Category: State News

NDDC Reconstructs Irrua-Ewu-Agbede Road In Edo
January 20, 2025 No Responses

NDDC Reconstructs Irrua-Ewu-Agbede Road In Edo

The emergency reconstruction of the Irrua-Ewu-Agbede Road in Uhunwonde/Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, being undertaken by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)is nearing completion.A statement sent to City Business News on Monday explained that the NDDC Managing...
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LASTMA Inducts Solicitor-General As Special Traffic Mayor
January 18, 2025 No Responses

LASTMA Inducts Solicitor-General As Special Traffic Mayor

The Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Mr Hameed Oyenuga has been inducted into the esteemed corps of Mayors of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA).  In his remark, during the induction, the Director of Traffic A...
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Edo Governorship Tribunal Admits PDP, Ighodalo’s Documentary Evidence
January 17, 2025 No Responses

Edo Governorship Tribunal Admits PDP, Ighodalo’s Documentary Evidence

The Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on, Friday, January 17th, 2025 admitted in evidence all documentary evidence tendered by Edo PDP Governorship Candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo in support of his petition challenging INEC’s declaration of Senato...
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LAGOS KICKS OFF 2025 VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION
January 16, 2025 No Responses

LAGOS KICKS OFF 2025 VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION

The Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service (LSBTS) has flagged off the Year 2025 Voluntary Blood Donation Awareness Month with an appeal to residents to embrace voluntary blood donation as a lifesaving act. Themed: “Blood, A Precious Gift: Give to Save...
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Let’s Go Farming, Gov Okpebholo Can’t Appoint Everyone
January 15, 2025 No Responses

Let’s Go Farming, Gov Okpebholo Can’t Appoint Everyone

By John Mayaki As Edo citizens eagerly prepare their curriculum vitae in hopes of securing appointments in the Senator Monday Okpebholo’s administration, including cabinet posts, board appointments, commissions, agencies, special advisers, senior special ass...
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Lagos Sets January 31 Deadline For Annual Tax Returns Filing 
January 13, 2025 No Responses

Lagos Sets January 31 Deadline For Annual Tax Returns Filing 

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has issued a reminder to all employers in Lagos State to fulfill their statutory obligation to file annual tax returns for the 2024 financial year on or before January 31, 2025.  City Business...
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NDDC Canvasses Support For The Elderly
January 11, 2025 No Responses

NDDC Canvasses Support For The Elderly

The Executive Director of Corporate Services in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde, has appealed to organisations and the elite to extend a hand of fellowship to underprivileged citizens. Abegunde said this when the NDDC top of...
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Chinese Bank Approves $254.76m Loan For Kano-Kaduna Railway
January 9, 2025 No Responses

Chinese Bank Approves $254.76m Loan For Kano-Kaduna Railway

The China Development Bank (CDB) has granted a loan of 245 million euros ($254.76 million) for the construction of the Kano-Kaduna railway project in Nigeria. A statement by the bank on Tuesday said the move was to provide financial support...
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NDDC Commissions Solar Street Lights In Ogoni Communities
January 5, 2025 No Responses

NDDC Commissions Solar Street Lights In Ogoni Communities

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commissioned solar-powered streetlights in Bodo, Biera and Bera communities in the Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State as part of its ongoing Light Up the Niger Delta project. Inaugurating the project,...
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Diri Mourns Ofoni Paramount Ruler
January 4, 2025 No Responses

Diri Mourns Ofoni Paramount Ruler

Bayelsa State Government has announced the death of the Amananaowei (paramount ruler) of Ofoni Federated Community in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state, HRH Auditor Onakpohor, in a road accident on Friday. A statement issued on Friday by Daniel...
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Fubara Signs ₦1.1tri Rivers 2025 Budget Into Law
January 3, 2025 No Responses

Fubara Signs ₦1.1tri Rivers 2025 Budget Into Law

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has signed the state’s 2025 budget worth N1.1 trillion into law. The budget, christened ‘Budget of Inclusive Growth and Development,’ was presented before the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led State House of Assembly on Decem...
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NDDC Boss Highlights Plans, Expectations For 2025
January 1, 2025 No Responses

NDDC Boss Highlights Plans, Expectations For 2025

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has highlighted the plans and expectations of the Commission for 2025, stressing that the Commission will not fail President Bola Tinubu and the people of the Niger...
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Lagos Appoints New Permanent Secretaries
December 31, 2024 No Responses

Lagos Appoints New Permanent Secretaries

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of three new Permanent Secretaries in the State Public Service.The new appointees are Mr. Abdul Rafiu Omowole Fashola, Director, Administration & Human Resources and Secretar...
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Rivers Budgets N1.1tri For 2025
December 30, 2024 No Responses

Rivers Budgets N1.1tri For 2025

Rivers state governor,Siminalayi Fubara has presented a 2025 budget proposal of N1.1 trillion to the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led state house of assembly.Fubara presented the appropriation bill, tagged the “Budget of Inclusive Growth and Development,” to the four-...
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