The Minister of state for Budget and National Planning, Mr Ikanade Agba, says the Federal Government is currently working on 377 roads in 266 rural communities across the country. Agba disclosed this while inspecting the progress of work on the…
The Federal Government has trained a total of 86 independent monitors to ensure effectiveness of its Integrated National Social Investment Programme (INSIP) in Ondo State. Hajia Sadiya Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, who was represented…
The Cross River Environmental Protection Agency has warned residents of Calabar against dumping of refuse from moving vehicles on major roads in Calabar metropolis. Director General of the Agency, Mr Erasmus Ekpang, gave the warning in a press release issued…
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo Property worth millions of naira was destroyed by an overnight Inferno that hit Oja-Oba market, Ikirun, Osun State. The fire, it was gathered, started around 11 pm on Friday. The cause of the fire has not been…
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has expressed delights over the 14.70 per cent growth recorded by the Information and Communications Technology (ICT), fastest growing of all sectors of the Nigerian economy in the…
The Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Mrs Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has assured that the agency would partner with the media in the course of implementing its mandate. The NAPTIP boss gave this…
The Federal Government says it is working towards amendment of the ECOWAS Protocols on free movement of human and cattle within countries in the sub-region to address the challenge of banditry. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed…
The Delta chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday declared that available records have shown that Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa has distinguished himself in infrastructure delivery including quality roads construction across the state. The party stated this in a…
The Lagos State Government (LASG) has advised poultry farmers to put in place biosecurity measures in their poultry to prevent any outbreak of avian influenza (Bird flu) in the state. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, gave the…
Mr John Damap, the Chairman, Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau, has ordered the screening and verification of council staff members toward full implementation of minimum wage. Damap, who gave the order in a news release he signed and issued…
