State News Archives — City Business News

May 9, 2023 No Responses

Obaseki Congratulates Abu Inu Umoru At 60

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has congratulated the Chairman of Setraco and Hartland Construction Companies, Chief Abu Inu Umoru on his 60th birthday. In a statement, the governor extolled Umoru for his “unprecedented and impactful contributions to the development of...

May 9, 2023 No Responses

Buhari Urges Support For Adeleke As Supreme Court Affirms Victory

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged all citizens and residents of Osun State, particularly her notable sons and daughters, to give the government of Senator Ademola Adeleke all the support it needs to ensure that programmes, policies, plans and aspirations fa...

April 1, 2023 No Responses

Lagos Inaugurates Oba Sekumade Road

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday inaugurated the 2.5 kilometres reconstructed Oba Sekumade Road, Ipakodo, in Ikorodu Local Government Area. The governor also inaugurated the strategic sectional reconstructed TOS Benson Road, Ipakodo, in the a...

March 27, 2023 No Responses

Edo Gets Tentative Approval For Auchi Airport

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the State Government is committed to the development of a new airport in Auchi, Edo North Senatorial District of the State. Briefing journalists in Auchi, at the weekend, Obaseki said the...

February 19, 2023 No Responses

Edo Disburses N703m To 1,681 MSMEs

The Edo State Government has disbursed N703,678,950 to 1,681 Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the state under the Edo MSME Fund scheme. Project Manager, Edo State MSME Fund, Joseph Ojoboh, who disclosed this in...

February 12, 2023 No Responses

Firm Expands Oil Palm Plantation In Edo

Fayus Nigeria Limited has commenced the development of a 3000-hectare oil palm plantation in Ugbeturu Community, Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State, with a plan to create 5000 jobs in the community at full capacity. The project...

February 7, 2023 No Responses

LIRS, FIRS Seal Tax Audit Pact

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) and Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Monday, February 6, 2023, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the exchange of information and implementation of joint tax audit and investigation exercise. ...

January 30, 2023 No Responses

Lassa Fever: Ondo Records 106 Cases, Eight Deaths

Ondo State Government, on Sunday, confirmed 106 cases of Lassa Fever and eight deaths. Special Adviser to the governor on Health, Prof. Francis Faduyile, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Faduyile said the.....

January 25, 2023 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 77 Cases Of Lassa Fever In Ondo, Edo, Ebonyi, Others

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) registered 77 new Lassa fever cases and six-related deaths between January 9 and January 15, 2022. In a statement on Wednesday, NCDC explained that the new cases were recorded in 25...

January 18, 2023 No Responses

FG, States, Local Councils Share N990.189b For Dec 2022

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N990.189 billion to the three tiers of government for the month of December 2022. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Phil Abiamuwe-Mowete, Director (Information/Press), Ministry of...

January 13, 2023 No Responses

Edo Confirms Four New Cases Of Lassa Fever

Edo State has recorded four more cases of Lassa fever, raising the total number of confirmed persons in the state to 28. Briefing journalists in Benin City, the Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Obehi Akoria, said the four...

January 5, 2023 No Responses

Edo Extends Deadline For Compulsory Vehicles’ Painting

The Edo State Government has extended the deadline for the compulsory painting of all commercial vehicles and profiling of commercial drivers/ owners in the state by two weeks. In a statement, the Managing Director, Edo State Transport Authority, Mrs. Ed...

December 28, 2022 No Responses

Katsina, NADDC Establish Modern Mechanic Training Centre

Katsina State Government, in collaboration with the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), has established a modern mechanic training centre in the state. During the foundation laying ceremony of supporting facilities at the premises...

December 4, 2022 No Responses

Oyebanji Signs N21b Supplementary Budget

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, on Friday accented to the N21 billion supplementary budget duly passed by the state House of Assembly. With the development, the Appropriation for the 2022 fiscal year stands at N122,669,039,657.27, (one hundr...