Delta State Government, yesterday, revealed that it had spent over N32 billion on road construction from 2015 to 2016. Vanguard reports that the State Commissioner for Works, Mr James Augoye, who disclosed this during a ministerial briefing organised by the state’s Ministry of Information in Asaba, said road development and construction were the backbone for the achievement of the SMART agenda ...
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Dangote group to establish rice mill in Kano
The Nation reports that Dangote Group of Companies has finalised plans to establish a large scale rice mill in Kano, Kano State, with a capacity to produce 250,000 tonnes per annum. According to The Nation, the Executive Director Hajiya Halima Dangote, who spoke at the Dangote Day at the 37th Kano Trade Fair, said the mill would process rice harvested from Sokoto, ...
Read More »Gov Mimiko vows to complete all projects before tenure elapse, inspects Comprehensive Health Centre
Vanguard reports that the Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has vowed to complete all on-going projects in the state before the elapse of his tenure even as he assured that the ongoing construction work on the popular Arakale Comprehensive Health Centre in Akure, the capital of Ondo State will be completed and commissioned in January 2017 by his administration. ...
Read More »Council chairman tasks AMCON on Premium Steel & Mines Ltd
Hon. Chief Solomon Kpomah, Chairman Udu Local Government Council has made it known that the potential for income generation and development of the Udu Local Government Area can only be enhanced when operations at the Premium Steel & Mines Limited plant are resumed; a reality that can only come to be when the Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) plays ...
Read More »Lagos State shuts 13 hospitals, intensifies hunt for quackery
Lagos State Government, yesterday, made it known that it has shut no fewer than 13 health facilities across the state as it vowed to clampdown on more hospitals not complying with regulatory standards, in order to guarantee safety of residents’ lives. New Telegraph reports that HEFAMAA’s executive secretary, Dr. Mabel Adjekughele, while speaking at the 8th stakeholders’ meeting of the ...
Read More »Lagos explains traffic diversion for 2-Day Street Party
Lagos State Government, yesterday, explained why there would be traffic diversion for the 500-man party that will hold between December 3 and 4 on Ahamadu Bello Way, Victoria Island. New Telegraph reports that the state’s Acting Commissioner for Transportation, Prince Lanre Elegushi, while briefing journalists on the planned closure of Ahmadu Bello Way and other adjoining roads, said that the ...
Read More »Ikeja Electric spends N11bn on electricity infrastructure upgrade
The Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ikeja Electric (IE), Mr. Anthony Youdeowei, said that investments for electricity infrastructure upgrade by IE have hit N11 billion since its take over as the core investor three years ago. He made this known at a media round-table for energy editors in Lagos. New Telegraph reports that he maintained that the N11 billion ...
Read More »NSE reinstates commitment to upholding high standards
The Chairman of Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Apapa Branch, Ombugadu Garba has reasserted the commitment of the society to upholding high standards of engineering practice in Nigeria. According to The Guardian, he stated this during a visit to Lotus Plastics Limited, in Agbara, Ogun State. Garba who led a team of engineers to the company said the visit was one ...
Read More »Fiscal commission canvasses for funding for abandoned projects
The Guardian reports that to ensure prudence, transparency and accountability of funds, the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) has canvassed for progressive funding of projects in annual budgets. According to The Guardian, FRC’s Head of Finance and Accounts of the commission, Mr. Sampson Eletuo made this remark, when he led an eight-member delegation to inspect uncompleted and abandoned projects in Anambra ...
Read More »Kano State commences new land registration system
Kano state government has commenced a Systemic Land Title Registration (SLTR) process, as part of efforts towards creating an alternative means to the cumbersome process of the sporadic approach required for the collection of traditional Certificate of Occupancy in the state. The Guardian reports that the process anchored by Growth and Empowerment in State (GEMS3) and funded by the Department for ...
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