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Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku has said the crisis in the Mambilla was neither religious nor ethnic, but that the Mambilla crisis is land dispute-induced. According to The Nation, he reiterated that there is no alternative to ranching as a solution to the crisis of confidence between herdsmen and farmers. Ishaku spoke at an interactive session with reporters in Abuja. ...

According to PM News, property worth millions of naira was destroyed on Sunday early morning as Fire engulfs 35 shops in Ibadan, Ogunpa/Oke Bola area in the Oyo state capital. Witnesses said the fire started around 3 am and raged for about seven hours before it was eventually put out around 10 am leaving a trail of destruction, Channels’ Television ...

“The final draft of a 20-year Ibadan city master plan aimed at tackling flooding, as well as charting a new direction for the city has been presented to the Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi.”- Daily Post The detailed master plan is expected to be submitted by September. The Ibadan drainage and solid waste master plans are aimed at ...

The Nation reports that Niger Gov. Abubakar Bello has approved N30 million to the state Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) to provide relief materials to victims of Suleja flood. A statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Malam Jibrin Ndace, in Minna on Sunday said that the governor gave the approval when he visited some flooded areas in Suleja and Lapai ...

The Guardian reports, “with the affirmation of the Lagos division of Appeal Court on the legal dispute challenging levies on private properties by councils, the coast is now clear for Local Governments in Lagos State to generate revenue from private car parks and car lots.” This follows a ruling in which the Appellate Court, last week, dismissed an appeal filled ...

“Fresh facts have emerged that the Lagos State Government has concessioned three landfills under the Build, Own, Operate and Transfer, (BOOT) for a period of 25 years, which would take effect from next year.”- The Guardian The state authorities have also adopted a Public Utility Levy (PUL) – a property-based charge applicable to all properties to replace all previous waste ...

“The beneficiaries of the N-Power programme in Kwara State have requested the Federal Government to provide a minimum of 300 hectares of land with good irrigation system.  They have requested 100 hectares in each of the three senatorial districts of Kwara State before the beginning of planting season in 2018, for members of the three pioneer clusters of the N-Power graduates ...

“The recent assurance given by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, to stem the raging tide of the flushing Lagos floods is as timely as it is imperative. The crux of the matter is that finding sustainable solutions to this critical issue goes beyond any blame game. The government cannot mitigate the scourge of floods alone, not just here in ...

“Determined to accelerate the development of Nigeria’s largest state in terms of land area, the Niger State government has embarked on a landmark new initiative that will deploy the potentials of its rapidly growing urban centres and their proximity to the nation’s capital, as a platform to boost the economic, social and general well being of its citizens.”- Daily Trust ...

PM News reports that the Federal Government is planning the construction of 2,700 housing units in the short term to create 105,000 direct jobs, and increase to 100,000 housing units by 2020 to achieve sustainable development. The plan is stated in the Nigeria Economic Recovery and Growth Plan 2017-2020 (ERGP), a copy of which was obtained from the Ministry of ...