An electricity blackout is imminent following the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority’s directive to gas producers to cease supplying gas to indebted generation companies (GenCos). The Authority stated that the substantial debts owed to producers had hindered their ...
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The Little Town Of Ikot Ekpene Udo: A Saga Of Triumph And Tragedy
By Comrade Imefon Benjamin Ikpe I will begin this piece with my boyhood reminiscences of a place called Ikot Ekpene Udo – The Little Town in Akwa Ibom State and the mystique which it held for me and my brother ...
Read More »FG, InfoWest Sign Contract For Construction Of Calabar/Abuja Highway
The Federal Ministry of Works has signed a contract with InfoWest International Limited for the construction of Section 1 of the Calabar to Abuja super highway. The road is one of the four legacy projects of President Bola Tinubu under the Renewed Hope ...
Read More »FG Terminates Julius Berger’s N740bn Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Road Contract
The Federal Government has finally issued a termination letter to Julius Berger PLC over the construction of Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano road project reviewed at N740 billion naira. The termination letter, signed by the Director Legal Services, Federal Ministry of Works, Barr. C.O ...
Read More »Don’t Go For Xmas Vacation, Gov Eno Advises Contractors
…injects N50bn for road projects …performs ground breaking ceremony for Aviation Village Governor Umo Eno has announced that he is ready to inject 50 Billion naira between now and December 2024 into ongoing public infrastructure in Akwa Ibom State to ...
Read More »Attaining Sustainable Industrial Development: DG NMDC Calls On Professionals To Adopt Tinubu’s Model
By Our Correspondent The Director General/Chief Executive of the National Metallurgical Development Centre, Jos, Engr Prof Linus Asuquo has called on Nigerian Engineers to team up and activate the Renewed Hope policy of President Tinubu’s administration. Prof Asuquo made this ...
Read More »New Minimum Wage: NLC To Embark On Strike Dec 1
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a mandate for a nationwide strike to commence on December 1, 2024, in states where the new national minimum wage has not been implemented. This decision was ...
Read More »Itu Council Holds Budget Consultative Meeting
…As Stakeholders Hail Citizens’ Participation In Budget Process As part of the 2025 budget preparation, Itu Local Government Council has engaged critical stakeholders of the area in a town hall meeting to ensure their voices, inputs and Community needs are ...
Read More »World Elders’ Day: 1,000 Receive Cash Donation, Foodstuffs From Oyo Gov’t
Over 1,000 elderly residents have received cash and food items donated by the Oyo State Government in the government’s commitment to catering for the welfare of the elderly in the society. The state government also unveiled its readiness to designate ...
Read More »Hardship: Kwara Governor Approves Bonus For Workers
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved a financial bonus that is equivalent to the monthly pay as you earn (PAYE) obligation for every civil servant in the state, including local government workers. The state commissioner for Finance, Dr Hawa ...
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