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States raised N791.2bn bonds in 40 years

States in the federation have raised N791.2 billion through issuance of bonds in 40 years to carry out infrastructural development projects or service loans. A bond is a debt investment in which an investor loans money to an entity, typically corporate or governmental, which borrows...

NGO To Deploy 75 Observers For Anambra Election

A Non-Governmental Organisation, Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA) said it would deploy Watching the Vote (WTV) election observation methodology during the Continuous Voter Registration exercise in Anambra State. According to a statement signed by Samson Itodo, YIAGA’s Executive Director, and made available...

World Bank to Rank 36 States on Ease of Doing Business

Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will be ranked based on an assessment of the ease of doing business within each location for the period 2014-2018. This was disclosed on Thursday in a presentation to the National Economic Council (NEC) by the...

Good Governance: Onuigbo Attracts N400 Million Erosion-Control Fund For Amachara

Pursuant to his sustained resolve to actualize the dividends of democracy in his constituency, the House of representative member representing Ikwuano –Umuahia Federal Constituency, Chief Sam Onuigbo has attracted the Federal Government support for the award of a contract of over four hundred million...

European Union to Spend €143m on North East

The European Union Commission in Brussels, Belgium, announced a support package of €143m to help the early recovery and reconstruction needs in the North East region of Nigeria. The package is for the provision of basic services including energy, education and health, job creation, strengthening...

Suleja General Hospital to Gulp N1bn -Gov Bello

Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has said that N1.1billion will be required for the total renovation of Suleja General Hospital, Suleja after decades of neglect. The Governor disclosed this when he played host to some elders and All Progressives Party (APC) leaders from...