The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, says the agricultural sector generated over N1.2bn as revenue in 2022 in spite of the global food challenges. Olusanya, who also said that the ministry surpassed its one billion naira generated in 2021, made this known at the 2022 Lagos...
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Shell Nigeria says it has distributed relief materials worth 1 million dollars to flood-impacted states in the country. The company’s Media Relations Manager, Mrs Abimbola Essien-Nelson, said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. Essien-Nelson said the relief materials were distributed directly to the victims of flood-impacted communities...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – No fewer than 33,390 litres of petrol have been intercepted by The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on the Badagry waterways in Lagos State on Dec. 8. The command’s spokesman, Mr Hussain Abdulahi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, quoted Mr Bello Jibo,...
The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) on Friday warned FCT residents against collection of their Permanent Voter Cards(PVCs) by proxy, as distribution begins Monday, Dec.12. Alhaji Yahaya Bello ,Resident Electoral Commissioner ,INEC-FCT, at a news conference on the collection of PVCs in Abuja, said the INEC offices would be opened...
The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) says it will not accept double taxation of business owners in the council, describing the development as “worrisome and unconstitutional’’. Mr Yusuf Ahmadu, the Senior Special Assistant on Community Development to AMAC Chairman, said this while briefing newsmen on allegations of double taxation...
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, says the state has attracted over one billion dollars in Data Centre Investment in the past one year. Speaking at the Art of Technology (AOT) 4.0 in Lagos on Thursday, Hamzat stated that this would enable the local domicile of digital...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has disbursed N15 billion for the reconstruction of the Lagos Badagry Expressway under the Federal Government Road Infrastructure Tax Credit (RITC) Scheme. The N15 billion represents a 100 per cent payment of the funding of the Lagos-Badagry road rehabilitation under the...
The Federal Capital Territory taskforce and joint enforcement team, on Thursday confiscated and crushed 432 commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada operating within the city centre and other prohibited areas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the crushing of the motorcycles was witnessed by the officials of...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Department of Outdoor Advertisement and Signage (DOAS) says it has lost about N500 million revenue to masts erected without approval in the territory. The Director, Dr Babagana Adam, stated this during an interactive session with newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. He said available...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has began an investigations into a reported case of armed robbery, shooting and abduction of some persons in Kubwa area of Abuja. The FCT police spokesman, DSP Josephine Adeh on Wednesday in Abuja said the...
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday, fixed April 4 for the trial of the former Lagos Attorney-General, Olasupo Shasore charged with alleged 200,000 dollars corrupt offer. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on Oct.21 arraigned the former attorney-general...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) has refuted a newspaper report suggesting that the Agency had reclaim diplomatic plots in Abuja belonging to Ghana, Malaysia and Thailand. The report, published in the December 5, 2022 edition of one of the national dailies, had attributed...
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Monday implored residents of Lagos State to take their destiny in their own hands by voting the party in the 2023 general elections. Abubakar, who made this remark at the flag off of the PDP Presidential Rally...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As part of efforts to restore agriculture to its enviable status, the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has inaugurated a 12-man agricultural development programme executive committee to drive the process. While inaugurating the committee on Monday in Abuja, the minister said:...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has commended the initiative and Implementation of the federal government project, tagged: “(ARC-P) in Borno state and some parts of the country. Governor Zulum said the ARC-P project implementation in the state is not only apt but crucial as...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Government has released a travel advisory for Lagos residents ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Campaign slated for Saturday, Dec. 3. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, said in a statement on Friday, in Lagos, that the flag-off...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The six Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory and other stakeholders have received the sum of N3,049,291,338.40Billion as its share of statutory allocation for the month of October, 2022. The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijani Aliyu presided over the 171st Joint...
The FCT Minister, Muhammad Bello, says the ongoing provision of engineering infrastructure to Guzape II District would enhance Abuja’s aesthetics. Bello, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Anthony Ogunleye, on Sunday in Abuja also said the infrastructure would open up the area for development and provide...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have arrested two suspected ‘one chance’ armed robbers in Ikate, Lekki-Ajah area of Lagos The General Manager of LASTMA Mr Bolaji Oreagba, said the suspects were nabbed by the patrol team of the Agency while...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 26-year old man for allegedly impersonating as a medical doctor. The Police Public Relations Officers, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday. SP Hundeyin said the fake medical doctor forged...