Category: State News

FRSC Warns Personnel Against Collecting Bribe From Motorists
July 13, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Warns Personnel Against Collecting Bribe From Motorists

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, has warned its personnel to desist from collecting bribe from motorists in the state. The Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Ahmed Umar, gave this warning in an interview with the News...
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Lagos Trains 450 Entrepreneurs On Coconut’s Waste-To-Wealth Initiative
July 13, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Trains 450 Entrepreneurs On Coconut’s Waste-To-Wealth Initiative

The Lagos State Government ( LASG) is to start a five-week intensive training on July 13 for no fewer than 450 young entrepreneurs on the use of coconut waste in arts and craft. The State Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms...
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Sokoto Unveils Agenda To Boost Poultry Farming
July 10, 2020 No Responses

Sokoto Unveils Agenda To Boost Poultry Farming

As part of measures to improve Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), the Sokoto State Government is to boost poultry farming across the state.  The Special Advisor to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal on Poultry Development, Prof. Rabi’u Alkali explained on Thursday th...
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Ogun Partners CBN On Oil Palm Production
July 9, 2020 No Responses

Ogun Partners CBN On Oil Palm Production

The Ogun Government is collaborating with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to boost oil palm production in the state. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Adeola Odedina, made this known during an inspection tour of Apoje Farm Settlement, where...
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FG Distributes Farm Inputs To Rice Farmers In Oyo
July 9, 2020 No Responses

FG Distributes Farm Inputs To Rice Farmers In Oyo

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) Oyo state chapter, on Thursday received farm inputs through the Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP) of the Federal Government, coordinated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Oyo State RIFAN Chairman, Mr Samuel...
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Robbers Attack TVC, NTA Correspondents
July 9, 2020 No Responses

Robbers Attack TVC, NTA Correspondents

Armed robbers on Thursday attacked Mr Godwin Agwam, Nasarawa State Correspondent of Television Continental (TVC) and Mrs Victoria Ojito of Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) in their residence at Sabon-Gari, Lafia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
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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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