State News Archives — Page 16 of 22

June 4, 2020 No Responses

Kaduna Explains Safe Reopening Modalities

Kaduna State Government is working out modalities on safe reopening of the state. The state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftancy Affairs, Jafaru Sani, said this shortly after a closed door meeting with traditional rulers chaired by Gov. Nasir El-Rafa’i...

June 3, 2020 No Responses

Customs Impounds N253m Smuggled Items

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Kebbi State confiscated various smuggled items valued at N253 million betweem February and May, 2020. The Kebbi Area Comptroller of Customs, Yusuf Garba, made the disclosure at a press briefing in Birnin Kebbi on...

June 2, 2020 No Responses

Uzodimma Receives Judicial Commission Report

Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma has received report of the state’s Judicial Commission of Inquiry on lands and related matters. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Oguwike Nwachuku, confirmed this in a statement made available to Journalists on M...

June 1, 2020 No Responses

Obaseki Visits Aso Villa, Seeks Buhari’s Blessing

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed door with Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the meeting which was at the instance of the Governor, came ahead of...

May 23, 2020 No Responses

Covid-19: Niger Gets $25,000 Grant From South Korea

The South Korean Government through the United Nations Habitat Programme (UN Habitat), has given grant of twenty-five thousand dollars (USD $25,000) to support Niger Government in preventing the spread of Coronavirus in the state. This is contained in a statem...

May 22, 2020 No Responses

Ekiti, Oodua Infraco Seal 606km Broadband Infrastructure MoU

As part of plan to develop digital economy in Ekiti State, the State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the O’odua Infraco Resources Limited to lay broadband infrastructure along 606 kilometers across the St...

May 22, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Spends N800m On 16,000 Covid-19 Tests

THE Lagos State Government has spent about N800million on COVID-19 tests, Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi disclosed on Thursday. According to him, 16,000 tests have so far been conducted. Prof. Abayomi, who spoke at a news conference, explaine...

May 19, 2020 No Responses

Nasarawa Begins Sales Of Fertilizer To Farmers

Nasarawa State Government on Tuesday began the sale of 18,600 bags of NPK fertilizer to farmers for the 2020 farming season. Speaking at the inauguration in Lafia, Governor Abdullahi Sule, said that the commodity would be sold at a subsidised...

May 18, 2020 No Responses

Kano Slashes Salaries Of Political Appointees By 50 Per Cent

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has slashed the salaries of political office holders in the state by 50 per cent due to dwindling resources caused by COVID-19 lockdown.Mr Abba Anwar, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor said this in...

May 16, 2020 No Responses

Open Letter To Governor Nyesom Wike

By Charles Isichie, Port Harcourt. Your Excellency, I write as a citizen and businessman who is concerned about how some of the decisions you have taken in the management of the COVID-19 Pandemic affects the maritime sector within which I...

May 14, 2020 No Responses

NRC Makes Wearing Of Face Masks Mandatory

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has flagged off sensitisation and awareness campaign against COVID-19 among its staff and those residing in railway compound in Lagos. The NRC Managing Director, Mr Fidet Okhiria, performed the ceremony, according to a st...

May 9, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Announces Road Closure In Apapa

The Lagos State Government has announced the closure of Creek Road from Mr Biggs to Warehouse road junction in Apapa area of the state, for construction. The State Ministry of Transportation, in a statement on Friday by Mrs Bolanle Ogunlola,...

May 8, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Predicts 120,000 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases By July

The Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state may record between 90,000 and 120,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) by July. Abayomi, who made this known during a media briefing on COVID-19 update on Friday...

May 6, 2020 No Responses

Lockdown: FRSC Impounds 400 vehicles

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Command in Delta has impounded over 400 vehicles for violating COVID-19 lockdown in the state.Mr Fatai Bakare, the Acting Sector Commander, disclosed this at a media briefing on Wednesday in Asaba.Bakare said the command.....