State governments are spending billions of naira of public funds on constructing and maintaining presidential lodges that are rarely used by presidents. This practice has continued in spite of the cash crunch that has left many states unable to pay salaries of their workers. Presidential lodges...

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has said that food worth at least N3 billion is being consumed daily by 22 million residents of Lagos State, representing N1.095 trillion spent on food items annually in the state. Meantime, Vice President of Dangote Group, Sanni...

Oyo State Government, on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to commence the payment of 13% derivation from royalties, taxes and levies from solid minerals to the State and Local Governments. The State Government made the request through the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Olalekan...

THE Senate has discovered overtime cargoes worth billions of naira stacked at the Ikorodu Lighter Terminal, Lagos State, by the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) for not less than 10 years. The Chairman Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, made the...

A group of investors from the United States of America (USA), China and Taiwan under the aegis of Phoenix Group has expressed their readiness to invest in the abandoned Nigerian News­print Manufacturing Company, Oku-Iboku and the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in Ikot Abasi in...

The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, says the state government is set to address about N255bn infrastructure gap and environment needs of the state. He stated that in spite of the current economic recession, his administration was desirous of ensuring rapid infrastructure growth and...