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The Guardian reports that residents of Lawal Street, Ikoti Street and its environs in Shasha community in Alimosho Local Council of Lagos State have decried the deplorable state of the roads in the area. Some of the residents, who spoke to The Guardian lamented the pathetic state of the roads, which have endangered lives and property, especially when it rains. ...

New Telegraph reports that Kano State Government has spoken of plans to complete and equip two General Hospitals at Ginginyu and Zoo Road in Kano at the cost of over N4 billion, which had been abandoned for the past 16 years. New Telegraph reports that according to Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, his administration would emback on the hospital project to boost ...

Niger State government revealed that it has spent more than N300 million on disaster management in parts of the state, since the beginning of the raining season this year. According to New Telegraph, the government through the Director General, Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Mallam Ahmed Ibrahim Inga, over the weekend, disclosed this in an interactive session with journalists in ...

Sokoto State Government has made it known that it has begun construction of no fewer than 160 primary and secondary schools across the state. New Telegraph reports that the Special Adviser to Governor on Media and Public Affairs, Malam Imam Imam disclosed this yesterday in Sokoto, the state capital. Imam, who spoke during opening ceremony of a one-day Training of ...

The Lagos Chapter of the Estate Rent and Commission Agents Association of Nigeria (ERCAAN) has called for the upgrading of the State’s Real Estate Transaction Department (LASRETRAD) to an agency. The Guardian reports that the upgrade, they said would help in proper regulation of agency practice and  distinguish genuine professionals from quacks. The body had been bedeviled with controversy over the ...

The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has urged the Federal Government to pay more attention to the housing sector, as it has potentials and capacity to help in revamping the economy. According to The Nation, the President, NSE, Mr. Otis Anyaeji, made this known at a World Press Conference held by the body in Abuja, recently. According to him, trends in ...

New Telegraph reports that the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has advised citizenry, especially rural dwellers resident in the north and central parts of the country, to avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight and stay in cool and ventilated environment as a result of the rise in temperature. According to New Telegraph, the agency stated that the increase in temperatures would ...

A recent vox pop conducted by NREH as revealed that building a house as a married person is easier than building a house as a single person. The vox pop which was conducted on our social media platforms showed that most of the respondents were of the opinion that building a house as a married person is easier. Building a house is ...

The Federal Government has made it known that it will adopt a new innovation to tackle oil spillage. The Nation reports that the Minister of Environment, Hajia Amina Mohammed spoke yesterday in Abuja on government’s plan at a workshop on Oil Spill Trajectory Modelling in Maritime Environment. She said the Federal Government would adopt the technology through the National Oil ...

The Delta State Comptroller of Prisons, Mr Sam Iyakoregha, has appealed to the state  government to assist in addressing the deplorable  prison facilities in the state and lack of operational vehicles to convey inmates to court, Vanguard reports. According to Vanguard, Iyakoregha, who is new in the state, made the appeal when he  visited the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, ...