Category: State News

Edo Receives N2.1b As Oil Derivation Fund 
November 24, 2022 No Responses

Edo Receives N2.1b As Oil Derivation Fund 

The Edo State Government received only N2.1 billion from the N28b that accrued to the state as 13 percent oil derivation fund for oil-producing states.  Edo State Commissioner for Budget and Finance, Mr. Joseph Eboigbe, disclosed this while briefing journalists...
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<strong>Oba Of Benin Pledges Support For Rubber Research Institute </strong>
November 22, 2022 No Responses

Oba Of Benin Pledges Support For Rubber Research Institute 

Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has pledged support for the development of Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria, Iyanomo in Edo.  He gave the pledge when the management of the institute, led by its Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr Leila...
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Edo Budgets N320.35b For 2023
November 17, 2022 No Responses

Edo Budgets N320.35b For 2023

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, presented a N320.35bn budget to the Edo State House of Assembly for the 2023 fiscal year, representing a 44.3 percent increase from the N222bn budgeted for the year 2022.  Obaseki, who pr...
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Edo Targets N60b IGR, Unveils Residency Card 
November 12, 2022 No Responses

Edo Targets N60b IGR, Unveils Residency Card 

Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki on Friday set an Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) target of N60 billion for 2023 fiscal year in the state.  Obaseki disclosed this during sixth edition of the yearly Alaghodaro Investment Summit in Benin.  &nbs...
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Edo Allocates 35,000 Hectares Of Land For Housing, Industrial Development Projects 
November 11, 2022 No Responses

Edo Allocates 35,000 Hectares Of Land For Housing, Industrial Development Projects 

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration has made available 35,000 hectares of land for housing and industrial development projects in various towns and cities across the State.  Obaseki said this when he received executive ...
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COVID-19: Akwa Ibom  Disburses N31m Grant To 401 Beneficiaries
November 6, 2022 No Responses

COVID-19: Akwa Ibom  Disburses N31m Grant To 401 Beneficiaries

The Akwa Ibom Government on Saturday disbursed N31 million to 401 entrepreneurs in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs),  to support their businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the funds which wer...
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Lagos Seeks Integrated Approach To Transportation Planning In Africa
November 3, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Seeks Integrated Approach To Transportation Planning In Africa

Lagos State Government has advocated a comprehensive, sophisticated and more integrated approach to transport planning in Africa, to achieve an efficient, equitable and environmentally sensitive system.  The state’s Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frede...
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LIRS Boss Lauds Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, Staff
November 1, 2022 No Responses

LIRS Boss Lauds Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, Staff

The executive chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, Mr Ayodele Subair has attributed the success of the unprecedented tax revolution being witnessed in the state, where about 70 per cent of its income is internally generated, to...
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Edo Sacks Commissioner For Roads, Bridges
November 1, 2022 No Responses

Edo Sacks Commissioner For Roads, Bridges

The Edo State Government has announced the removal of the Commissioner for Roads and Bridges, Engr. Newton Okojie. In a statement sent to City Business News, the Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Mr. Chris Osa Nehikhare, said “The Hon. commissi...
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Ganduje Inaugurates 100 Buses, 50 Taxis In Kano
October 31, 2022 No Responses

Ganduje Inaugurates 100 Buses, 50 Taxis In Kano

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has inaugurated 100 ultra-modern buses and 50 taxis to enhance transportation in the state.  Performing the inauguration at Sabon-Gari Stadium, Kano on Sunday, Ganduje said it was in line with his administration’s ...
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Edo Concessions Okomu South, Gele-Gele Forest Reserves
October 28, 2022 No Responses

Edo Concessions Okomu South, Gele-Gele Forest Reserves

The Edo State Government has signed a 30-year conservation/eco-tourism concession with Africa Nature Investors (ANI) Foundation as part of measures to protect endangered forest elephants, white-throated monkeys and the farming population, among others in the O...
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Lagos Begins Parking Policy Full Implementation In 2023 Q2
October 28, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Begins Parking Policy Full Implementation In 2023 Q2

As part of measures to improve parking culture,  the Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) is to commence full implementation of it policies in second quarter (Q2)  of 2023.  Speaking during an interactive session with ...
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New Ekiti Governor Freezes All Bank Accounts, Retains Fayemi’s Spokesman
October 17, 2022 No Responses

New Ekiti Governor Freezes All Bank Accounts, Retains Fayemi’s Spokesman

The new Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji has frozen all accounts of the State Government with immediate effect. The Governor has also approved the appointment of Mr Yinka Oyebode, as his Chief Press Secretary (CPS).  Oyebode’s appointment w...
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Sanwo-Olu Increases Students’Bursary By 100 Per Cent  
October 16, 2022 No Responses

Sanwo-Olu Increases Students’Bursary By 100 Per Cent  

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved an increment of 100 per cent on bursary payable to students of  Lagos State origin in tertiary institutions across the country. The Executive Secretary, Lagos State Scholarship Board, Mr Abdur Rahaman L...
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