PORT HAR-COURT— GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said that his administration spent about N145 billion on construction of roads, pedestrian walkways, bridges and underground drainages since it came on board two years.

Union Bank Men’s Table Tennis team have been picked by the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) to represent the country at the forthcoming 2017 Africa Club Championship in Agadir, Morocco between June 26-30.

Abuja—The Federal Government, yesterday, threatened to shut some land borders in Nigeria, if the smuggling of rice from neighbouring countries continues.

THE Federal Government has been advised to review and redefine the laws guiding Public Private Partnership, PPP, operations throughout the country to achieve sustainable development. The recommendation was made by panelists at the PPP Review Forum organised by the Centre for Ethics and Sustainable Development (CESD), an international non-governmental organization, NGO, in Lagos.

Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Akwa Ibom State chapter, has the state urged governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, to prevail on the state House of Assembly to do away with the grazing bill currently before it, saying that it has no effect on people in the South-South geo-political zone of the country.

FLOW-station Host Communities of Nigeria, FLOWHOSCON, Warri, Delta State, and Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, Benin City, Edo State, yesterday, commended the National Assembly for passing the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill, PIGB, urging the acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to urgently sign it into law.

Bauchi—Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State, yesterday, blamed the wastage of state resources in the previous administration on the huge allocations for security vote.

NATIONAL Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, yesterday in Kaduna, called on the Federal Government to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor to avert a breakdown of law and order in the country.

BONNY Graduates Forum (BGF) has kicked against the passage of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) amendment Act by the House of Representatives, which gave the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) a levy of 3.0 per cent on NLNG’s profit.

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a driver with Slot Nigeria Limited, for allegedly diverting laptops and telephones worth N5.95 million from Victoria Island, Lagos State, to Kaduna State.

Where an indigent family gives birth to a set of triplets or more, the Government is bound to provide stipends to assist the family

Delta State Government, yesterday, said it was putting measures in place to partner the private sector towards attracting investors to the state.

FOLLOWING the successful sale of its 60 percent equity stake of ExxonMobil in Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc (MON) to Nipco PLC, shareholders has called on the later to toe the path of the former and better drive more investment.

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State yesterday promised to continue with his vision to provide good governance and other basic needs of the people of the state in order to “build the Enugu State of our dreams”, notwithstanding the economic difficulties in the country.

THE Dangote Group has said it will invest $1billion on rice cultivation in five states to boost food self-sufficiency in Nigeria.