Category: State News

Akwa Ibom Reviews 2020 Budget
April 29, 2020 No Responses

Akwa Ibom Reviews 2020 Budget

The Akwa Ibom Government has reviewed its 2020 budget downward in line with the current economic realities occasioned by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world. This was one of the decisions taken at the end of the...
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Lockdown: Court Impounds 30 Vehicles
April 28, 2020 No Responses

Lockdown: Court Impounds 30 Vehicles

A mobile court in Zamfara, on Monday impounded 30 vehicles for allegedly violating the total lockdown declared by the state government as part of efforts to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The News Agency of Nigeria...
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Group Urges South-East Governors To Mass-Produce Face Masks
April 27, 2020 No Responses

Group Urges South-East Governors To Mass-Produce Face Masks

Imeobi Igbo Forum, a pan-Igbo grassroots socio-cultural organisation, on Monday urged South-East governors to mass-produce and distribute face masks to help protect the citizens against COVID-19 pandemic. The National President of the Forum, Dr Mike Ikegulu, g...
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Oyo Orders Civil Servants To Resume Work Monday
April 26, 2020 No Responses

Oyo Orders Civil Servants To Resume Work Monday

Governor Seyi Makinde has directed state civil and public servants on grade level 13 and above to resume at their respective duty posts on Monday, April 27. Makinde gave the directive on Saturday while briefing Journalists on the outcome of...
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Customs Replies Oyo State On Quality Of Rice
April 26, 2020 No Responses

Customs Replies Oyo State On Quality Of Rice

The Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo and Osun Command, on Saturday said the 1,800 bags of rice released as palliative to the Oyo State government were good for human consumption. This was in response to the claim by Oyo State Government...
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NLNG Restates Support For Fight Against COVID-19, Donates Vehicles, Protective Equipment, Others
April 23, 2020 No Responses

NLNG Restates Support For Fight Against COVID-19, Donates Vehicles, Protective Equipment, Others

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has restated its support for the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and has urged resilience and adherence to social distancing rules and other precautionary measures advised by the health authorities, in order to cont...
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Kogi Slashes 2020 Budget By N74b
April 23, 2020 No Responses

Kogi Slashes 2020 Budget By N74b

The Kogi State Executive Council has slashed the state’s 2020 budget from N176 billion to N102 billion. A statement issued at the end of the council’s weekly meeting in Lokoja on Wednesday said that the budget was slashed by N74...
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How To Tackle Food Insecurity, By Kaduna State
April 22, 2020 No Responses

How To Tackle Food Insecurity, By Kaduna State

The Kaduna State Government on Wednesday said food insecurity looms without collaboration against bandits attacking rural communities in the state.  The government said information sharing with security agencies will ensure prompt response in tackling ban...
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How To Tackle Food Insecurity, By Kaduna State
April 22, 2020 No Responses

How To Tackle Food Insecurity, By Kaduna State

The Kaduna State Government on Wednesday said food insecurity looms without collaboration against bandits attacking rural communities in the state.  The government said information sharing with security agencies will ensure prompt response in tackling ban...
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NAFDAC Shuts Down Yoghurt Factory
April 22, 2020 No Responses

NAFDAC Shuts Down Yoghurt Factory

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Borno State office has shutdown an illegal facility engaged in the production of unregistered yoghurt. The information was  disclosed in a statement signed by the state Acting Coord...
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Lagos Increases Hazard Allowance Of Health Workers To N25, 000
April 22, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Increases Hazard Allowance Of Health Workers To N25, 000

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved an increase in the hazard allowance of health workers in the state public service from N5,000 to N25,000. Sanwo-Olu, through a tweet by Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media,...
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Fish Farmers Seek Govt’s Intervention Against Price Hike
April 21, 2020 No Responses

Fish Farmers Seek Govt’s Intervention Against Price Hike

The Kwara Fish Farmers Association has warned that the price of fish may rise soon if Governnment fails to give Foreign Exchange to importers.  The acting chairman of the association in the state, Mr  Buhari Sulyman gave the warning in...
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Lagos Lauds Ecobank’s Support For Relief Efforts
April 21, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Lauds Ecobank’s Support For Relief Efforts

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo- Olu has commended Ecobank Nigeria for donating food items to support the state government’s relief efforts to mitigate the effects of the lockdown on citizens due to the coronavirus.  The Lagos State Commissione...
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Cross River Test-Runs Cable-Car
April 20, 2020 No Responses

Cross River Test-Runs Cable-Car

In a bid to revive the Obudu Ranch Resort, the Government of Cross River has carried out repairs and maintenance of the cable-car at the resort. Mr Bobby Ekpeyong, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Obudu Ranch Resort, during...
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