Category: State News

Lagos Assembly Passes N1.163tri 2021 Budget
December 30, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Assembly Passes N1.163tri 2021 Budget

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the 2021 Appropriation Bill of N1.163 trillion, seven weeks after the budget was presented to the Assembly by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The House passed the budget after the report of the...
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Delta Approves N40b For Construction Of Roads, Infrastructure
December 23, 2020 No Responses

Delta Approves N40b For Construction Of Roads, Infrastructure

The Delta Government has approved N40 billion for construction of 14 roads, bridges, flyovers and flood drainage channels spanning over 136 kilometres across the state.The state Commissioner for Works, Chief James Augoye, and his Information counterpart, Mr Ch...
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Heritage Bank Partners LAWMA On Sustainable Greener, Cleaner Lagos
December 22, 2020 No Responses

Heritage Bank Partners LAWMA On Sustainable Greener, Cleaner Lagos

The partnership which heralds the launch of Lagos Recycle Initiative is targeted at curbing the huge challenge of plastic pollution for better ecosystem, through recycling and waste management reward system for residents of the State. On the path of Heritage.....
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Akwa Ibom Targets 300,000 Jobs With $4.6b Ibom Deep Seaport
December 20, 2020 No Responses

Akwa Ibom Targets 300,000 Jobs With $4.6b Ibom Deep Seaport

Akwa Ibom State Government on Saturday said the approval of  $4.6 billion by the Federal Government to build Ibom Deep Seaport (IDSP) will create jobs for over 300,000 teeming youths in the state. Mr Akan Okon, the Commissioner for Economic...
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Obiano Dethrones Three Traditional Rulers
December 19, 2020 No Responses

Obiano Dethrones Three Traditional Rulers

Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano has withdrawn the certificates of appointment of three traditional rulers in the state and also reinstated five others.  Chief Greg Obi, Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affair...
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Sokoto Seeks N30b Loan From Access Bank
December 18, 2020 No Responses

Sokoto Seeks N30b Loan From Access Bank

Sokoto State Governor,  Aminu Tambuwal has requested the approval of the State House of Assembly to secure N30 billion loan facility from Access Bank to part fund the 2021 Budget.  Tambuwal, in a letter dated Dec. 16, addressed to the Speaker,.....
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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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