Category: State News

Kano Spends N8b On Scholarships, To Sponsor 1,000 Students To China
July 9, 2020 No Responses

Kano Spends N8b On Scholarships, To Sponsor 1,000 Students To China

The Kano State Scholarship Board on Thursday said it spent over N8 billion on scholarships for Kano indigenes studying at home and abroad in the last five years. The Executive Secretary of the board, Alhaji Abubakar Zakari, disclosed this in...
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Customs Impounds 157 Vehicles, 6,340 Bags Of Rice, Others
July 9, 2020 No Responses

Customs Impounds 157 Vehicles, 6,340 Bags Of Rice, Others

Between January and June, 2020, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operation Unit (FOU), Zone ‘B’, seized 625 goods with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N1.668billion, compared with 425 items with DPV of N762 million confiscated within same period in...
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FRSC Secures Conviction Of 39 Traffic Offenders
July 9, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Secures Conviction Of 39 Traffic Offenders

The Nasarawa State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has secured the conviction of 39 traffic violators at a mobile court in Garaku, Kokona Local Government Area of the state. The Sector Commander, Mr Ahmed Mohammed explained in...
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Anambra Generates N26.4b In 2019
July 9, 2020 No Responses

Anambra Generates N26.4b In 2019

The Anambra state Government on Thursday said it realized N26.4 billion as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2019. Mr David Nzekwu,  Chairman of the State Internal Revenue Service, stated this while defending the agency’s financial transactions in 2...
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Ekiti, CBN To Empower 1,000 Cassava Farmers
July 8, 2020 No Responses

Ekiti, CBN To Empower 1,000 Cassava Farmers

The Ekiti Government in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is to empower no fewer than 1,000 cassava farmers as part of measures to ensure increased cultivation of the commodity in the state. Speaking on Tuesday at the...
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FCTA Threatens To Shut GTBank Over Alleged COVID-19 Protocol Violation
July 7, 2020 No Responses

FCTA Threatens To Shut GTBank Over Alleged COVID-19 Protocol Violation

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has threatened to seal some Guarantee Trust Bank branches in Abuja over alleged non-adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols in their operations. Chairman of the FCTA Enforcement Team on COVID-19, Mr Ikharo Att...
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Kaduna Considering Castration, No Bail For Rapists
July 7, 2020 No Responses

Kaduna Considering Castration, No Bail For Rapists

Governor of Kaduna State, Nasiru El-Rufai on Monday said the Justice system of the  State will no longer grant bail to rapists, just as it is considering castration for convicts. El-Rufai made the remarks when a group of women, advocating for...
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Ganduje: APC ‘Il Win Edo Governorship Election
July 6, 2020 No Responses

Ganduje: APC ‘Il Win Edo Governorship Election

The National Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed optimism that the party will win the Sept. 19 Edo Governorship election.Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, the leader of the  council said this shortly after the inauguration of the c...
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Amnesty Programme Gulps N30m In Katsina
July 6, 2020 No Responses

Amnesty Programme Gulps N30m In Katsina

The Katsina State Government said on Monday that it had spent about N30 million on amnesty programme for repentant bandits and cattle rustlers in the state before the programme collapsed. Mr Mustapha Inuwa, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG),...
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NCDMB Signs Agreements On Energy Park In Edo, Oil Blending Plant In Bayelsa
July 3, 2020 No Responses

NCDMB Signs Agreements On Energy Park In Edo, Oil Blending Plant In Bayelsa

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has signed an equity investment agreement with Duport Midstream Company for the establishment of an Energy Park in Egbokor, Edo State. The Board also signed an equity investment agreement with Erask...
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Lagos Surgeon Arraigned Over Alleged Failed Plastic Surgery
July 3, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Surgeon Arraigned Over Alleged Failed Plastic Surgery

A Lagos Surgeon, Dr Anuoluwapo Adepoju, on Friday appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged evavsion from investigation into a failed plastic surgery. The defendant is charged alongside her Clinic, known as MedContour Services Ltd, on a...
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Lagos Begins Fund Disbursement To Abule-Egba Pipeline Explosion Victims
July 3, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Begins Fund Disbursement To Abule-Egba Pipeline Explosion Victims

The Lagos State Government has commenced fund disbursement to Abule-Egba pipeline explosion victims residing at the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Relief Camp, Igando. Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Director- General of LASEMA, made this known i...
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Buhari Pledges Speedy Completion Of $2.5b Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano Gas Pipeline Project
June 30, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Pledges Speedy Completion Of $2.5b Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano Gas Pipeline Project

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja affirmed the Nigerian government’s commitment to ensure timely delivery of the landmark Ajakuota-Kaduna-Kano Gas (AKK) gas pipeline project within budgetary allocation and specifications. Speaking at the virtual...
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Fidelity Bank Lauds NNPC, OilServ, Pledges Support For $2.8b AKK Gas Project
June 30, 2020 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Lauds NNPC, OilServ, Pledges Support For $2.8b AKK Gas Project

Fidelity Bank Plc, Tuesday commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Oilserv, contractors to the $2.8bn Ajaokuta – Kaduna – Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline Project, which was flagged off Tuesday, June 30, 2020, with the ground breaki...
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