry of Information & Culture inspite of very high responsibilities attached therein. Hence the need for more an

  Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has expressed optimism that the State's $12 million Cassava processing initiative will create jobs and enhance the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country. The Governor urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to support the initiative to boost food security, create jobs and earn foreign exchange for the country. Governor Wike said this during a meeting with the board of the Rivers Cassava Processing Company Limited at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Tuesday. He explained that the State government ought to enjoy the support of the CBN in its endeavour to boost food production and reduce importation of cassava products, particularly, processed starch into the country. According to him, if the Rivers Cassava Processing Company is encouraged, the country's dependence on imported cassava products will drastically reduce. The governor regretted that the CBN has failed to accede to Rivers