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June 19, 2020 No Responses

WHO Declares Nigeria Polio Free

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Nigeria free of wild polio, following the completion of documentation for the free status. The UN health agency disclosed this on its regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, official twitter account @WHOAFRO....

June 18, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Targets N163.32b, Over 22,000 Jobs From 35,000 Highways

The Federal Government has presented a Highway Development and Management Initiative (HDMI) designed to harness investment opportunities on the 35,000 federal highways. The Minister of Works, Mr Babatunde Fashola, made the presentation at a Joint Interac...

June 13, 2020 No Responses

Imo Targets N5b Monthly IGR

The Imo State Government is to raise the state’s monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to N5 billion in the next “few years””. Governor Hope Uzodinma, who made the promise at the maiden stakeholders’ forum held on Friday in Owerri to...

June 4, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Earmarks N103b For Infrastructure

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it earmarked N103 billion for the aggressive development of infrastructure across the state. Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr Sam Egube, made this known during the 2020 Ministerial Press Brief...

April 4, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Nigeria To Release 70,000 Metric Tonnes Of Grains

President Muhammadu Buhari has granted approval to Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to release 70,000 metric tonnes of assorted food items from the National Strategic Grains Reserve. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, made...

April 2, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19 Relief Fund Hits N15b

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday disclosed that monetary contributions to its relief fund under the auspices of Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) stood at N15 Billion. CBN Director of Corporate Communications, Isaac Okorafor, ex...

March 23, 2020 No Responses

Atiku’s Son Tests Positive For Coronavirus

A son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has tested positive for the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). Abubakar revealed this on his verified Twitter handle late on Sunday night. Abubakar, who had a few hours before then issued a statement calling...

March 11, 2020 No Responses

Health Minister Tests Positive For Coronavirus

United Kingdom Health minister and Conservative MP Nadine Dorries been diagnosed with coronavirus. Ms Dorries, the first MP to test positive, said she had taken all the advised precautions after finding out and had been self-isolating at home. It comes...

March 5, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus: California Declares Emergency

California has declared a state of emergency after announcing its first coronavirus death, bringing the US death toll from the disease to 11. The 71-year-old man had underlying health conditions and had been on a cruise ship, said officials. Eleven...

March 4, 2020 No Responses

FIRS Targets N4trillion Tax From Oil, Gas

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) said it would rake in four trillion naira as tax revenue from the extractive sector of the Nigerian economy in the 2020 fiscal year. The FIRS made this known in a statement issued by ...

March 2, 2020 No Responses

Pa Kasumu Dies At 66

Veteran Nollywood actor, Kayode Odumosu, popularly known as Pa Kasumu has died after an illness. The news of his death was announced by Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola through her Instagram account. According to Daramola, the news was broken to her...

February 9, 2020 No Responses

CCECC Restates Commitment To Deliver Lagos-Ibadan Rail On Schedule

The China Civil Engineering and Construction Corporation (CCECC) handling the Lagos-Ibadan Standard Guage Rail line on Saturday said that it would deliver the project on schedule despite all challenges. Its Project Coordinator, Mr Xia Lijun, ...

February 8, 2020 No Responses

Court Fixes April 1 For Judgment In LASEMA Boss, Ex-Lover’s N45m Property Dispute

An Igbosere High Court has fixed April 1 to deliver judgment in a case of forgery, forcible entry and criminal damage to a N45 million property against Ms Olaide Ibraheem, a Director in the Lagos State Government. The News Agency...

February 6, 2020 No Responses

FG Approves N65.9b For Road Projects

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N65.9 billion for road projects across the country. Briefing State House Correspondents on Wednesday, Minister of State for Works and Housing, Abubakar Aliyu, explained that the ministry presented two memos to t...