Category: State News

Lagos Mulls Full Re-Opening Of Economy
May 18, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Mulls Full Re-Opening Of Economy

The Lagos State Government is considering full re-opening of the critical sectors of its economy after assessing the readiness of businesses to re-open. Speaking on Sunday after State’s Security Council meeting, the State Governor,  Babajide Sanwo-Olu, however, explained that  the...
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Kano Slashes Salaries Of Political Appointees By 50 Per Cent
May 18, 2020 No Responses

Kano Slashes Salaries Of Political Appointees By 50 Per Cent

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has slashed the salaries of political office holders in the state by 50 per cent due to dwindling resources caused by COVID-19 lockdown.Mr Abba Anwar, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor said this in...
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Uzodinma Unveils Agenda To Reposition IMSU
May 17, 2020 No Responses

Uzodinma Unveils Agenda To Reposition IMSU

The Imo State Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, on Saturday announced his adminstration’s plan to reposition the Imo State University (IMSU) for academic excellence. Uzodinma who made the announcement while receiving a report from the institution’s v...
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Open Letter To Governor Nyesom Wike
May 16, 2020 No Responses

Open Letter To Governor Nyesom Wike

By Charles Isichie,  Port Harcourt.  Your Excellency,  I write as a citizen and businessman who is concerned about how some of the decisions you have taken in the management of the COVID-19 Pandemic affects the maritime sector within which I...
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NRC Makes Wearing Of Face Masks Mandatory
May 14, 2020 No Responses

NRC Makes Wearing Of Face Masks Mandatory

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has flagged off sensitisation and awareness campaign against COVID-19 among its staff and those residing in railway compound in Lagos. The NRC Managing Director, Mr Fidet Okhiria, performed the ceremony, according to a st...
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Uzodinma Insists On e-Payment Of Workers Salaries
May 14, 2020 No Responses

Uzodinma Insists On e-Payment Of Workers Salaries

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has insisted that there is no going back on the planned electronic payment of salaries of workers in the state. The governor said this while briefing Journalists after the state executive council meeting in Owerri...
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Minister: Lagos, Abuja Isolation Centers Saturated By 600 Evacuees From Foreign Countries
May 11, 2020 No Responses

Minister: Lagos, Abuja Isolation Centers Saturated By 600 Evacuees From Foreign Countries

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, on Monday said over 600 evacuees from different countries are already at various isolation centres in Lagos and Abuja. Speaking at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 press briefing in Abuja, the...
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Kwara Returns 200 “Almajiri” To Katsina
May 10, 2020 No Responses

Kwara Returns 200 “Almajiri” To Katsina

The Police Command in Kwara State on Saturday returned no fewer than 200 suspected Almajiri to Katsina State.This was contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Ajayi Okasanmi, in Ilorin.Okasanmi explained that....
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Lagos Announces Road Closure In Apapa
May 9, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Announces Road Closure In Apapa

The Lagos State Government has announced the closure of Creek Road from Mr Biggs to Warehouse road junction in Apapa area of the state, for construction. The State Ministry of Transportation, in a statement on Friday by Mrs Bolanle Ogunlola,...
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Lagos Predicts 120,000 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases By July
May 8, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Predicts 120,000 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases By July

The Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state may record between 90,000 and 120,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) by July. Abayomi, who made this known during a media briefing on COVID-19 update on Friday...
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Ibom Air Boosts Fleet With New Aircraft
May 6, 2020 No Responses

Ibom Air Boosts Fleet With New Aircraft

Akwa Ibom State Government commercial airline, Ibom Air,  has added another aircraft to its fleet. The new aircraft, a bombardier CRJ 900, arrived at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, from Calgary, Canada, at 10:48 p.m. on Tuesday, the airline m...
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Lockdown: FRSC Impounds 400 vehicles
May 6, 2020 No Responses

Lockdown: FRSC Impounds 400 vehicles

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Command in Delta has impounded over 400 vehicles for violating COVID-19 lockdown in the state.Mr Fatai Bakare, the Acting Sector Commander, disclosed this at a media briefing on Wednesday in Asaba.Bakare said the command.....
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Shell: Dead Fishes Along Niger Delta Coastline Not Related To Our Operations
May 4, 2020 No Responses

Shell: Dead Fishes Along Niger Delta Coastline Not Related To Our Operations

The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) said on Monday that the dead fishes floating the Niger Delta coastline had nothing to do with its operations. Residents along the Atlantic coastline in Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Akwa Ibom have reported massive...
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Driver Bags Death Sentence For Murder In First Virtual Court Sitting In Lagos
May 4, 2020 No Responses

Driver Bags Death Sentence For Murder In First Virtual Court Sitting In Lagos

Justice Mojisola Dada of an Ikeja High Court has sentenced a driver, Olalekan Hameed, to death by hanging in the first virtual court sitting held by a Lagos court as part of social distancing measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic....
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