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In 4 Years, Jigawa Spends N16bn On Water Supply

In 4 Years, Jigawa Spends N16bn On Water Supply Governor Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State Jigawa state government has spent about N16 billion in the provision of portable water in the last four years. The Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Water Resource, Engineer...

Ekiti Solicits AfDB’s Support For Road Construction, Others

Ekiti Solicits AfDB’s Support For Road Construction, Others   The Ekiti State government says the African Development Bank has expressed its readiness to provide technical and financial support to the state to upgrade its infrastructure, including fixing the Ado Ekiti-Akure Road, which is currently in a...

Kwara To Benefit From CBN’s N200bn Funds For Innovation Hubs

Kwara To Benefit From CBN's N200bn Funds For Innovation Hubs   Kwara state would benefit from the N200 billion funds the Central Bank of Nigeria has set aside to promote innovative ideas and entrepreneurship, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said. AbdulRazaq said talks have reached an advanced stage...

Rivers Govt Pledges support for NLNG’s Train 7

Rivers Govt Pledges support for NLNG’s Train 7   Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that the state government will support the Train 7 project of the Nigerian LNG Limited because of its potential to create about 15,000 jobs and enhance the economy of the...

Customs Intercept 7,030 Bags Of Smuggled Rice In Ogun

Customs Intercept 7,030 Bags Of Smuggled Rice In Ogun The Ogun State Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, says it intercepted 7,030 bags of smuggled foreign rice, and 38 used vehicles popularly known as Tokunbo, among other seizures within the month of May 2019. The...

Money Laundering: 31 Akwa Ibom LG Councils Battle Federal Government Over Guidelines

Money Laundering: 31 Akwa Ibom LG Councils Battle Federal Government Over Guidelines   Thirty-one Local Government Councils in Akwa Ibom State and the Attorney-General of the state have approached the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to give an order of interlocutory injunction...