By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI – Residents in Abakaliki metropolis have condemned what they call gross indiscipline and nuisance constituted by food item hawkers along the popular meat market road at the Abakpa main market in the state capital. The hawkers up till yesterday that our reported visited the area, have completely taken over the busy […]

Gusau – The Zamfara  State Government has awarded a N2 billion contract for the provision of solar and wind driven electricity in 70 communities across its 14 local government areas. The contract, which was awarded to Kresto Paco Ltd, an Abuja-based engineering company, will cover five communities each from the 14 local government councils of […]

Talata-Mafara (Zamfara) – The Zamfara Government has pledged to relocate the victims of the flood disaster which occurred in Talata-Mafara town on Tuesday. The disaster, which occurred at about 3 a.m. due to a downpour lasted about 12 hours and rendered more than 207 people homeless. Gov. Mahmud Shinkafi made the pledge yesterday in Talata-Mafara, […]

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI – Federal Government’s Unique Tax Payer Identification Number team has been challenged to evolve a system that would lead to the successful implementation of the electronic system of tax registration nationwide. Imo State Deputy Governor, Dr. Ada Okwuonu, who threw the challenge when she received the team that called on her […]

By AbdulSalam Muhammad KANO -  Minister of State for Energy, Mr. Nuhu Somo Waya, says the 6,000 megawatt promised by President Yar’Adua is still feasible if the militants in the creeks of Niger Delta lay down their arms. Waya, who spoke with newsmen in Kano at the end of an inspection visit, explai-ned that most […]