State News Archives — Page 22 of 22

October 26, 2019 No Responses

NCS Impounds N3.5m Smuggled Rice

The Zone B of Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operations Unit Kaduna, on Friday, said it had seized 149 smuggled rice valued at over N3.5 million in Kaduna.In a statement on Friday, the command Public Relations officer, Abubakar Usman, explained that...

October 26, 2019 No Responses

Coscharis Motors To Unveil New Ford Edge October 30

Sole representative of Ford Motor Company in Nigeria, Coscharis Motors has concluded plans to unveil new Ford Edge on October 30, 2019 at the International Conference Centre Annex, Abuja, venue of the 20th Abuja International Motor Fair.According to Abiona Bab...

October 23, 2019 No Responses

INEC Projects 10,063 Ad Hoc Personnel For Bayelsa Poll

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to deploy 10,063 ad hoc staff for the November . 16 Bayelsa governorship election .Pastor Monday Tom, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Bayelsa said this at a Roundtable on INEC’s preparednes...

October 22, 2019 No Responses

Adamawa Assembly Approves 40 Special Advisers For Fintiri

The Adamawa House of Assembly on Tuesday, approved 40 Special Advisers for Governor Ahmadu Fintiri.The development followed a request by the governor, through a letter read by the Speaker, Aminu Iya-Abbas, at the plenary.The house also passed a resolutio...

October 18, 2019 No Responses

Oyo To Spend N8b On Iwo Road Interchange Expansion

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has disclosed that about N8 billion will be spent on the expansion of Iwo-Road interchange in Ibadan, the state capital.Makinde, who made this known on Friday, when he visited Adogba Central Mosque at Iwo-Road,...

October 17, 2019 No Responses

Enugu Airport: Buhari Approves N10b For Rehabilitation

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of N10billion Special Intervention Fund for immediate repairs and upgrade of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu.Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Spokesman in a statement, said this was the high po...

October 16, 2019 No Responses

Delta Proposes N389b Budget For 2020

The Delta State Government has proposed a N389 billion budget for the 2020 fiscal year.The State’s Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Wednesday in Asaba.Aniagwu said that the budget approval was par...

October 15, 2019 No Responses

Buhari Seeks N’Assembly’s Approval For N10.06bn Refund To Kogi

The Senate on Tuesday received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for an approval to pay Kogi State Government N10.069 billion being refund of money spent by the state on behalf of Federal government. The request was contained in a letter...

October 14, 2019 No Responses

INEC Okays 867, 088 Electorate For Bayelsa Gubernatorial Poll

A total of 867, 088 eligible voters are expected to vote in the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said.INEC National Commissioner supervising elections in Bayelsa, Edo and Rivers State,...

October 11, 2019 No Responses

Customs Port Harcourt Area II Command Generates ₦81.2b Revenue In Q3

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Area II Command Onne Port generated a total revenue of eighty-one billion, one hundred and ninety-six million, six hundred and ninety-seven thousand, eight hundred and fifty- eight naira, and fifty-seven kobo (₦81,196,697,8...

October 9, 2019 No Responses

Accident Claims Five lives In Jos

Road accident involving an articulated vehicle and a Volkswagen Sharon bus at Hawan Kibo area of Plateau has left five persons dead.According to Andrew Bala, Public Education Officer of the Plateau Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the crash...