By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with MAG International Links Ltd, a private investor, for the development of City Walk Abuja. FCT Minister Nyesom Wike said during the ceremony in Abuja on Wednesday, that the project would be a replica ofContinue Reading
By Hussaina Yakubu Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has inaugurated the newly built homes for victims of banditry under the Phase 1 of the Qatar Sanabil Project. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the houses were built under a partnership between the Kaduna State Government and QatarContinue Reading
By Peter Uwumarogie The Gombe State Government has expended N25.6 billion in payment of gratuities to retirees in the past six years. Gov. Inuwa Yahaya said this during the presentation of cheques for the payment of backlog of gratuities to Local Government Councils’ retirees, on Tuesday in Gombe. Yahaya saidContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has assured the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council that the long-awaited affordable housing estate for its members will soon become a reality. Dangiwa gave the assurance on Tuesday during the NUJ FCT Council Press Week LectureContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) Chairman, Christopher Maikalangu, has decried the recent demolition of property in the Federal Capital Territory’s (FCT) Karsana Community by a developer, Oceanic Properties and Equilibrium Concept. Maikalangu made this known on Saturday in Abuja after inspecting the extent of the demolition andContinue Reading
By Christian Njoku The Cross River State Internal Revenue Service (CRIRS) has disclosed plans to scale up the state’s monthly revenue generation to N10 billion. Mr Edwin Okon, the Chairman, CRIRS, said at a two-day Half-Year Review Session in Calabar on Friday that the plan would take effect from JanuaryContinue Reading
By Aderemi Bamgbose The Chairman, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, Mr Andrew Ogunsakin, says the council has lifted the ban on scavenging and scrap metal dealings in the area. Ogunsakin disclosed this in an interactive session with newsmen in Okitipupa on Thursday. He said the decision to liftContinue Reading
The Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria (ISPON) has ranked Lagos State as the leading state in Nigeria in terms of workplace safety compliance and enforcement. ISPON President, Mr Timothy Iwuagwu, disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. Iwuagwu commended theContinue Reading
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
