Category: State News

Okowa Tasks NDDC On People-Oriented Projects
February 19, 2021 No Responses

Okowa Tasks NDDC On People-Oriented Projects

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa on Thursday urged the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to focus on people -oriented projects to spur development of the region.  The governor spoke when the Interim Administrator of the Commission, Mr Effiong Akwa and...
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Lagos Begins Anti-Rabies Vaccination Campaign
February 15, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Begins Anti-Rabies Vaccination Campaign

The Lagos State Government is to commence a two-week free mass anti-rabies vaccination campaign February 16th, 2021.  The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, explained on Sunday that the campaign is scheduled to co...
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Lagos Task Team On Apapa Traffic Seeks Collaboration with Shippers’ Council
February 11, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Task Team On Apapa Traffic Seeks Collaboration with Shippers’ Council

The newly-inaugurated Lagos State Government Task Team on Restoration of Law and Order on Apapa Ports Access Roads has solicited the cooperation of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to enable it solve the traffic challenges in the area.  The Chairman...
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Sanwo-Olu Tasks Apapa Traffic Team On Zero Tolerance For Offences
February 1, 2021 No Responses

Sanwo-Olu Tasks Apapa Traffic Team On Zero Tolerance For Offences

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the constitution of a Special Traffic Management and Enforcement Compliance Team to resolve the traffic gridlock in and around Apapa.  Sanwo-Olu said in a statement signed by the Commissioner for I...
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Bills For Three New Delta Varsities Pass First Reading
January 28, 2021 No Responses

Bills For Three New Delta Varsities Pass First Reading

Bills for the establishment of three new universities in Delta  have passed first reading at the state House of Assembly. The establishment bills 2020 are for: the Delta State University of Education, Agbor,  Delta State University of Science and Agr...
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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 ...
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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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