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Eight Persons Dead, Six Injured In Bus-Tanker Collision In Anambra

Eight Persons Confirmed Dead, Six Injured In Tanker-Bus Collision In Anambra
Eight people have been killed and six injured in a sad road accident at Ukpo Junction along the Nteje-Awka Road in Anambra State, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra Sector Command. On Monday in Awka, the Sector Commander, Mrs. Joyce Alexander, gave reporters confirmation of the occurrence. According to Alexander, a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number EKP375XM and a Mack tanker without a registration number were involved in the Sunday night collision. According to Alexander, initial inquiries and eyewitness reports suggested that the bus was traveling from Abakaliki to Onitsha at the time of the collision.Read More

FG Mobilises Three Construction Companies With N185bn To Dualise Calabar-Itu Federal High-way

Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Ita Enang
The federal government has approved the sum of N185 billion for three major construction firms for the dualisation of the Calabar-Itu federal highway. The Senior Special Assistant to President MuhammaduRead More

FCT Threatens Revocation Of 435 Abandoned Land Titles

Federal Capital Territory Administration
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has threatened to revoke the titles of the owners of 435 abandoned, uncompleted structures, as well as 600 undeveloped plots of land within the city.Read More

Budget Minister Pledges More Infrastructure Projects In Edo

Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mr. Clem Agba
Says FG constructed 500 rural roads The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mr. Clem Agba, yesterday promised more infrastructure development in Edo North Senatorial District. He saidRead More

Buhari: Nigeria Requires N348trn For Realistic 5-year Nat’l Devt Plan

President Muhammadu Buhari
FG to provide N49.7trn, private sector N298.3 trillion President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that Nigeria requires an investment size of N348.1 trillion to achieve the targets set out in itsRead More

FG Restates Commitment To Lift 100 Million Nigerians Out Of Poverty

Director General of National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Mallam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo
The federal government has vowed not to relent in its efforts to ensure that 100 million Nigerians are lifted out of poverty. The Director General of National Directorate of EmploymentRead More

World Bank Approves $700m For New Climate-resilient Projects For Nigeria

World Bank
The World Bank yesterday announced its approval of a $700 million credit from its International Development Association (IDA) for the Nigeria Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project. The projectRead More

Court: All Marriages Conducted At Ikoyi Registry Illegal, Invalid

Law court
Says only LGs have statutory power to solemnise unions Orders closure of all federal marriage registries A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has declared that it was unconstitutional forRead More

UN Report: Female Genital Mutilation Practice Still Prevalent In Oyo, Osun And Ekiti

HACEY Health Initiative
A survey funded by the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund), on the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Oyo, Osun and EkitiRead More

US Embassy, NGE Commence Town Hall Meetings

The United States Embassy in Nigeria and the Nigerian Guild of Editors
The United States Embassy in Nigeria and the Nigerian Guild of Editors, have flagged off town hall meetings and workshops to promote democracy and good governance. The flag off, whichRead More

Umahi Presents N145.4bn Budget For 2022

The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi
Ebonyi State Governor, Mr. David Umahi, has presented a budget estimate of N145,410,597,723.49 for 2022 fiscal year. Tagged: “Budget of Latter Rain,” the 2022 budget estimates represented an increase ofRead More