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Buhari Launches N9bn Irrigation Scheme Rehabilitation Project In Jigawa

Buhari Launches N9bn Irrigation Scheme Rehabilitation Project In Jigawa President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday launched the N9 billion Hadejia Valley Irrigation Scheme (HVIS) rehabilitation project in Auyo Local Government Area of Jigawa. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project will be executed under the...

Pension, Lagos Pays N892m Accrued Rights

Pension, Lagos Pays N892m Accrued Rights   The Lagos State Government says it has paid N892m into the Retirement Savings Accounts of 156 retirees for the 50th batch under the Contributory Pension Scheme. According to a statement obtained from the Lagos State Pension Commission on Sunday, the...

3,000 Farmers Embrace Sorghum Production In Daura LG

3,000 Farmers Embrace Sorghum Production In Daura LG   No fewer than 3,000 farmers have joined the ongoing massive sorghum production programme in Daura Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Chairman of Sorghum Farmers Association in the area, Malam Rabe Daura, disclosed this in an interview...

PENGASSAN: Illegal Refineries Endangering Lives In Port Harcourt

PENGASSAN: Illegal Refineries Endangering Lives In Port Harcourt     The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has called on the federal and Rivers State governments to urgently put an end to illegal refineries, which are causing soot in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The...

N51m to Rehabilitate VVF centre in Kebbi

N51m to Rehabilitate VVF centre in Kebbi Kebbi State Government says it has released N51 million for the rehabilitation and provision of facilities at Vesico-Vaginal Fistula (VVF) centre in the state. Gov. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu made the disclosure at a dinner held at the Government House,...

Lagos-Ibadan Road: FG Okays N64bn For Bridges, Toll Plazas 

Lagos-Ibadan Road: FG Okays N64bn For Bridges, Toll Plazas           The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N64.108bn for additional work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The additional work will be done on Section I of the road from Lagos to the Sagamu interchange. The Minister of Power, Works...