State News Archives — Page 33 of 65

August 5, 2021 No Responses

Edo Allocates 57,000 Hectares Of Land To Oil Palm Investors

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday, disclosed that the State Government has allocated over 57,000 hectares of land to smallholders and large oil palm plantation investors in four Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state, under the Edo...

July 31, 2021 No Responses

Delta Proposes N425b Budget For 2022

Delta Government on Friday said it has proposed a total sum of N425 billion as the appropriation for year 2022, indicating that the budget would soon be transmitted to the State House of Assembly. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr...

July 30, 2021 No Responses

Kano Budgets N2.5bn For Dala Inland Dry Port

Kano State Government is to spend N2.5 billion on infrastructural facilities at the Dala Inland Dry Port. The State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje made the disclosure on Thursday at the opening ceremony of the 2021 Gas Sector Stakeholders (AKK) F...

July 30, 2021 No Responses

Kano Denies Banning Women From Driving

Kano State Government has debunked rumours on its purported plan to ban women, regardless of their faith, from driving in the state. The denial was contained in a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information Mr Muhammed Garba&nb...

July 30, 2021 No Responses

Lagos, APPEALS Project Open Bid For Farm Access Road

As part of measures to boost farm-to-market accessibility, the Lagos State Government and Agro-Processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project on Thursday opened bid for the construction of 13.16 kilometres F...

July 26, 2021 No Responses

Ibadan Golf Club Lauds Heritage Bank, Mark 30th Anniversary

Heritage Bank Plc has been commended for its continued supports to Nigeria’s sports’ sector, especially backing the Ibadan Golf Club’s 30th anniversary event. The event that attracted dignitaries and stakeholders from various parastatals also had t...

July 20, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Seals Imperial Chinese Cuisine, Citi View Hotel, Others Over Tax Evasion

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) on Monday resumed sealing of companies and hospitality firms over unpaid consumption taxes, shutting 16 firms during tax law enforcement. The LIRS Director of Legal Services, Mr Seyi Alade, said during the ...

July 19, 2021 No Responses

Bayelsa Seeks To Reacquire OML 46 Licence

Indications have emerged that the Bayelsa Government has not given up on its Oil Mining Lease (OML 46) licence which was revoked by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bayelsa Oil Company...

July 19, 2021 No Responses

Edo To Issue 10,000 C-of-Os Yearly

The Edo State Government has concluded plans to acquire a mobile digital mapper, as part of efforts by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to improve land management in the state Managing Director, Edo State Geographic Information Servic...

July 16, 2021 No Responses

Sokoto Secures Approval For N6.26b Loan From Zenith Bank, Others

The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Thursday approved the request of Governor Aminu Tambuwal to secure N6.26 billion loan from Zenith Bank, TAJ Bank and Sterling Bank PLC. The resolution followed a motion moved by Malami Basakkwace (PDP) and...

July 14, 2021 No Responses

Edo Issues 6,500 C-of-Os In Three Years

Edo State Government has issued over 6,500 Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) in the last three years and digitized over 30,000 files carried on from the Midwest Region through Bendel and Edo State. Managing Director, Edo State Geographic Information Ser...