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Following latest policies on lands and housing matters, the Abia State government has vowed to recover the state government’s lands and property that were illegally acquired or possessed, promising to also comply with all due processes of acquiring land from their owners, including communities.
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The Federal government has disclosed plans to exempt import duties on vehicles with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and kits to encourage conversion of existing vehicles to CNG-complaint ones. The National Director/Chief Executive of the Pi-CNG, Michael Oluwagbemi, disclosed this at a stakeholders engagement meeting on agenda for the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (Pi-CNG)…
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President Bola Tinubu has reassigned Chukwuemeka Woke to the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) as its director general. Tinubu’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Onanuga said Woke was initially given the job of Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority (OORBDA). He added…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Wednesday, came hard on States Independent Electoral Commission (SIECs), describing local government elections conducted as mere coronation of candidates of the ruling parties. INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the verdict when the Chairmen and other executive members of the Forum of State Independent Electoral Commission of Nigeria (FOSIECOM)…
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The Edo House of Assembly has passed the 2024 Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N409.2 billion to accommodate the new minimum wage in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Gov. Godwin Obaseki signed the 2024 appropriation estimate of N342.8 billion into law in December, before Wednesday’s revision to N409.2 billion. The supplementary…
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