The Edo Joint Account and Allocation Committee (JAAC) distributed N2.15 billion among the 18 local government councils  the state in August. Mr Crusoe Osagie, the Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy to Gov. Godwin Obaseki, said this in a statement . According to Osagie, the Head of Owan East Local Government Administration, Mr  Akeena […]

Some traders in Mile 1 Market in Diobu, Port Harcourt, have commended the State Government for the ongoing reconstruction of the market which was destroyed by fire some years back. The traders made the commendation in separate interviews  in Port Harcourt . The market was gutted by fire during the previous administration. Mrs Celine Okoro […]

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has called for total regeneration of roads and other infrastructure in Apapa, which houses the nation’s major ports, to boost the nation’s economy. Fashola made the call during an inspection tour of road projects  in Lagos. The  Minister began his inspection from the National Stadium, […]

As the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) prepares for its Board of Governors’ Meeting in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, (4-5 September), under the theme “Enhancing Access to and Absorption of Development Resources in Africa,” its Executive Secretary, Professor Emmanuel Nnadozie, emphasize the need for Africa and its various governments and their development partners to do more […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has said its sustained, strategic intervention in the supply and distribution of petroleum products, has led to significant price fall of products nationwide. A statement by Mr Ndu Ughamadu, the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division in Abuja, noted that the fall was in the prices of Premium […]

In recognition of her numerous contributions to creating awareness about women health most especially in the area of Breast Cancer, the wife of the Ondo State Governor, Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu has been honoured with an Award of Excellence by the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City. Speaking at the Public Lecture of the university held […]