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Kwara Govt Secures World Bank N887m Projects Fund

Kwara Govt Secures World Bank N887m Projects Fund   The Executive Secretary of Kwara’s Health Care Development Agency, Dr Nusirat Elelu, has said the state has secured World Bank’s funding to support infrastructure upgrade in at least one primary healthcare facility in each of the 193...

Illegal Crude Oil Pipeline Discovered In Rivers Community

Illegal Crude Oil Pipeline Discovered In Rivers Community   The authorities of the Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State, have said they have uncovered a pipeline used by illegal refiners to steal crude oil in Nonwa-Uedume community of the state. The Executive Chairman of Tai LGA...

Lagos Govt Okays N707m Pension Bailout For Parastatals

Lagos Govt Okays N707m Pension Bailout For Parastatals   The Commissioner for Establishments, Training And Pensions, Mrs Ajibola Ponnle, has said Lagos State government approved a bailout of N707.62m for some parastatals to pay the pensions of their retirees. She disclosed the bailout of the parastatals that...

Kogi, China Plan N591bn Investments, 685,000 Jobs

Kogi, China Plan N591bn Investments, 685,000 Jobs   Kogi State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese investors for the provision of technology security architecture to track movement in and out of the state from a central control centre. It said this was to...

Benue Govt Presents N179bn Budget To State Assembly

Benue Govt Presents N179bn Budget To State Assembly   Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday, presented the 2023 Appropriation Bill of N179 billion to the State House of Assembly. The budget titled, ‘Budget of Consolidation and Transition’, has a recurrent expenditure of N106 billion with capital...

FAAN Cuts Power Supply To Kano Airport Quarters Over N500m Debt

FAAN Cuts Power Supply To Kano Airport Quarters Over N500m Debt   Power supply to offices and quarters occupied by staff of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano has been cut off on the orders of the...