Enugu State Gov Embarks on Road Repairs Across the City of Enugu

Residents of Etudo/Awkunanaw Street in Achara Layout, Enugu South Local Government Area will soon heave a sigh of relief as this long stretched all-important road finally receives the attention of the Enugu State Government. Disclosing this on Friday, the Enugu State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Greg Nnaji, said, “The Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has directed the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to commence immediate procurement for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Etudo/Awkunanaw...

Federal Government Save N1.351 Trillion Naira From Fire

The Federal Government has said its fire service responded to 3,555 distress calls in 2020, during which 1,110 persons and properties valued at N1.351 trillion were saved from fire. Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola said this at the inauguration of a modern aerial fire-fighting vehicle –Aerial Hydraulic Platform Mercedes Benz Fire Truck–at the Zone F Command of Federal Fire Service in Lagos. He said the Federal Executive Council; two weeks ago approved the procurement of 94...

Federal Government To Establish Federal Medical Centre, Mubi

Following the conversation of Federal Medical Centre FMC Yola to a University Teaching Hospital, Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed Binani, Senator representing Adamawa Central in the National Assembly has sponsored a bill for the establishment of a Federal Medical Center (FMC) to be sited in Mubi. Recall that Senator Dahiru had sponsored the conversion of the Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola to a conventional university and sponsored another bill that will upgrade FMC Yola to...

Institute Warns Cross River About Substandard Construction at Popular Calabar Market

CALABAR —  Substandard structures being erected at the popular Watt Market in Calabar are accidents waiting to happen. This declaration was made in Calabar on Tuesday by Mr. Ekpenyong Ekpenyong, Chairman, Cross River chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Building. Ekpenyong told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that contractors erecting new shops in the market were placing nine-inch blocks on six-inch blocks. He said it was even more dangerous considering the fact that the...

President Buhari’s Rail Projects Deliberate Attempt at Job Creation- Amaechi

LAGOS —  Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi says President Muhammadu Buhari’s major aim for investing in rail construction all over the country is to create employment for Nigerian youths. Amaechi, who stated this on Sunday in a statement by his Media aide, Mrs. Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni, said that all the ongoing projects would contribute to the GDP of the country because they make economic sense. According to him, the Eastern rail line when it commences will...

FG Announces Partial Closure of Falomo Bridge For Six Weeks Rehabilitation From Sunday

LAGOS — The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr. Olukayode Popoola has announced a six weeks partial closure of the Falomo Bridge in Victoria Island from Sunday for repairs. Popoola in a statement on Friday night appealed for understanding of road users promising that traffic regulatory and law enforcement agencies have been deployed to minimise gridlock “The Federal Government will be embarking on rehabilitation of Falomo Bridge for a period of six weeks starting...

Anambra International Cargo Airport, Umueri and Local Conspiracies

By Okechukwu Anarado The Anambra International Cargo Airport, Umueri stands out as the most auspicious (cynics would prefer ambitious) singular physical infrastructure capable of significantly enhancing the face of commerce and the entire economy of Anambra State embarked on by the Governor Willie Obiano administration. It will equally propel the international trade interests of the South East to Olympian heights. Hardly can anyone credit any project of such consummate economic influence to any state government...

Two YEDC Auxiliary Staff Arrested For Vandalizing And Stealing Of Armored Electricity Cables

YOLA — Adamawa State police command has arrested two auxiliary staff of Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) for alleged involvement in vandalizing and stealing armored electricity cables. According to a statement by the command’s image maker, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the two suspects, Idi Wakili (62) and Babangida Bello (54) all residents of Madumari ward of Yola South local government area were arrested along Rugange – Njoboliyo road in Yola South local government area. The...

ABUJA — Stakeholders in the health sector on Wednesday rally support for the establishment of Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Wase, Plateau, and Igboho in Oyo State. The stakeholders made the appeal at a public hearing of the House of Representatives Committee on Health Institutions in Abuja. Dr. Nimkong Ndam, the Plateau Commissioner for Health, said that the people of Southern Senatorial Zone of Plateau, particularly those living in remote villages, have difficulty in accessing...

28 Year Old College of Agriculture Ganye Yet to Get NBTE Blessing

The College of Agriculture Ganye in Adamawa state established 28 years ago is yet to get its courses accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) due to lack of infrastructure, among others. Mr. Aminu Kardu Tsigya, Acting Provost of the College who disclosed this to newsmen expressed worry over the non-accreditation of the school courses almost twenty-eight years since its establishment in 1992. Tsigya disclosed that the college can’t meet the requirement for...

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