Year: 2017

OKA COMMUNITY APPLAUDS GOVERNOR AKEREDOLU OVER ROAD PROJECT

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Rotimi-Akeredolu

The people of Oka in Akoko Southwest Area of Ondo state have expressed their gratitude to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for reconstructing the Oke Oka road. A high powered delegation of the Oka in Council by Chief Seinde Arogbofa gave the commendation during a thank you visit to the the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure Hon Taofiq Abdulsalam. Chief Arogbofa who was accompanied by seven other Chiefs, said they came in the name of Olubaka of Oka to thank the Governor for giving the notorious road priority Chief Arogbofa said many…

Osinbajo lays Foundation For N200bn Benin Industrial Park

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The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday, performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the N200 billion Benin Industrial Park at Iyanomo in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. Speaking at the event, Prof. Osinbajo said the industrial park will create 170, 000 direct and indirect jobs and would contribute significantly to the country’s manufacturing sector. He commended the Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, for the huge public-private investment initiative and said: “This is what the country has been waiting for to take us to the height…

Stakeholders Call For Policy, Infrastructure for Creative Industry

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L-R: Victor Ehikhamenor; Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke; Tayo Amusan; Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen with other panelists at the Creative Industryg Session of the Alaghodaro Investment Summit in Benin City, on Saturday, November 11, 2017

Stakeholders in the nation’s creative industry on Saturday called on the Edo State Government to invest in theatres, incubation centers for creative people and put in place the right policies to drive her prestigious art and craft sector.Leading discussions during the session on “Edo Creative Industry” at the Alaghodaro Investment Summit in Benin City, former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, commended Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, for creating a separate session for the creative industry, in his effort to rebrand the sector in the state.“I congratulate the…

KEBBI STATE, WAMCO TO COLLABORATE IN DAIRY PRODUCTION, WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

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The Executive Governor of Kebbi State,Sen.Abubakar Atiku Bagudu on the Thursday was at the production plant of Dairy Giant,FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC,located in Ogba,Lagos State.The administration of Governor Bagudu was working on how to grow the diary industry and tap into the experience of the company to empower dairy farmers in Kebbi State with added emphasis on women.The dairy organization commenced a‘Dairy Development Program’ in August 2010 to build up commercial scale dairy farming and works with local dairy farmers that have milked for subsistence for generations. The company,popularly known…

FG Moves to Consolidate Ease of Doing Business in Mining Sector…As Fayemi unveils integrated automated GIS Web Portal

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Dr Kayode Fayemi

The Federal Government on Thursday took another bold step in consolidating ease of doing business in the mining sector with official unveiling of the Integrated Automated and Interactive GIS Web Portal of the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development.The unveiling of the GIS Web Porter,which came barely a month after a World Risk Report on Global Mining sector rated Nigerian Mining jurisdiction as having a better investment risk profile,according to Minister of Mines and Steel Development,Dr Kayode Fayemi,underscores the government’s commitment to grow the sector. Dr Fayemi who demonstrated some…

PDP Will Clinch 2019 Presidential Poll With Adeniran As Chairman-Gov Ugwuanyi

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Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi

In what appeared to be a watershed for the PDP national chairmanship ambition of former Minister of Education,Professor Tunde Adeniran, the Governor of Enugu State, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has assured party faithful of his confidence in the leadership qualities of Professor Tunde Adeniran,said,“With his track record,of party loyalty and antecedents,winning the 2019 presidential poll will not be a herculean task for the PDP”The Governor described Adeniran as a man that is known for his objectivity, discipline and compliance to rules and regulations. I have absolute confidence and assurance that the…

NUJ FCT Council Mourns Funke Adebimpe

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Funke Adebimpe

The FCT council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists mourn the passing of one of her members Alhaja Kafilat Funke Taiwo Adebimpe,who suddenly passed on Saturday 7 November 2017.Alhaja Kafilat who sudden death occurred a few hours after complaining of ill health,was an Abuja based correspondent of The Herald newspaper. The Secretary of NUJ Rafat Salami,in a press statement,described late Funke as a devout Muslim,peaceful,warm and calm woman who illuminated her surrounding with her warmth’.”I met her for the first time in 2014 when she introduced herself to me in…

KEBBI STATE, WAMCO TO COLLABORATE IN DAIRY PRODUCTION, WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

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The Executive Governor of Kebbi State,Sen.Abubakar Atiku Bagudu on the Thursday was at the production plant of Dairy Giant,FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC,located in Ogba,Lagos State.The administration of Governor Bagudu was working on how to grow the diary industry and tap into the experience of the company to empower dairy farmers in Kebbi State with added emphasis on women. The dairy organization commenced a‘Dairy Development Program’ in August 2010 to build up commercial scale dairy farming and works with local dairy farmers that have milked for subsistence for generations.The company,popularly known…

FG set to Approve 3 modular refineries in Edo–Kachikwu…As Alaghodaro Investment Summit kicks off Friday

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Edo–Kachikwu

As business leaders storm Benin City, the Edo State capital, Friday, for the Alaghodaro Investment Summit,Minister of State Petroleum Resources,Dr.Ibe Kachikwu,on Thursday in Benin City said the Federal Government is already processing applications received for the establishment of seven modular refineries in the state.He said three of the applications have reached the approval stage.Kachikwu disclosed this during the Stakeholders’ Engagement and Enlightenment Campaign in Niger Delta states, organised by the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources in collaboration with the Edo State Government, held in Benin City. The event was part…

Obaseki converts Secretaries to Data Processors…To train 200 on Documentation

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The Governor of Edo State, Mr.Godwin Obaseki,has approved the conversion of secretarial assistants to data processors for efficient service delivery and to enable them move beyond the secretarial cadre level in the state civil service.Obaseki disclosed this when he received members of Nigeria Union of Public Service Reportorial, Secretarial,Data Processors and Allied Workers (NUPSRAW)led by the Chairperson, Comrade Aikoriogie Caroline, at the Government House,in Benin City.He said his administration is working to re-design the function of the Union in the state to equip its members with relevant skills and equipment…