State News Archives — Page 17 of 62

October 9, 2023 No Responses

Lagos Clamps Down On Illegal Jetty Construction

The Lagos State Government has clamped down on illegal and substandard jetty construction in Ijegun-Egba in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area, Directing that a ‘Stop-Work-Order’ should be served on the builders of the jetty on Saturday, the Commissioner for Waterfront...

October 5, 2023 No Responses

At Okomu Oil, Edo Govt Reiterates Support For Investors, Ease Of Doing Business

The Edo State Government has assured private businesses and investors of its plans to remove all encumbrances associated with the ease of doing business in the State. The Edo State Commissioner for the Ministry of Business, Trade and Cooperatives, Hon....

October 2, 2023 No Responses

Lagos Airlifts 310 Pilgrims To Jordan, Israel

Lagos State Government, on Saturday night, airlifted 310 intending pilgrims earlier scheduled for the Easter edition of the Holy pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Jordan and Israel. A statement explained that the pilgrims landed in the Holy Land on Sunday,...

October 2, 2023 No Responses

Edo To Review N40,000 Minimum Wage

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration has begun to review the N40,000 minimum wage to the State workers. This is with a view to further increasing it as part of measures to cushion the impact...

October 1, 2023 No Responses

NDDC Trains 185 Youths On Empowerment Scheme

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has trained 185 collation officers across the nine states of the Niger Delta region to create awareness in the rural communities for its youth development scheme, tagged: Holistic Opportunity Projects of Engag...

September 30, 2023 No Responses

Lagos Shuts Ladipo Market

The Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate closure of Ladipo Market, Mushin over alleged environmental infractions. The infractions included reckless waste disposal, unhygienic premises and non-payment of waste disposal bills. The Commissioner for th...

September 29, 2023 No Responses

Obaseki Accepts Shaibu’s Apology

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has accepted the apology issued by his deputy, Philip Shaibu, saying to err is human but forgiving is divine. Both leaders have been at loggerheads over Shaibu’s ambition to govern the state. Last week, the deputy...

September 25, 2023 No Responses

NDDC Fast-Tracks Key Bayelsa, Rivers Link Road

The Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has disclosed that the Commission is fast-tracking the construction work on the Oruma rigid pavement Road, in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State to ensure its commi...

September 23, 2023 No Responses

Edo Unveils New City Project

The Edo State Commissioner for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning and Development, Isoken Omo, has said that a new city project, CORAL City, is being developed to decongest Benin City. She noted that about 467 plots in CORA City are now&n...

September 11, 2023 No Responses

Obaseki Celebrates Esama Of Benin, Gabriel Igbinedion At 89

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has congratulated the Esama of Benin Kingdom, Sir (Chief) Dr. Osawaru Gabriel Igbinedion, on his 89th birthday anniversary. The governor, in a statement, eulogised the Esama of Benin’s contribution to various ...

September 8, 2023 No Responses

Alaghodaro 2023: Edo Inaugurates Planning C’ttee, Unveils Theme

The Chairman, Alaghodaro Economic Summit Limited/Gte, Mr. Asue Ighodalo, has said the seventh edition of the Alaghodaro Summit will be used to showcase the innovative policies and gains of reforms implemented by the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, to ...

September 4, 2023 No Responses

Sanwo-Olu Flags Off Food Palliatives, Targets 500,000 Vulnerable Households

THE Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday flagged off the distribution of food items for 500,000 vulnerable households in the state to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. Speaking during the exercise at the Lagos State...

August 31, 2023 No Responses

Blue Line Rail Commercial Operations Begin Monday

THE Lagos State Government says it will begin passenger operations on the Blue Line Rail on Monday, September 4, 2023. The Managing Director, Lagos State Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Mrs Abimbola Akinajo, made this known on Wednesday at Mari...

August 30, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu Appoints New NDDC Board, Management

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