State News Archives — Page 62 of 64

October 31, 2019 No Responses

Makinde Suspends ENL’s N65b Road Contract

Citing slow pace of work, Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has suspended construction work on the Ibadan Circular road project.The Governor who made an on-the-spot assessment to the 32 kilometre road on Thursday, expressed his disappointment at the pace of...

October 31, 2019 No Responses

DPR Warns Depot Owners, Oil Marketers Against Diversion, Price Hike

The Department of Petroleum Resources in Cross River has warned depot owners and marketers to desist from diversion of product, saying that anyone caught would face appropriate sanctions.The Operations Controller of DPR in Cross River, Mr Philip Awolu, gave th...

October 31, 2019 No Responses

Kaduna Raises Women Empowerment Fund to N1b

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai on Wednesday said the government would raise the State Women Empowerment Fund (KADSWEF) to N1 billion from 2021. The governor said this in Kaduna while opening the 4th Kaduna Women Economic Empowerment Summit. “We are...

October 29, 2019 No Responses

Oyo Approves N526m As Running Costs For Primary, Secondary Schools

The Oyo Government has approved the release of N526 million as running costs for its 2,500 primary schools and 640 secondary schools. A statement issued on Monday by Mr Taiwo Adisa, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde explained that...

October 26, 2019 No Responses

NDDC To Distribute 32 Waste Disposal Trucks

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is set to distribute 32 waste disposal trucks to the nine states covered by the commission, an official said.The states are Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo and Rivers.A statement...

October 26, 2019 No Responses

NCS Impounds N3.5m Smuggled Rice

The Zone B of Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operations Unit Kaduna, on Friday, said it had seized 149 smuggled rice valued at over N3.5 million in Kaduna.In a statement on Friday, the command Public Relations officer, Abubakar Usman, explained that...

October 26, 2019 No Responses

Coscharis Motors To Unveil New Ford Edge October 30

Sole representative of Ford Motor Company in Nigeria, Coscharis Motors has concluded plans to unveil new Ford Edge on October 30, 2019 at the International Conference Centre Annex, Abuja, venue of the 20th Abuja International Motor Fair.According to Abiona Bab...

October 25, 2019 No Responses

Oyo Acquires 300 Hectares For Ibadan Dry Port, Seeks Support From Land Owners

The Oyo State Government has solicited the cooperation of land owners whose properties have been earmarked for the new Ibadan Inland Dry Port to ensure realisation of the project. Under the proposed transformation of the state economy, the new inland...

October 25, 2019 No Responses

Egbemode Emerges Information Commissioner As Oyetola Inaugurates Cabinet

Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun on Thursday inaugurated his cabinet, almost a year after he was sworn-in as the governor. Oyetola, who was sworn-in as the governor on Nov. 27, 2018, appointed Mrs Funke Egbemode, the President Nigeria Guild of...

October 23, 2019 No Responses

Iwo Road: PDP Canvasses Support For Makinde

The South-West chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the decision of Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to reconstruct the Iwo Road Interchange, describing the move as bold and courageous.The South-West PDP, in a statement issued on...

October 23, 2019 No Responses

INEC Projects 10,063 Ad Hoc Personnel For Bayelsa Poll

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to deploy 10,063 ad hoc staff for the November . 16 Bayelsa governorship election .Pastor Monday Tom, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Bayelsa said this at a Roundtable on INEC’s preparednes...

October 22, 2019 No Responses

Adamawa Assembly Approves 40 Special Advisers For Fintiri

The Adamawa House of Assembly on Tuesday, approved 40 Special Advisers for Governor Ahmadu Fintiri.The development followed a request by the governor, through a letter read by the Speaker, Aminu Iya-Abbas, at the plenary.The house also passed a resolutio...

October 21, 2019 No Responses

Controversy Trails Makinde’s N8b Iwo Road Project

The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised plan by the Governor Seyi Makinde-led administration to spend N8 billion on a proposed reconstruction of the popular Iwo Road interchange in Ibadan, the state capital. The...

October 19, 2019 No Responses

Benin Agog As Delegates Arrive For 2019 Art, Culture Festival

Ahead of Monday’s opening ceremony of the 2019 National Festival of Art and Culture (NAFEST), no fewer than 3,000 delegates have arrived in Benin City, Edo State capital.The Edo Commissioner for Art and Culture, Mr Osazee Osemwegie-Ero, made the disclosu...