By Jessica Dogo Nigeria’s Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF) and Galaxy Backbone (GBB) have expressed commitment to the digitalisation of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in the country. The HoCSF, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, made this known during her courtesy visit to Nigeria’s data centre under theContinue Reading
By Chiazo Ogbolu The Lagos State Government and other stakeholders have agreed on an enforcement fee of N10,000 for electronic call-up for trucks on the Lekki-Epe corridor. The outcome of the meeting held at Dangote Oil Refining Ltd. was communicated in a communique obtained by the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State says it worked diligently for its victory in Saturday’s Local Government Elections across the state. Lagos APC Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, made this remark while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during the presentation of Certificates ofContinue Reading
By Chiazo Ogbolu The Lagos State Government says it will introduce rail academy to help build human capacity in the sector. The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, disclosed this at a panel session at the second Lagos Traffic Conference on Tuesday in Lagos. The panel session isContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has sought the collaboration of states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in addressing the challenge of non-compliance with standards, leading to engineering failures. The COREN President, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, made the call at the 33rd COREN EngineeringContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has suspended its three-month strike following the intervention of the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike. The suspension was announced by the union in a statement, jointly signed by its President, Ibrahim KabirContinue Reading
By Sunday John Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State says obtaining a land Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) in the state now takes one month, owing to reforms aimed at enhancing the ease of doing business. Sule said this while speaking at a State Action on Business Enabling ReformContinue Reading
By Ramatu Garba Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has inaugurated the payment of N6billion gratuity and death benefits to 3,313 pensioners in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the official inauguration ceremony of the 4th Tranche payment to some categories of retirees from 2020 toContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nasir The Sokoto State Government has launched the distribution of solar-powered electronics to small-scale businesses in Sokoto South and Sokoto North Local Government Areas. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, the Commissioner for Energy and Petroleum Resources, Alhaji Sanusi Danfulani, said the initiative targeted no fewer than 5,000 beneficiariesContinue Reading
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Gov. Alex Otti has launched the Abia State Security Trust Fund (ASSTF), where he again affirmed his administration’s commitment to ensuring the safety of lives and property in the state. In a speech at the event, tagged “Building a Safer Abia”, Otti said that security should beContinue Reading
