State News Archives — Page 14 of 22

July 5, 2020 No Responses

Police Averts Chaos As Customs, Traffic Officers Clash

The Police in Kwara on Saturday averted a bloody clash between personnel of the state Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA) and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) over a minor incident. The Chief Executive Officer of KWARTMA, Mr Yekeen Bello, who confirmed...

July 3, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Surgeon Arraigned Over Alleged Failed Plastic Surgery

A Lagos Surgeon, Dr Anuoluwapo Adepoju, on Friday appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged evavsion from investigation into a failed plastic surgery. The defendant is charged alongside her Clinic, known as MedContour Services Ltd, on a...

July 3, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Begins Fund Disbursement To Abule-Egba Pipeline Explosion Victims

The Lagos State Government has commenced fund disbursement to Abule-Egba pipeline explosion victims residing at the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Relief Camp, Igando. Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Director- General of LASEMA, made this known i...

June 30, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Pledges Speedy Completion Of $2.5b Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano Gas Pipeline Project

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja affirmed the Nigerian government’s commitment to ensure timely delivery of the landmark Ajakuota-Kaduna-Kano Gas (AKK) gas pipeline project within budgetary allocation and specifications. Speaking at the virtual...

June 30, 2020 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Lauds NNPC, OilServ, Pledges Support For $2.8b AKK Gas Project

Fidelity Bank Plc, Tuesday commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Oilserv, contractors to the $2.8bn Ajaokuta – Kaduna – Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline Project, which was flagged off Tuesday, June 30, 2020, with the ground breaki...

June 30, 2020 No Responses

35,000 Cotton Farmers For 2020 Wet Season Farming In Zamfara

The National Cotton Association of Nigeria (NACOTAN) Zamfara chapter, has said that no fewer than 35,000 cotton farmers will participate in the 2020 wet season farming under the Federal Government’s Anchor Borrowers’ Programme. NACOTAN’s Chairman in Zamf...

June 29, 2020 No Responses

Tambuwal: Sokoto, Not One Of Poorest State In Nigeria

Sokoto State is not one of the poorest in Nigeria, contrary to a current report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Governor Aminu Tambuwal has said. In a statement issued on Monday by Malam Muhammad Bello, Special Adviser on...

June 25, 2020 No Responses

REC: Nine Political Parties Conclude Primaries In Edo

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo, Mr Johnson Alalibo, said nine political parties have so far concluded their party primaries and set to contest the forthcoming governorship election scheduled for Sept. 19, in the state. Alalibo disclosed this ...

June 24, 2020 No Responses

Borno Appoints New Heads For Maiduguri Flour Mills, Borno Express

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has approved the appointment of Mr Mohammed Bukar as General Manager, Maiduguri Flour Mills. Spokesman for the Governor, Malam Isa Gusau in a statement on Wednesday explained that Zulum has also approved the appointment.....

June 24, 2020 No Responses

Adamawa Earmarks N550m Fertilizer For 2020 Farming Season

The Adamawa Government has earmarked the sum of N550 million to buy fertilizer for the 2020 farming season. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Umar Pella, disclosed this shortly after the State Executive Council’s ...

June 24, 2020 No Responses

Delta Seaports To Receive Seven Vessels Laden With Diesel, General Cargoes

Seven ships conveying diesel and other items are expected at the Delta Seaports between June 25 and June 30, 2020. In its daily publication, ‘Shipping Position’, Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) on Wednesday explained that the vessels include MT Tornado...

June 18, 2020 No Responses

Okowa Constitutes Panel Of Enquiry On Okpe-Urhobo Forest Reserve Dispute

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Thursday inaugurated a seven-member Judicial Panel of Enquiry to establish the ownership of Okpe-Urhobo forest reserve, particularly the purported de-reserved area. Okowa, who performed the ceremony at Government House, As...

June 18, 2020 No Responses

Borno Recruits 30 Doctors, 100 Nurses, Midwives

The Borno Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Salisu Kwaya-Bura, on Thursday said the state government has recruited over 30 doctors and 100 nurses and midwives within the past one year. Speaking on Thursday in Maiduguri, Kwaya-Bura explained that.....

June 18, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: NLNG Donates $300,000 Medical Equipment To Lagos State

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) on Thursday donated medical equipment to the Lagos State Government as part of its contribution to the $30 million Oil and Gas Industry Collaborative Initiative, spearheaded by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to fight ...