By Angela Atabo Stakeholders in the engineering sector have identified the lack of effective engineering administration as a major contributor to the incidences of building collapse in the country. They made this known at the Nigerian Institute of Civil Engineers (NICE) 5th Engr. Umar Jibrin Distinguished Annual Public Lecture onContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo No fewer than 8,649 Nano, Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises (NMSMEs) in Kaduna State have received direct grants to stay in business and promote businesses from 2024 to date. The Managing Director, Kaduna State Enterprise Development Agency (KADEDA), Iliya Timbuark, made the disclosure in an interview with theContinue Reading
By Isaiah Eka Dr Matthew Adepoju, Director General, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), says opportunities abound for wealth creation in the space sector to aid youth employment. Adepoju said this on Friday while speaking with newsmen on the sidelines of the 2025 National Space Research and Development AgencyContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it will begin taking possession of the 4,794 revoked properties over non-payment of ground rent between 10 and 43 years on Monday. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social Media disclosed thisContinue Reading
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Gov. Alex Otti of Abia says the State Government’s new transport system will commence operation before the end of July. Otti said this during the “Promise Kept Carnival”, organised jointly by the Aba Business Community and Landlords Association to celebrate the completion of the reconstruction of theContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has earmarked part of the N1.78 trillion proposed 2025 FCT statutory budget for the completion of 14 ongoing roads projects across the territory. Wike disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday, when he appeared before theContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has earmarked N418.9 billion for its Secretariat, Departments and Agencies (SDAs) in the N1.78 trillion 2025 proposed statutory budget. Out of the N418.9 billion, N351 billion was set aside for capital expenditure and new projects, said the FCT Minister, MrContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has appealed to the National Assembly to approve the FCT’s N1.78 trillion Statutory Budget proposal for the 2025 fiscal year. Wike made the call in Abuja on Wednesday, when he appeared before the Senate andContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The leadership and members of the National Assembly have lauded the exceptional performance of Mr Nyesom Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The lawmakers gave the commendation when Wike appeared before them to defend the N1.78 trillion FCT Statutory Budget proposal for the 2025Continue Reading
By Martha Agas The Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office (MCO) says it is working with the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to resolve conflicts between mining and land title claims. The Director-General of MCO, Mr Obadiah Nkom, disclosed this when an FCT delegation visited the organisation on Wednesday in Abuja. The delegationContinue Reading
