Reports show that the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, has rejected a bill before the National Assembly for the establishment grazing route and reserves in states, for herdsmen across the country. The Sun newspaper reports that Mietama Obordor, representing Ogbia constituency 1 in a motion during the plenary yesterday called on the Bayelsa lawmakers to reject the bill. According ...
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NDIC says N2.54bn MDAs, LGs’ funds are trapped in 47 failed banks
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, has made it known that more than N2.54 billion belonging to some local governments and Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the federal and state governments are trapped in 47 banks in-liquidation, without the affected parties filing proof of claims for insured deposits and liquidation dividends. Vanguard reports that the sum was broken down as ...
Read More »Ikeja Electric pleads with customers over power outage
Vanguard reports that the management of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, has pleaded with its customers over power outage, blaming it on faulty 100MVA transformer at Ejigbo Transmission Station, as well as other multiple faults along the network in that area. In a statement made available to Vanguard, the management of IE stated that, “it regrets the prolonged outage witnessed by ...
Read More »Why You Need An Architect For Your Building Project Design
In Nigeria, the work of an architect is not taken so seriously. So many people believe they can do their building design or construction without the aid of an architect. To them, employing an architect is a waste of money. Some don’t even know who an architect is. What do architects really do, and why should anyone consider one? Using ...
Read More »FEC approves negotiation for railway concessioning
The Minister of Transport Rotimi Amaechi said that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved advisers to negotiate with General Electric (GE) towards concessioning the railway. The Nation reports that the Minister said this to State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to The Nation, Amaechi was with ...
Read More »Last Debo Adejana Real Estate Seminar For 2016 Holds In November
The Debo Adejana Real Estate seminar comes alive in November. In fact, this will be the last seminar for this year, and if you’ve never attended before, this is an opportunity of a lifetime to join the going train of real estate in Nigeria. This edition will be an eye-opener, as it promises to expose participants to the tenets of ...
Read More »FEC approves N30b intervention fund for mining sector development
Reports show that the Federal Executive Council, on Wednesday, has approved the release of a N30 billion intervention fund for mining sector development. The Guardian reports that the Minister of Mines and Steel, Kayode Fayemi, made it known that the sum was a fulfillment of President Buhari’s campaign promises when he pledged determination to diversify from the oil sector. Addressing ...
Read More »NGEP installs a 10Mw solar plant at University of Ibadan
A 10 megawatt solar plant has been installed at the University of Ibadan by the Nigerian-German Energy Partnership, NGEP. Vanguard reports that the plant, which serves as a pilot project for universities in the country, is to provide electricity for the university and also serve as a training site for engineering students of the institution and technicians. According to Vanguard, ...
Read More »ECCIMA raises alarm over increasing housing deficit in the South-East
In a bid to reduce the high cost of accommodation in the South-East geo-political zone, Enugu State Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, ECCIMA, yesterday, made it known that its maiden Enugu State Housing Forum scheduled to start tomorrow, will bridge the gaps responsible for high cost of accommodation. Vanguard reports that ECCIMA explained it had brokered an arrangement with the ...
Read More »Oga Martins & His Kettle of Fishes 4.0 – Episode 2
They say life is not a bed of roses, albeit I will say it is a garden of weeds and thorns growing on beds of roses. You’ve got to clear out the weeds and thorns to get a view of the beds of pretty roses, and how each individual goes about it is what determines our fate. Some don’t even ...
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