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October 22, 2020 No Responses

Senate Puts Works Ministry’s Debt Profile At N392b

The Senate on Wednesday said in spite of the high budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Works and Housing, its current debt profile is about N392 billion. Chairman, Senate Committee on Works, Sen. Adamu Aliero, made the revelation during the...

October 21, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Faults Recirculation Of Old Encounter Video With Tricycle In Benin

The attention of the Federal Road Safety Corps has been drawn to an old video currently been recirculated on the internet, showing an erring tricycle rider who went on a face off with FRSC patrol team, after been caught destroying...

October 20, 2020 No Responses

Dana Air Partners Nigerian Economic Summit

Dana Air will be supporting the 26thNigerian Economic Summit (NES#26) scheduled to hold from the 26th to 27th of October 2020, at Transcorp Hilton Abuja and the Lagos Office of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group. Themed: ”Building Partnership...

October 19, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Seeks Stakeholders’, Investors’ Collaboration On Food Security

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on stakeholders and private investors to join hands with the state government to boost food production and ensure food security.Sanwo-Olu stated this at the 2020 World Food Day Celebration on Sunday.....

October 19, 2020 No Responses

Army: Exercise Crocodile Smile VI Has Nothing To Do With #EndSARS Protest

The Nigerian Army has said the newly-launched Exercise Crocodile Smile VI has nothing to do with the ongoing ENDSARS protests across the country. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, indicated this in a statement on Sunday. Musa...

October 14, 2020 No Responses

Borno Approves Recruitment Of 776 New Teachers

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Tuesday, approved the recruitment of 776 new teachers to enhance quality education delivery in public schools across the state. The Governor made this known after meeting with the officials of the state Ministr...

October 14, 2020 No Responses

New NEPZA Board Chairman Tasks FG, Private Sector On FTZs

The Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has urged the Federal Government and Private Sector to ensure that the Free Trade Zone scheme is strengthened through improved legal framework and global best practices. Alhaji Adamu Fanda, newly-appointed...

October 14, 2020 No Responses

Badagry Youths Protest Alleged Extortion, Multiple Checkpoints On Expressway

Youths in Badagry area of Lagos State on Tuesday staged protest against the alleged multiple checkpoints and extortion of motorists by law enforcement agents on Agbara-Badagry Expressway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that youths, in different group...

October 13, 2020 No Responses

Sokoto Begins Construction Of N9.2b Teaching Hospital

The construction of Sokoto State University Teaching Hospital and Government Girls Science Secondary School in Kasarawa, a suburb of Sokoto, has rejuvenated business activities in the area.. Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal awarded the N9.2 bill...

October 13, 2020 No Responses

Stallion Empowerment Initiative Introduces Merit Scholarship For Students

Stallion Empowerment Initiative (SEI) has introduced its coveted scholarship programme for Premium Technical High School and Premium Primary Schools, Warri, Delta State, Nigeria. The Stallion Empowerment Initiative (SEI) is the cha...

October 13, 2020 No Responses

Diri Swears In Five Commissioners, 25 Special Advisers

Governor of Bayelsa State. Douye Diri, on Monday, swore in two new cabinet Commissioners, three non-Executive Commissioners of the state Local Government Service Commission, and 25 Special Advisers. Also inaugurated were six Technical Advisers to complement th...

October 12, 2020 No Responses

Diri Extols Alamieyeseigha’s Legacies

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has described the first civilian governor of the state, the late Chief Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, as a selfless leader that always ensured the interest of the Ijaw nation was placed above other considerat...

October 11, 2020 No Responses

Autogas Targets Two Million Jobs Annually

Autogas scheme of the Federal Government will create two million jobs annually, Technical Adviser, Gas Business and Policy Implementation to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Justice Derefaka, has said The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) rep...

October 10, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Boss Warns Officers Against Bribery

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has warned officers of the corps to desist from collecting bribe from motorists. Oyeyemi gave the warning in Lagos on Friday during the Pulling Out Parade of an Assistant...