State governments
3 Aug
Any state government planning to establish an airport should do due diligence with a view to establishing the viability to avoid the consequences of an ill-thought-out project on its economy and the wellbeing of the people.
23 Feb 2024
Sir: Whatever needs to be done, Nigeria’s state governments should begin a programme aimed at discovering and assisting the highly brilliant students in public secondary schools especially in the area of scholarships as done in the distant past.
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