FG to redress inequalities in the Niger Delta region- Sen. Akpabio

The Honourable Minister, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, (MNDA), Sen. Godswill Akpabio, CON, has expressed the Federal Government’s unflinching commitment to redress the inequalities pervasive in the Niger Delta region by

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Lagos state government takes over Lekki Concession Company, Toll Gate

Following the approval granted them by the House of Assembly, Lagos State Government has now taken full ownership of Lekki Concession Company (LCC). The privately owned company was the special

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Sanwo-Olu Charges LG, LCDA Chairmen to initiate poverty reduction programms at grassroots

By Benjamin Omoike…………………….  Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged local government (LG) and local council development areas (LCDAs) to create an economic agenda and come up with innovative programmes

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Maritime: Stakeholders harp on need for collaboration in harnessing potential, opportunity of blue economy

By Benjamin Omoike………………………….. Stakeholders in the Maritime Sector have called for collaboration and support for fishermen and the fishing industry in the country, so as to improve their livelihood and

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FEC approves acquisition of 20% minority stakes in Dangote petroleum

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the acquisition of 20 per cent minority stakes by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC) in the Dangote Petroleum and Petro-Chemical Refinery. Timipre Sylva,

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Food security: CBN boasts 3m farmers with N756bn

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says it has released the sum of N756.51 billion to 3,734,938 small holder farmers, cultivating 4.6 million hectares of land, to boost the Federal

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Report says Lagos ‘Agberos’ richer than 35 states, generates annual revenue of N123bn,

By Benjamin Omoike…………………‘Agberos’ in Lagos generate an estimated annual revenue of N123.078 billion amassed from daily road use taxes levied on bus drivers, tricycle riders and motorcycle operators in the

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Lalong appalled by willful destruction of farm crops: Orders arrest of perpetrators

Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong has described as callous, criminal, inhuman, and wicked, the reported willful destruction of farm crops in some communities in the State by yet to

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Hospitality and Tourism: NIHOTOUR Boss hails recent training programs

The Director General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) Alhaji Nura Sani Kangiwa has stated that the recent spate of training undertaken by the Institute nationwide is

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Olam drums support for smallholder farmers to accelerate post-COVID-19 recovery in Africa

Benjamin Omoike……………………As the world continues to grapple with the impacts of the global coronavirus pandemic, Olam, a leading food and agribusiness, is deploying its expansive global capability to strengthen the

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