Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has monitored general cleanup exercises in the state’s two major cities, Umuahia, the state capital and Aba, the commercial city of the state. Otti had earlier declared an emergency on the cleanup of the two major cities in the state during his inaugural speech where he directed Abians to participate in the cleanup of the state. Recall that the governor defied the heavy downpour to monitor that exercise, he...

The Kwara State government has signed two major agreements with the French government on strategic partnership involving the use of an innovation hub for knowledge transfer on development of the Lata grazing reserve for large-scale livestock production. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq signed the MoU on behalf of the state government, while the French Minister of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships Dr. Chrysoula Zacharopoulou inked the deal for the French side at a brief ceremony...

… Honours Buhari’s last minute request The National Assembly (NASS)  has approved a refund of N16,772,486,002.19 to the Borno State government for federal road projects executed in the state in response to last minute by former President Muhammadu Buhari. The approval followed a request at the twilight of his administration, by former President Muhammadu Buhari wrote to NASS through promissory note and bond issuance. The approval of the refund by the Senate followed its consideration...

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has lauded the political will, courage demonstrated by President Bola Tinubu to remove fuel subsidies. In a statement signed by NEITI’s Deputy Director/Head Communications and Stakeholders Management, Mrs Obiageli Onuorah, described the move as a positive step by the administration to decisively implement the findings and recommendations in the NEITI reports. According to NEITI, bold steps are required to block leakages, grow revenues and advance the ongoing reforms...