Kebbi Rice Farmers Produces 4m Tonnes Annually — RIFAN       The Chairman, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in Kebbi, Alhaji Muhammed Sahabi-Augie on Sunday said the total rice output produced annually in the state has reached over four million tonnes. Sahabi-Augie told some students on excursion...

Benue State Govt Remits Over N600m To Pencom       The Benue State Government has remitted over N600 million as pension fund to the National Pension Commission (PenCom). Governor Samuel Ortom who stated this yesterday said the government could be allowed to borrow from the pension fund to...

UK Plans $150m Waste Plants In Lagos     The British Government has approved more foreign investments in Lagos state, as a plan is underway for the take-off of the first waste-to-energy plant in the state. The facility valued at about $150 million would process 2.5 tonnes of...

Lagos State Loses N4trn Annually To Traffic Congestion         Citing the economic implications of daily traffic congestion in the state, Danne Institute for Research, a Lagos-based research institute, has said in its Connectivity and Productivity Report that Lagos State loses about N4 trillion yearly as a...

Akwa Ibom Receives $20m From W/Bank, Fed Govt       The Akwa Ibom State Government says it has received $20 million from the World Bank and the federal government in the cash transfer programme for poor people in the state. The Commissioner for Economic Development and Ibom Deep...

LIRS Issues January 31 Deadline For Annual Tax Returns         The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service has urged all employers of labour in Lagos State to file their company annual tax returns on or before the statutory deadline of January 31, 2021. It said it was necessary...