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Mining Firm To Invest $100m In Nasarawa State

Mining Firm To Invest $100m In Nasarawa State     Multiverse Mining and Exploration Plc, the only listed mining company on the Nigeria Stock Exchange, is investing $100m in Nasarawa State. The Managing Director of the company, Mr Ayedun Fasina, made this known when he led a delegation...

Ogun Customs Intercept 2,251 Bags Of Rice

Ogun Customs Intercept 2,251 Bags Of Rice     Despite the closure of the border, the Ogun 1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has said it intercepted 2,251 bags of 50kg foreign rice smuggled into the country in September. It said the rice came in through illegal...

UAE Constructs 300MW Renewable Energy Plant in Lagos

UAE Constructs 300MW Renewable Energy Plant in Lagos   A 300MW renewable energy power plant has been established and it is ready to generate power in Lagos soon. This was revealed when the United Arab Emirate Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Fahad Obaid Al Taffaq, paid a courtesy...

Labour Protests Against Non-payment Of Textile Workers In Kaduna

Labour Protests Against Non-payment Of Textile Workers In Kaduna   Labour leaders in Kaduna State yesterday embarked on a protest against the non-payment of Kaduna Textiles Limited (KTL) and Arewa Textiles workers, several years after the closure of the factories. They blamed governors for the collapse of...

In Four Years, Kwara Collected N85bn IGR

In Four Years, Kwara Collected N85bn IGR   The founding Chairman of the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service, Prof. Muritala Awodun, on Monday said the agency collected N85bn as internally generated revenue during his tenure, from 2016 to 2019. He also said the state realised a total...

Lagos Pays N1.55bn Benefits To 287 Retirees

Lagos Pays N1.55bn Benefits To 287 Retirees   Lagos State government has disbursed N1.559 billion into the Retirement Savings Account (RSA) of over 287 retirees in the state.The Public Affairs Officer, Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC), Mrs. Adetokunbo Eko, told our correspondent, over the weekend, that...