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FG considers PPPs to fund key science, technology projects

The Federal Government is considering using private sector funds through Public Private Partnerships as a funding option for certain key projects in the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology. This was disclosed when the Director General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, Dr Jobson Ewalefoh, paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Innovation, Science...
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Bill to curb govt judgment debt passes second reading

A bill seeking the provision of guidelines for the payment of judgment debts owed by the Federal Government and its agencies on Thursday scaled the second reading stage at the House of Representatives. Titled “A Bill for an Act to Provide Guidelines for the Payment of Judgment Debts Owed by the Federal Government and its...
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South West inner roads in bad state – Senator

A lawmaker who represented Osun East Senatorial District in the Senate between the years 2011 and 2019, Senator Babajide Omoworare, has said many inner roads in South West region were in a deplorable state. Senator Omoworare spoke on Thursday in Ile-Ife, Osun State, during the inauguration of road projects he facilitated while serving as the...
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SGF, Benue lawmaker urge Nigerians to embrace waste recycling

The Secretary to Government of the Federation, George Akume, on Thursday, urged stakeholders to invest in recycling and waste management to reduce its effect on the environment and create employment opportunities for young Nigerians. Akume made the appeal at the public presentation and launch of ‘Recycling in Nigeria’, a book written by a member of...
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Landowners receive N300m compensation for Ekiti airport project

The Ekiti Government has awarded N300 million to 377 landowners whose lands were acquired for the construction of the State Agro Allied Cargo Airport in Ado-Ekiti. Governor Biodun Oyebanji said this on Thursday, in Ado-Ekiti, while disbursing cheques to the landowners from Ijan, Igbemo, Afao, and Iworoko affected by the airport project. He also paid...
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Oluremi Tinubu unveils food outreach in Ekiti

Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has launched the Renewed Hope Initiative Food Outreach in Ekiti State, distributing food items to people with disabilities, widows, and other vulnerable groups. Speaking at the symbolic presentation of food items to the beneficiaries at a brief event held at the Osuntokun Pavilion, Government House Grounds, Ado Ekiti, Tinubu, represented...
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Reps to ban sale of alcohol, hard drugs in motor parks

The House of Representatives on Thursday took significant steps to ban the sale of alcohol and psychoactive drugs in and around motor parks in Nigeria. This followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by the member representing Ibadan North-East/Ibadan South-East Federal Constituency, Oyo State, Mr Abbas Adigun, during Thursday’s plenary. Emphasising the need to support...
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