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3 Jan
President Bola Tinubu will undertake a state visit to Enugu State on Saturday, during which he will commission some of the numerous projects executed by the Governor Peter Mbah Administration. This was made known in a statement issued on Friday by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia. Onyia said, “The Enugu State…
12 Dec
The Edo State Assets Verification Committee, set up by the State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Thursday, accused the previous administration of inflating a road project from N8 billion to N16 billion. The contract sum for the 17.5-kilometer road project was inflated thrice within a year, according to the committee. Reacting, Crusoe Osagie, Media Adviser to…
ICPC
21 Nov
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has started the tracking of 18 constituency projects valued at N47.3 billion across the three senatorial districts of Ondo State. Mr Andrew Osove, Assistant Chief Superintendent of Investigation in ICPC, Ondo office, made this known while speaking with the newsmen during the monitoring and tracking…
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, receives the NDDC Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, and his management team on a courtesy visit in Government House, Yenagoa
4 Nov
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has urged the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to ensure proper consultation with state governments in the Niger Delta region before executing projects. Diri said this on Monday when the NDDC Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, and his management team paid…
2 Nov
The Federal Capital Executive Committee has approved N33.24 billion worth of contracts for execution in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) within the next one year. The committee gave the approvals during its 9th meeting, chaired by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, in Abuja on Friday. Addressing journalists shortly after the meeting, the Chief of Staff…
4 Oct
The Owa-Onire community in Ile-Ire, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State has commended the state government on the ongoing developmental projects across the state, especially the construction of the OOWU Waterfalls road project. A statement signed by the Chairman of the Owa-Onire Central Planning Committee, Mallam Saka Ogunbiyi, said that the various development projects…
The legislature of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Parliament) has been urged to intensify its efforts in promoting gender-based projects
26 Sep
The legislature of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Parliament) has been urged to intensify its efforts in promoting projects that will give more assistance to women and girls in the community amid disasters and other conflicts that have ravaged parts of the sub region. Member of Parliament, Blessing Onu, from Nigeria, raised…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Monday commissioned four electricity projects in three local government areas
23 Sep
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Monday commissioned four electricity projects in three local government areas of the state. The projects were facilitated by a member of the House of Representatives representing the Ede/Ejigbo/Egbedore Federal constituency, Bamidele Salam. The projects are situated in various of communities within Salam's constituency, including Oke Arula, Ofatedo, Sekona communities,…
26 Feb 2024
Architects have expressed concern over the high cost of building materials, saying that it would be difficult for the execution of capital projects and other business ventures in the country.

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