Flooding: Bayelsa Govt. Closes Schools, Distributes Palliatives to Victims

Following the devastation caused by flood, Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa has directed the immediate closure of all primary and secondary schools across the state. In a statement obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, said the directive takes effect from Monday, October 19. The statement said Governor Diri’s decision was taken to avert further danger to lives. It said the governor gave the...

How People Are Dying Due to Scarcity And Unhygienic Water

By Abubakar Usman Abubakar  There’s need for every middle class and wealthy person to drill at least 1 Borehole in any community they can reach across the continents from now to 2025 and beyond if possible. According to World Health Organization, By 2025, half of the world’s population will be living in water-stressed areas. Let’s looks at the some of the statistics, In 2015, around 180,000 children under 5 years old die every year –...

Gov. Bello Inaugurates 100 Tractors, Educational Facilities

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has inaugurated 100 units of Massey Ferguson Tractors for distribution to the 21 local government areas of the state to boost post-flood farming activities in the state. Bello, who inaugurated the tractors alongside farm implements and Educational materials on Wednesday in Lokoja, said the gesture was part of his government’s efforts to meet the yearnings and agitations for good governance in the state. He said that his administration undertook similar...

Railway: FEC Approves N1.28bn for Security Equipment, N22bn for Apapa-Oworonsoki-Ojota Road

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N1.28billion for the purchase and installation of security equipment at seven stations of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) along Abuja-Kaduna-Kano lines. The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, stated this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting of the Council, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there have been reported cases...

Rehabilitation of Cham to Numan Road Buhari Approves N7billion For Urgent Repair

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Following  protests by Adamawa indigines,  President Muhammadu Buhari  has approved N7 billion for the ‘urgent’ rehabilitation of the 46.3km Cham to Numan road. The road, located in Gombe and Adamawa States, has been in deplorable condition for many years a situation spurred protests. Mr Salihu Abubakar,Federal Controller of Works in Adamawa, announced the approval of the amount on Saturday while inspecting the road. According to him,  “work on the project...

ADSUBEB Constructs 300 Schools, Rehabilitates 400 Others

The Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board (ADSUBEB) has commenced construction of a block of three classrooms and office in over three hundred (300) schools, and rehabilitation of classrooms and offices in four hundred (400) schools as well as construction of latrines in eighty seven (87) schools. The Executive Chairman of the Board, Dr Salihi Ateequ disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in his office added that eighty schools across Fufore and Guyuk local...

Adamawa Residents Issued 10 day Ultimatum, Threatened Mass Protest Over Numan -Gombe Bad Road

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Disturbed by the deplorable Numan -Gombe  road, Adamawa residents have on Thursday  threatened to  embark on mass protest as they  issued  10 days ultimatum to APC led Federal government to fix the road. During a  virtual social media  campaign by  concerned indigenes  and motorists in the two states of Adamawa and Gombe with hash tag: # Shut Down Yola Airport #Fix Yola Gombe Road”  residents alleged that was ” preferential...

Kaduna Govt Releases N3bn Kafanchan Urban Renewal Projects

The Kaduna State Government said on Saturday that it has released N3 billion to contractors as part payment for Urban Renewal projects in Kafanchan. Mr Thomas Gyang, Commissioner, Planning and Budget Commission, made this known while responding to questions from citizens during a virtual 2021 Draft Budget Townhall Meeting, with the theme, “Budget of Recovery”. Gyang also said that the government had handed over the sites for projects to the contractors. Mr Godwin Kumai, a...

Motorists, Transport Workers Chide APC, Buhari Over Dilapidated Numan – Gombe Road

By Ibrahim Abdul’ Aziz, Regional Correspondent As lives continued to lose due to accidents being recorded, motorists and residents of Adamawa State have condemned the Muhammadu Buhari led APC government for neglecting the Numan – Lafiya axis of the Yola – Gombe roads, now becomes a nightmare to commuters. In the last three days, following a heavy downpour, several vehicles were trapped on the road with many accidents due to deplorable conditions. In an interview...

Niger Roads: Gov. Bello Laments, Says “we’re going through hell”

Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger on Friday bemoaned the deplorable conditions of roads in the state, saying that motorists and commuters plying the roads are “going through hell”. The governor said this while speaking to State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja, on the state of roads in his state He also briefed the president on the damage caused by flood in 22 out of the...

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