State News Archives — Page 8 of 27

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...

December 2, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Commences Issuance Of International Driver’s Permit

The Lagos State Government is to commence issuance of International Driver’s Permit in December, 2022. The Director, Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) in the state, Mr Akin-George Fashola, said this in a statement through the Deputy Director, Public Aff...

December 1, 2022 No Responses

Obaseki Meets Okomu Forest Reserve Host Communities, Rallies Support For preservation Of Assets

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, met with over 40 host communities of the Okomu Forest Reserve, urging the support and collaboration of all stakeholders towards the protection and preservation of forest assets in the state. Obase...

November 24, 2022 No Responses

Edo Receives N2.1b As Oil Derivation Fund

The Edo State Government received only N2.1 billion from the N28b that accrued to the state as 13 percent oil derivation fund for oil-producing states. Edo State Commissioner for Budget and Finance, Mr. Joseph Eboigbe, disclosed this while briefing journalis...

November 22, 2022 No Responses

Oba Of Benin Pledges Support For Rubber Research Institute

Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has pledged support for the development of Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria, Iyanomo in Edo. He gave the pledge when the management of the institute, led by its Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr Leila...

November 7, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Begins Impounding Of Unpainted Commercial Vehicles

The Lagos State Government has directed the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to begin to arrest and impound unpainted commercial vehicles from Monday across the state. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, said this in a stat...

November 6, 2022 No Responses

COVID-19: Akwa Ibom Disburses N31m Grant To 401 Beneficiaries

The Akwa Ibom Government on Saturday disbursed N31 million to 401 entrepreneurs in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), to support their businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the funds which wer...

November 1, 2022 No Responses

LIRS Boss Lauds Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, Staff

The executive chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, Mr Ayodele Subair has attributed the success of the unprecedented tax revolution being witnessed in the state, where about 70 per cent of its income is internally generated, to...