By Chukwuemeka Opara The Ebonyi government has commenced the payment of gratuity backlog amounting to N10billion to over 4,000 retired Local Government Area (LGA) employees. The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Mr Uchenna Igwe, while inaugurating the payment in Abakaliki, said the move would ameliorate the suffering ofContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Association of Housing Corporations of Nigeria (AHCN) has revealed that Lagos, Enugu, Kano, Niger and Borno States have delivered the highest housing units under the State Housing Corporation in the last one year. Eno Obongha, President and Chairman of Council, AHCN, said this at the State ofContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has described the ongoing infrastructural development in the FCT as a “fulfilment of President Bola Tinubu’s vision” for the nation’s capital. Wike said this on Monday, while inaugurating the construction of Mohammed Isa Road ExtensionContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Saturday, assured timely completion of ongoing road projects across the FCT. Wike gave the assurance in Abuja, while inspecting the ongoing constructions of Wuye to Ring Road II Road and the dual carriageway from AirportContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has inaugurated the construction of Transit Way (N2) road, linking Wuse Zone 3 to the Central Area, with assurances for more projects in the area. Speaking during the ceremony on Friday, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, said that road infrastructure remainsContinue Reading
By Lydia Chigozie-Ngwakwe President Bola Tinubu has approved a 100km stretch of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway to pass through Edo. The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, announced this in a statement issued by his media adviser, Mr Orji Uchenna Orji, on Friday. Umahi made the announcement during the EdoContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Federal Ministry of Works has directed the contractor handling the rehabilitation of the Abuja–Keffi Expressway to expedite action on the project even if it means working at night. The Minister of State for Works, Alhaji Bello Goronyo, gave the order while inspecting the road. He saidContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has inaugurated a solar lighting project designed to illuminate Abuja, curb insecurity, and reduce the financial burden of streetlight maintenance. Wike said the installation of Integrated (Hybrid) Solar Lighting in the Districts of Abuja city andContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has called on institutions and professional associations to partner with government to shape a stronger, more competitive educational future for Lagos. Sanwo-Olu made the call during the inauguration of a 160-seater hall at the Lagos State University of Science and TechnologyContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) says the state has recorded N79 billion in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) so far this year. Mr Oladele Bankole-Balogun, Executive Chairman of EIRS, disclosed this during a high-level meeting with heads of MDAs, permanent secretaries, and directors in Benin onContinue Reading
