Category: State News

Imo Budgets N346b For 2021
December 17, 2020 No Responses

Imo Budgets N346b For 2021

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State on Wednesday presented a N346.16 billion budget for the 2021 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly.  The budget titled “Budget of Wealth Creation” is made up of N74.66 billion recurrent expenditure and...
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Lagos Partners Ecobank On Artisans Fisheries Value Chain
December 15, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Partners Ecobank On Artisans Fisheries Value Chain

The Lagos State Government is to partner Ecobank Nigeria Plc in its Artisans Fisheries Value Chain as part of measures to enhance standard of living in the fishing communities in the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusa...
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Gombe Approves N8.49b For Construction, Upgrade Of 27 Modern Markets
December 15, 2020 No Responses

Gombe Approves N8.49b For Construction, Upgrade Of 27 Modern Markets

Gombe State Government has approved more than N8.499 billion for the construction of 10 modern markets, while 17 others have been set for upgrade across the state. Mr Nasiru Mohammed, the Gombe Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Tourism, disclosed this...
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Ogun To Establish Newspaper, Online News Platform
December 15, 2020 No Responses

Ogun To Establish Newspaper, Online News Platform

The Ogun Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Waheed Odusile, on Monday said that the state planned to establish a newspaper and online news platform to inform and mobilise the citizens for government policies and programmes.  Odusile made the di...
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Sokoto Budgets N176.7b For 2021
December 11, 2020 No Responses

Sokoto Budgets N176.7b For 2021

Governor of Sokoto State,  Aminu Tambuwal on Thursday presented N176.7 billion as proposed budget for 2021 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly for approval.  Tambuwal said that the Appropriation bill included a capital expenditure of N95....
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Calabar Port Empowers Youths In Host Community
December 11, 2020 No Responses

Calabar Port Empowers Youths In Host Community

The management of Calabar Port on Thursday gave out various empowerment items to no fewer than 50 youths from Obutong community in Calabar Municipality Local Government Area of Cross River.  The Calabar Port Manager, Mrs Marie Asein, explained t...
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Edo Inland Dry Port Explains Expansion Agenda
December 11, 2020 No Responses

Edo Inland Dry Port Explains Expansion Agenda

The management of Atlantique Marine and Engineering Services Ltd (AMES), promoters of the AMES-Edo Inland Dry Port has said that no fewer than 300 Local Government Areas would benefit from the Port when it becomes operational.  Dr Charles Akhigbe, Managin...
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FEC Approves N58.5b For Road Projects In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, FCT
December 10, 2020 No Responses

FEC Approves N58.5b For Road Projects In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, FCT

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari approved N58.5 billion for reconstruction and rehabilitation of roads in some parts of the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that first segment of the approval was....
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Lagos Urges Stakeholders To Invest In Ferry Services
December 9, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Urges Stakeholders To Invest In Ferry Services

The Lagos State Government has appealed to stakeholders to invest in ferry services as part of measures to improve water transportation in the state. The Managing Director, Lagos Ferry Services (Lagferry), Mr Ladi Balogun, made the plea during a stak...
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A’Ibom Budgets N456.26b For 2021
December 9, 2020 No Responses

A’Ibom Budgets N456.26b For 2021

The Akwa Ibom House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the 2021 Appropriation Bill of N456.25 billion.  The 2021 budget as passed by the assembly is made up of N164.52 billion recurrent expenditure, N241.45 billion for capital expenditure and N50.29 billion...
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Abia Budgets N131.8b For 2021
December 8, 2020 No Responses

Abia Budgets N131.8b For 2021

Governor of Abia State,  Okezie Ikpeazu on Monday, presented a budget proposal of N131.8 billion to the State House of Assembly for the 2021 fiscal year. Ikpeazu, who tagged the appropriation bill “Budget of local contents and sustainable developme...
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Obaseki Mourns Apostle Eunice Osagiede
December 8, 2020 No Responses

Obaseki Mourns Apostle Eunice Osagiede

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has expressed shock over the death of Apostle Eunice Osagiede, the General Overseer of Spirit and Life Bible Church, headquartered in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The governor, in a statement, mourned...
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Sokoto To Conduct HIV Screening For 2,000 Persons
December 7, 2020 No Responses

Sokoto To Conduct HIV Screening For 2,000 Persons

The Sokoto State Agency for the Control of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Leprosy (SOSACAT) is to conduct HIV testing services for  2,000 persons across the state in commemoration of the 2020 World AIDS Day. The Executive Secretary and Project Manager of...
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Makinde Mourns Harry Akande
December 6, 2020 No Responses

Makinde Mourns Harry Akande

Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has described as a huge loss,  the death of  business mogul and former presidential aspirant, Chief Harry Akande. Akande died on Saturday morning after a brief illness. He was aged 77.  Makinde expressed the.....
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