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Oyo Governor Bemoans Past Adminstration for Poverty

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has said the state still ranked among the poorest in the country.The governor who made the disclosure at the unveiling of the Development Agenda for Western States (DAWN) in Lagos said that the situation was a fallout of...

Kwara Declares Free Education

The Kwara state government has declared free education in public schools. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Human Capital Development in the state, Alhaji Muhammed Raji disclosed that the state governor, Alahaji Abdulfatai Ahmed had approved provision of funds to aid free education in...

Nasarawa Appeals for Ecological Fund

The Governor of Nasarawa State, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura has appealed to the federal government to provide more revenue to the state from the Ecological Fund towards addressing devastating impact of erosion in the state.The governor who spoke during a visit to Revenue Mobilisation Allocation...

Gombe seeks FG’s intervention to tackle unemployment problems

The Gombe State Government is seeking the intervention of the Federal Government to enable it tackle transportation and unemployment challenges. The Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwaabo, stated this during a meeting with the Minister of Trade and Investment, in Abuja. Specifically, he...

PenCom tasks bureaux to report defaulting States, LG

As part of efforts to ensure the success of contributory pension scheme in Nigeria, the National Pension Commission (PenCom) has mandated the State Pension Bureaux to report to the commission, should any State or Local Government fail to remit pension contributions on behalf of...

German firm eyes investment in Oyo State

As part of efforts towards attracting foreign investments to Oyo State, Governor Abiola Ajimobi has wooed German Intervention Development Partners to the state. While receiving a delegation of German investors led by the Country Representative, Mr. Carl  Bruining, in his office, Gov. Ajimobi said...