Category: State News

PDP Tackles Okpebholo On Procurement Procedure For Overhead Bridge
November 21, 2024 No Responses

PDP Tackles Okpebholo On Procurement Procedure For Overhead Bridge

The Edo State’s chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has called on Senator Monday Okpebholo to make public the procurement procedure for the newly flagged off overhead bridge at Ramat Park, Benin City.  The party in a statement alleged...
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Diri Tasks New Permanent Secretaries On Accountability, Integrity
November 19, 2024 No Responses

Diri Tasks New Permanent Secretaries On Accountability, Integrity

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has charged new permanent secretaries in the state to perform their duties with utmost integrity and accountability in the ministries they are assigned.Senator Diri gave the charge on Tuesday during the swearing-i...
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Okpebholo Signs N486bn Supplementary Budget Into Law
November 19, 2024 No Responses

Okpebholo Signs N486bn Supplementary Budget Into Law

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has assented to a N485 billion revised supplementary budget passed by the Edo State House of Assembly. Okpebholo signed the revised budget on Monday in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The governor while reacting...
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Top Class Entertainers Set For DelFest 2024
November 17, 2024 No Responses

Top Class Entertainers Set For DelFest 2024

A line up of entertainers are set for the mega concert courtesy organisers of DelFest 2024 to thrill festival goers from November 22 — 24, 2024 at The Dome Events Centre, Asaba, the Delta State capital.  An amazing mix of...
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NIWA Lagos Clears Omu Creek, Ikorodu Water Channels Of Water Hyacinth, Activates Monitoring Team For Yuletide Accident-Free Operation
November 13, 2024 No Responses

NIWA Lagos Clears Omu Creek, Ikorodu Water Channels Of Water Hyacinth, Activates Monitoring Team For Yuletide Accident-Free Operation

Ahead of the yuletide season and in preparation for increased traffic on lagos waterways, the National Inland Waterways Authority ( Niwa) lagos office has flagged off massive clearance of water hyacinth from lagos water channels in order to ease transportation...
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Delta Budgets N936b For 2025
November 11, 2024 No Responses

Delta Budgets N936b For 2025

Delta State Executive Council, (EXCO), Monday, approved a proposed budget of N936 billion for the 2025 fiscal year.Briefing Journalists after the Exco meeting presided over by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, the State Commissioner for Economic Planning, Mr Sonny ...
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Obaseki Pardons Ten Inmates
November 11, 2024 No Responses

Obaseki Pardons Ten Inmates

The outgoing Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has granted pardon to 10 inmates with less than one year to serve their terms in correctional centres in the State in exercise of his prerogative of mercy.This was disclosed by the...
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Bayelsa To Unveil Marine Safety Task Force, Stakeholders Hail Blue Economy Draft Policy
November 11, 2024 No Responses

Bayelsa To Unveil Marine Safety Task Force, Stakeholders Hail Blue Economy Draft Policy

As part of efforts to ramp up safety on waterways as well as harness its blue economy potential, Bayelsa State is to establish a marine safety task force and create economic zones to be known as Fish Cities.Governor Douye Diri...
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Minimum Wage: NLC Declares Strike
November 11, 2024 No Responses

Minimum Wage: NLC Declares Strike

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its members in states that are yet to commence the implementation of the new minimum wage to commence an indefinite strike, beginning from December 1, 2024. The directive is part of the resolutions...
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Kano Budgets N549b For 2025
November 9, 2024 No Responses

Kano Budgets N549b For 2025

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Friday, presented a proposed 2025 budget worth N549,160,417,663.00 billion to the state house of assembly. According to the Governor, the priorities of his administration for 2025 are human capital and infrastructural develo...
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Emotions As Obaseki Dissolves EXCO
November 8, 2024 No Responses

Emotions As Obaseki Dissolves EXCO

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, presided over an emotionally charged valedictory session of the State Executive Council (EXCO), dissolving members of the cabinet as his tenure winds down on November 12, 2024.The EXCO session, held in...
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Adeleke Mourns Lagbaja, Condole Tinubu, Armed Forces
November 6, 2024 No Responses

Adeleke Mourns Lagbaja, Condole Tinubu, Armed Forces

Governor Ademola Adelele has described as a sad loss the untimely exit of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoheed Lagbaja, calling his transition “a huge misfortune”“A huge misfortune has befallen the people of Osun State, the Nigerian army...
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NDDC Begins Channelisation Of Kolo Creek
November 5, 2024 No Responses

NDDC Begins Channelisation Of Kolo Creek

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commenced the channelisation of Kolo Creek, traversing 17 communities from Okarki-Otuogidi to Ogbia communities of Rivers and Bayelsa states.Speaking during the ground-breaking ceremony at Okarki in Ahoada West...
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Ibom Air Boosts Fleet With Two New Aircraft
November 2, 2024 No Responses

Ibom Air Boosts Fleet With Two New Aircraft

Fast growing Akwa Ibom State Government-owned commercial airline, Ibom Air, has added two new CRJ 900s aircraft to its fleet.The addition brings to four, the number of new aircraft received by the airline this year (2024).The two new aircraft increased...
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