Category: State News

Bayelsa Community Leader Implores FG On Port Harcourt-Kano Rail Line
January 26, 2021 No Responses

Bayelsa Community Leader Implores FG On Port Harcourt-Kano Rail Line

A community leader at Sampou, Bayelsa, Chief Ashane Usukoromo, on Monday, applauded the massive rehabilitation of the railways by the Federal Government and called for nationwide coverage. He said that an integrated transportation system where different modes of transport complemented...
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Bayelsa Confirms Receiving N27b Refunds From FG
January 25, 2021 No Responses

Bayelsa Confirms Receiving N27b Refunds From FG

The Bayelsa Government, on Sunday, said that it received N27 billion and not N38 billion approved as refund by the Federal Government for federal projects executed by the state from 2005 to date.  The Senate had, on Nov. 24, 2020,...
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Lagos Pledges Prompt Payment Of APPEALS Project Counterpart Funds
January 24, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Pledges Prompt Payment Of APPEALS Project Counterpart Funds

The Lagos State Government has pledged to make regular payments of its counterpart funds to all donor and World Bank Assisted Projects. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya made the pledge on Saturday at the opening ...
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Rivers Donates N500m To Sokoto
January 21, 2021 No Responses

Rivers Donates N500m To Sokoto

Governor  Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Wednesday donated N500 million to support the Sokoto State Government in rebuilding the Sokoto Central Market ravaged by fire on Tuesday morning. Wike who visited the scene of the market inferno barely 24 hours afte...
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Lagos Secures Court Order To Auction 88 Forfeited Vehicles
January 19, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Secures Court Order To Auction 88 Forfeited Vehicles

The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) has obtained a Court order to auction 88 vehicles forfeited to the state government by violators of traffic rules.  The Chairman of the agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye, disclosed this in a...
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Ekiti Budgets N1.4b For Amotekun, N550m For Drones In 2021
January 18, 2021 No Responses

Ekiti Budgets N1.4b For Amotekun, N550m For Drones In 2021

The Ekiti Government, on Sunday reiterated its commitment to tackle growing insecurity in the state in 2021 especially kidnapping.   Under the arrangement, the State Government has voted N1.4billion for the State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun ...
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Lagos Extends Work-From-Home Order To February 1
January 17, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Extends Work-From-Home Order To February 1

The Lagos State Government has further extended the work-from-home order to all state public servants on Grade Levels 14 and below from Monday, January, 18, 2021 to Monday, February 1, 2021.   The State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu gave the directive...
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C’River Explains $20m W’Bank-funded SFTAS Programme Grant
January 16, 2021 No Responses

C’River Explains $20m W’Bank-funded SFTAS Programme Grant

The Cross River government on Friday said it has achieved a total of 20.4 million dollars in grants from the World Bank-funded States Fiscal Transparency Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) programme.The Commissioner for Finance, Mr Asuquo Ekpenyong, dis...
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Wike Confirms Refund Of N78b Spent On Federal Projects In Rivers
January 14, 2021 No Responses

Wike Confirms Refund Of N78b Spent On Federal Projects In Rivers

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has confirmed the Federal Government’s refund of the N78 billion spent by State on Federal projects. Wike stated this on Wednesday during the inauguration of the Isiopko Internal Roads Phase 2 in Ikwerre Loca...
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Delta Boosts Agro-Industrial Park With N8b
January 13, 2021 No Responses

Delta Boosts Agro-Industrial Park With N8b

Delta State Government has  injected N8 billion sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) into the Agro-Industrial Park project in Aboh-Ogwashi in Aniocha South Local Government Area.   The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charle...
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Rivers Approves N10.1b Legislative Quarters Construction
January 10, 2021 No Responses

Rivers Approves N10.1b Legislative Quarters Construction

Rivers State Executive Council has approved the construction of a new House of Assembly quarters in Port Harcourt at the cost of N10.1 billion.  The new legislative quarters, expected to provide global standard accommodation for the legislators, is expect...
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Kano Earmarks N45b For Education In 2021
January 8, 2021 No Responses

Kano Earmarks N45b For Education In 2021

The Kano State Government has earmarked N45.6 billion in the 2021 tagged ‘Budget for Economic Recovery and Sustainable Development’ for the education sector. The Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning , Alhaji Nura Dankadai, said this while addressi...
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Lagos Targets N60.31b Monthly IGR
January 8, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Targets N60.31b Monthly IGR

The Lagos State Government has indicated a monthly target of N60.318 billion Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to fund the 2021 budget. Speaking during a media briefing on the Analysis of the Year 2021 Budget at Alausa, Ikeja, the Commissioner for...
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Edo To Conclude Fund Raising For Benin River Port In 2021
January 5, 2021 No Responses

Edo To Conclude Fund Raising For Benin River Port In 2021

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that the state government has appointed a transaction adviser for the Benin River Port project, noting that the state hopes to conclude designs and fundraising for the project by 2021.  The...
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