African Development Bank (AFDB) President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has made it known that AFDB will partner with Sokoto State government in its plan to establish an agro-industrial park for the North- West geo-political zone. New Telegraph reports that to realise this, Adesina said cotton production would be given priority attention as a way of resuscitating the zone’s ailing textile industry. ...
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President Buhari to commission South East projects in March
President Muhammadu Buhari will by March this year commission some of the projects the administration is executing in the South East geopolitical zone. Vanguard reports that some of the projects expected to be commissioned by the President include the on-going reconstruction of Enugu-Onitsha expressway and Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway, among others. According to Vanguard, the disclosure was made yesterday by the ...
Read More »World Bank partners state govts to protect lives in erosion prone areas
Vanguard reports that the World Bank, yesterday, expressed its resolve to partner with states that have keyed into the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project, NEWMAP, to protect the lives of Nigerians in erosion prone areas. According to Vanguard, the Senior Human Resource/Business Partner, Central and West Africa, in the World Bank, Mr Chude Ezinwa, made the disclosure during the ...
Read More »Stakeholders Dislodge Illegal Settlers In Lagos Community
Safe Habitat has called on the Lagos state government and relevant stakeholders to show serious interest in the activities of aliens from neighbouring countries and criminals fleeing from other parts of the country in some riverine communities in the state, there are strong indications that efforts are on to dislodge them and remove their shanties any moment from now. New ...
Read More »Mobile Court Convicts 34 Traffic Offenders In Sokoto
New Telegraph reports that a mobile court in Sokoto State has convicted 34 traffic offenders with one of them bagging a two-month jail term or an option of N 30,000 fine. According to New Telegraph, this was contained in a statement signed by the spokesman of the state’s Sector Command of the Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC), Alhaji Aliyu Kanya ...
Read More »Gov. Obiano targets 111 roads to boost agric, others
Anambra State Governor, Dr. Willie Obiano yesterday revealed that about 111 roads designated for construction in the first quarter of this year would give a boost to the government’s agricultural, commercial and industrialization vision. New Telegraph reports that the governor made the statement during a mass at the Retreat Center, Okpuno, Awka South council of the state to mark the ...
Read More »Gov Ikpeazu reiterates commitment to road construction
The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has made it known that his commitment to road construction was to boost the internally generated revenue (IGR) of the state by opening up the state to investment and business opportunities through the provision of access roads. New Telegraph reports that Ikpeazu, who said this while receiving the award of best Governor ...
Read More »Six Arrested for Drawing Graffiti on Walls in FCT
Reports show that officials of the FCT Administration have apprehended six persons for engaging in act of graffiti on the walls of public buildings and infrastructure around the Federal Capital City, Abuja. New Telegraph reports that a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the FCT Minister, Mohammed Hazat Sule said the six persons apprehended were caught in the act ...
Read More »LASG begins protection of monumental arcades
Reports show that the Lagos State Government has begun the protection of all monumental arcades from street traders, hawkers and other environmental nuisances across the state. PM News reports that the Head, Public Affairs Unit, Lagos State Task Force, Adebayo Taofiq, said in a statement on Monday that the monuments were cultural heritage and played other important roles. “They are ...
Read More »Debo Adejana speaks on flexible rent-to-own properties in Lagos and Abuja
Debo Adejana, the MD/CEO of Realty Point LTD, in an interview with Daily Trust newspaper speaks on the company’s rent-to-own properties in Lagos and Abuja. In the interview, Mr. Adejana stated, “When it comes to taste and style, what we are giving out is high taste apartments commensurate to Abuja and Lagos. Like I said, what we have in Lagos is ...
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