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FG Launches New Mining Exploration Site In Suleja

FG Launches New Mining Exploration Site In Suleja The federal government has officially launched a new mining exploration site in Kuchiko camp in Suleja, Niger State. The move, government hinted, was aimed at addressing the lack of verifiable bankable data which is one of the key...

Gov Ambode Pre-launches $50m Factory In Lekki

Gov Ambode Pre-launches $50m Factory In Lekki   Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday performed the pre-launch of a $50 million manufacturing plant in Lekki Free Zone, where he expressed optimism that the facility would go a long way to create jobs and boost the...

In Imo, 526 Farmers To Benefit From Anchor Borrowers’ Scheme

In Imo, 526 Farmers To Benefit From Anchor Borrowers’ Scheme   The Nigeria Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) Plc has said over 526 smallholder farmers in Imo State will benefit from agricultural input supply under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) of the Central...

Six Transmission Towers Vandalised In Delta, Threatens Electricity Supply

Six Transmission Towers Vandalised In Delta, Threatens Electricity Supply Electricity supply in Delta State has been threatened following the vandalisation of six transmission towers belonging to the Transmission Company of Nigeria. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, General Manager, Public Affairs at TCN, Ndidi...

Kwara Owes N30.2bn Debt – Finance Commissioner

Kwara Owes N30.2bn Debt - Finance Commissioner   The Kwara State Government has said that its debt profile, which it owed both the Federal government and external creditors, currently stands at N30.2bn The Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Demola Banu, while making a clarification in a statement in...

Honour As EEDC Wins NEMSA Award

Honour As EEDC Wins NEMSA Award The Enugu Electricity Distribution Plc (EEDC) has disclosed that it emerged the overall first position in the 2018 cumulative Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) Safety ranking. In a statement by its Communications Manager, Emeka Ezeh, the award was a...