The Ogun State Government, under the leadership of Prince Dapo Abiodun, has returned contractors to site to resume work on the Lafenwa-Rounda Road, which was abandoned by the immediate past administration. The last administration began the project but later left it uncompleted, bringing untold hardship to road users, pedestrians and residents within the axis, with regular traffic congestion, car wear ... Read More »
To meet up with housing deficit amongst its citizens, Niger State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Family Home Funds (FHF) Limited to provide 1200 units of houses worth N1.8b. Governor Abubakar Sani Bello presided over the signing of the MoU between the State Government and the company at the Government House, Minna. Governor Sani Bello assured ... Read More »
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has visited the headquarters of the Nigerian Air Force to explore fresh collaboration between the military institution and the International Aviation College (IAC) Ilorin. The Governor, who was received by the Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Abubakar Sadique, began with apologising to the Air Force authorities over how its previous relationship with the Aviation ... Read More »
The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has promised to make good her desire to attract Foreign Direct Investment into the Country by strongly engaging Nigerians in the Diaspora. The NIDCOM Boss stated this when she received the Anambra state Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, Culture and Tourism Hon. Christian Madubuko in Abuja. Hon Dabiri-Erewa maintains that Anambra ... Read More »
As the upcoming Ogun State Local Government elections continue to gather momentum, Lanre Oyegbola, an erudite marketing communications practitioner, of the famous Shodipo Dynasty has joined the race for the chairmanship of Abeokuta North. Oyegbola, a registered member of Ward 1 of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the local council area, has promised to bring real transformation and development ... Read More »
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed former Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Yakubu Dogara as Chairman of the 5-man screening committee for the Ondo governorship primaries of the party. The party disclosed this on Wednesday via its official twitter handle @OfficialPDPNig in a statement signed by the National Organising Secretary, Austin Akobundu ... Read More »
…as gov directs LG chairmen to begin work on bridges …Govt to relocate flood victims Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday directed the execution of a drainage masterplan under the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project within the next 18 months. The governor, who gave the directive while on an on-the-spot assessment of the flood affected areas of Ibadan ... Read More »
This matter of making the Stamp Duty (and by implication tax revenue) the next black gold has occupied my mind even long before I was appointed the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service. I have thought that given the way the Nigerian economy has been experiencing some difficulties due to unpredictable shocks in the competitive international oil market, ... Read More »
The convener of Oyo Si Maa Dun Movement, Abisoye Fagade has mourned the death of the immediate past governor of Oyo State, Senator Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi, who he described as a seasoned politician, who achieved what many past governors in Oyo State dare to accomplish by being the first governor to serve two terms in the State. In his condolence ... Read More »
A Federal High Court in Abuja has turned down the bail applications by suspected kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala (Wadume) and six others being tried for kidnapping and related offences. In a ruling on Wednesday, Justice Binta Nyako granted accelerated hearing in the case and ordered that the defendants be immediately moved from the custody of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of ... Read More »
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