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 ...
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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 ...
Read More »Delta State urges contractors to comply with contract specifications
The Delta State government has given marching order to contractors handling road projects to return to sites to avert serious sanction. The Guardian reports that the Commissioner for Works, Chief James Augoye, who gave the directives while inspecting on-going road projects across the state, said that the government has commenced massive execution of road and drain projects across the agrarian ...
Read More »Kebbi State selects firms for N2.1b road, erosion contract
Kebbi State government has selected contractors to embark on road and erosion control projects, worth about N2.1 billion. The Guardian reports that the state awarded N1.25 billion road construction contract for the rehabilitation of Malando-Ngaski-Warrah road and Dabai -Zuru road in Zuru and Ngaski Council to Messrs Habib Engineering Nigeria Limited. Kebbi also picked Messrs Great Northern International Company (GNIC) ...
Read More »NIMechE plans schools’ innovation challenge competition
As part of efforts towards ensuring the growth of young engineers, the Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineering (NIMechE) has concluded plans to host an innovative challenge in engineering. The Guardian reports that the initiative tagged: “NIMechE Innovation Challenge 2017”, sponsored by Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) will feature about 10 tertiary institutions that offer mechanical ...
Read More »FHA, NPC, others announce plans on development of national housing profile
Owing to the lack of accurate data on housing in Nigeria, that can help policy-makers address problems in the sector, the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) has announced plans to work with other agencies on the development of a national housing profile for the country. The Guardian reports that the impressive growth in the housing sector, little had been done to ...
Read More »Lagos State begins Payment Of Compensation To Oshodi Traders
Lagos State Government, yesterday, has made it known that it has commenced payment of compensation to traders affected by the multi-billion Naira Oshodi Transport Interchange Project. New Telegraph reports that the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Wasiu Anifowoshe, a town planner, who disclosed this in a statement, said that the payment was made during a stakeholders’ meeting ...
Read More »Delta State renovates technical colleges with N2 billion
Delta state Commissioner for Basic Education, Mr. Chiedu Ebie, has made it known that over N2b has been expended on infrastructural development and equipment purchase by the Delta State government in the phased infrastructural upgrade of state-owned technical colleges at Agbor, Ofagbe, and Sapele. The Guardian reports that the Commissioner who made the disclosure in Asaba, recently explained that this ...
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