Category: News

FEC Approves N58.5b For Road Projects In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, FCT
December 10, 2020 No Responses

FEC Approves N58.5b For Road Projects In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, FCT

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari approved N58.5 billion for reconstruction and rehabilitation of roads in some parts of the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that first segment of the approval was...
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AIICO Insurance Shareholders Back N20b Share Capital
December 10, 2020 No Responses

AIICO Insurance Shareholders Back N20b Share Capital

AIICO Insurance plc on Wednesday said it had surpassed the December 2020 deadline expectations of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM).  Managing Director /Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr Babatunde Fajemirokun, in a statement explained that the co...
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MAPOLY AMACOS 94/99 Set Plans Reunion, Visit To Orphanage
December 9, 2020 No Responses

MAPOLY AMACOS 94/99 Set Plans Reunion, Visit To Orphanage

Plans have been concluded by the Association of Mass Communication Students Alumni (AMACOS) 1994/99 set of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, formerly Ogun State Polytechnic to hold it’s 2020 reunion. The event scheduled to hold on 19th of December, is billed f...
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ENDSARS Attack: ENL Donates Computers, Printers, Others To NPA
December 9, 2020 No Responses

ENDSARS Attack: ENL Donates Computers, Printers, Others To NPA

ENL Consortium, operator of Terminals C and D of the Lagos Port Complex Apapa, has donated various types of office items including desktop computers, photocopy machines, laser jet printers, and UPS backups to the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to cushion...
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NEPAD Earmarks $2b For Nigerian Farmers
December 9, 2020 No Responses

NEPAD Earmarks $2b For Nigerian Farmers

New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) has earmarked $2billion to empower smallholder farmers in Nigeria, National Coordinator, Princess Gloria Akobundu, disclosed on Tuesday. According to Akobundu, the money will help boost food sufficiency in Nig...
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Nigeria Confirms 550 New Coronavirus Cases
December 9, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 550 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 550 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) the country. According to NCDC, the 550 new cases had taken the total number of infections in the country to 70,195. The new cases were recorded.....
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Lagos Urges Stakeholders To Invest In Ferry Services
December 9, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Urges Stakeholders To Invest In Ferry Services

The Lagos State Government has appealed to stakeholders to invest in ferry services as part of measures to improve water transportation in the state. The Managing Director, Lagos Ferry Services (Lagferry), Mr Ladi Balogun, made the plea during a stak...
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A’Ibom Budgets N456.26b For 2021
December 9, 2020 No Responses

A’Ibom Budgets N456.26b For 2021

The Akwa Ibom House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the 2021 Appropriation Bill of N456.25 billion.  The 2021 budget as passed by the assembly is made up of N164.52 billion recurrent expenditure, N241.45 billion for capital expenditure and N50.29 billion...
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Abia Budgets N131.8b For 2021
December 8, 2020 No Responses

Abia Budgets N131.8b For 2021

Governor of Abia State,  Okezie Ikpeazu on Monday, presented a budget proposal of N131.8 billion to the State House of Assembly for the 2021 fiscal year. Ikpeazu, who tagged the appropriation bill “Budget of local contents and sustainable developme...
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Obaseki Mourns Apostle Eunice Osagiede
December 8, 2020 No Responses

Obaseki Mourns Apostle Eunice Osagiede

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has expressed shock over the death of Apostle Eunice Osagiede, the General Overseer of Spirit and Life Bible Church, headquartered in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The governor, in a statement, mourned...
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NRC Begins Lagos-Abeokuta-Ibadan Rail Services
December 8, 2020 No Responses

NRC Begins Lagos-Abeokuta-Ibadan Rail Services

The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the commencement of rail service operations on the Lagos-Abeokuta-Ibadan standard gauge train.  In a statement on Monday, the Railway District Manager, Mr Jerry Oche explained that the newly introduced s...
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Nigeria Registers Five Million Farmers For Fertilizer Subsidy
December 7, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Registers Five Million Farmers For Fertilizer Subsidy

No fewer than five million farmers have registered for fertilizer subsidy in Nigeria, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, has revealed  Nanono disclosed the development at a Consultative Meeting on Restructuring of P...
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Nigeria Partners World Bank On 2020-2030 Strategic Plan
December 7, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Partners World Bank On 2020-2030 Strategic Plan

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment is collaborating with the World Bank to develop a Sector Strategic Plan for 2020 to 2030 to revitalise the sector.   Dr Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, the ministry’s Permanent Secretary disclosed this on Monday in...
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Sokoto To Conduct HIV Screening For 2,000 Persons
December 7, 2020 No Responses

Sokoto To Conduct HIV Screening For 2,000 Persons

The Sokoto State Agency for the Control of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Leprosy (SOSACAT) is to conduct HIV testing services for  2,000 persons across the state in commemoration of the 2020 World AIDS Day. The Executive Secretary and Project Manager of...
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