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3 Ships Laden With Petrol Waiting To Discharge In Lagos Ports

Three out of six ships waiting to berth in Lagos ports would discharge Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has said. The remaining three ships would berth with kerosene, bulk fertilizer and bulk gas. Thirty eight ships laden with...

Ahmed Releases N1.2bn To Pay Teachers’ Salary

  The Executive Governor of Kwara state, AbdulFatah Ahmed has released N1.2 billion for the payment of teachers’ salary, as compared to the N706 million received in June. The state Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, gave this commitment during an interaction with local government chairmen, their treasurers,...

Frequent Fire: Govt To Modernise Sokoto Markets

Because of the frequent fire outbreaks that affect markets in Sokoto state, governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has said that the state government would modernise all markets in the state in order to avoid incidences of fire as recorded in the state in recent months. Speaking...

Anambra Govt Signs $47.25m MoU for 40MW Power

Anambra State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understandings, MOU, with Zolts Energy Limited, for the construction of a 40-Megawatt embedded power generating plant in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state. Governor Willie Obiano, said during the signing of the MOU that power being...

Amosun Calls For Review Of VAT Formula

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has said the current Value Added Tax (VAT) haring formula was obsolete and should be reviewed. Amosun Spoke at the opening ceremony of the 135th Joint Tax Board (JTB) in Abeokuta, adding that the elite should be blamed for...

Kogi Lost N213bn to Ghost Workers in 13 Years –AG

Kogi State has lost a staggering N213bn to ghost workers in the past 13 years just as no fewer than 18,000 ghost workers have been discovered in its just-concluded weeding exercise conducted on its civil service. The latest discovery according to the state Auditor-General, Alhaji...