Tag: states
Engineers wants States to own, maintain Federal highways
The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has called for the return of Federal Highways across the…
DSS reveals how terrorists planned to bomb Abuja, 6 states
The Department of State Services, DSS, on Saturday revealed how suspected terrorists planned to unleash terror on selected six states…
Okowa pushes for more police personnel to be deployed to states
Gov.Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has called on the Inspector-General of Police to deploy adequate police personnel to states in order…
Immunization: Sept. 10 deadline for governors to pay counterpart fund
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has appealed rescheduling of deadline given to all governors to make counterpart contribution toward nationwide…
Agency decries poor funding of HIV/AIDS programmes
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has decried the poor funding of HIV/AIDS response programmes by some…
UNICEF: Mid-year review of activities in states commences
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commenced 2017 mid-year review and 2018 planning meeting for states supported by the fund.
Federal Government urges States to fast-track construction of Truck Parks
The Federal Government has urged state governors to fast track the process of developing Truck Transit Parks (TTP) and critical…
Recession: What Other States Can Learn From Lagos- Reps
As Nigeria gradually makes its way out of economic recession, the House of Representatives on Wednesday commended the Lagos State…
States must explore comparative advantage to drive economic growth-Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday identified the need for States to learn from each other and explore…
Ambode charges States to embrace leadership development
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday charged other state governments in the country to embrace leadership development as that…
6 States move to halt Trump’s revised ban
A group of states renewed their effort on Monday to block President Donald Trump's revised temporary ban on refugees and…
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Lagos@50: FG, States must not allow our cultural heritage to die-Ooni
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi at the weekend charged Nigeria’s Federal and State Governments not to…
It’s time for forensic audit of states
In the past several months both Fitch and Moodys downgraded Nigeria’s credit worthiness a significant notch, citing increased investor concern…
Oil revenue falls by five percent, states in trouble
The revenue of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) dipped in April by 4.99 per cent to N102.45 billion from N107.…
I’m disturbed that State govts can’t pay salaries – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital that it was a matter of great concern to him…