Metro

The Lagos State Government has secured a whopping sum of $100 million from a French financial institution, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) to implement its strategic integrated urban development projects tagged Eko Urban Project (EKO-UP). Consistent with its urban renewal programmes specifically designed to provide strategic infrastructure projects and unlock traffic congestion in the metropolis, the state government has secured …

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Dayo Emmanuel   The governor of Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has said that children bear the greatest brunt of poor environmental management. Ambode said this while signing the Environmental Management, Protection Bill into Law on 1st March 2017 in Lagos. This law is expected to help the state to become a cleaner place and attract …

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Wednesday announced that it had re-commissioning its Kano depot so as to boost the supply of petroleum products in the northern region. The Kano depot is part of the NNPC’s System 2D pipeline network, but was knocked down three-and-half years ago by vandals. The Group Managing Director, NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, said the re-commissioning …

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Tayo Olanipekun The Lagos State Government has said it would  take over the 38,000 capacity National Stadium in Surulere, with the intention of turning it into a world class facility. This is to also further promote sporting activities and encourage family bonding in the state by embarking on a total turnaround of the massive edifice. Governor Akinwumi Ambode, who stated …

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Olabode Adaramola Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State,  has reiterated the commitment of his administration  to accelerated rural development despite the economic challenges faced by the state. He gave the assurance  while  embarking  on mid-term project assessment tour to Bangi, the headquarters of Mariga local government  of the state. The Governor who stated that though the state and the …

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Olabode Adaramola Hundreds of members of the Niger state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) last Thursday foiled an attempt by the police in Minna  the state capital,  to stop a stakeholders  meeting at the state Secretariat of the party . The PDP members from the 25 local government areas of the state arrived the Secretariat as early as 9.00am …

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Olabode Adaramola Tragedy struck on Saturday at Beri community in Mariga Local Government of Niger State , following an accidental explosion of a hand grenade  that killed four  people  including a 22-year old Private Soldier attached to 145 Battalion of the Nigerian Army , identified as Mohammed Tanko. Three other females who died as a result of the explosion were …

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Dayo Emmanuel While some commuters in the Lagos metropolis have appealed to the Lagos State government to reconsider its plan to increase bus fares of the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) and Lagos Buses (LAGBUS) by 1st March, other commuters have called on the state government to ensure neatness of the buses at all times especially the LAGBUSES. Lamenting the poor …

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