Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has said that his administration will provide more road infrastructure to enhance human and vehicular movement across the state before the end of his tenure in 2021. The Governor said this when he paid an inspection visit to the ongoing construction on the Enugwu-Ukwu link road in Njikoka Local …read more →
Month: March 2019
Edo gets new Lassa fever treatment centre
The Edo Government says it has established a new Lassa fever treatment centre in Benin City, the state capital, to make treatment of the disease more accessible to the people. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr David Osifo, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Wednesday. Osifo said that the …read more →
Ten urban towns in Delta to get boost in potable water supply as Governor approves completion of Koko Mini Sports Arena
Ten urban towns in Delta State are to get a boost in the provision of potable water supply following the approval of the state Executive Council for the construction of five-kilometer water pipeline extension. The state Commissioner for Information, Chief Patrick Ukah, disclosed this on Wednesday March 20th 2019 at a press briefing held in …read more →
Speeding and the reckless driving are major causes of accidents on highways – Fashola
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, has said that injuries and avoidable accidents that occur on highways are not always due to bad roads as claimed by road users. According to him, road accidents are largely due to speeding and the recklessness of drivers, as no driver speeds on a …read more →
Cross River government begins construction of abandoned Abim River Bridge
The Cross River Government says work has begun on the Abim River Bridge linking some farming communities in the Etung and Ikom Local Government Areas of the state. Mr Christian Ita, the Chief Press Secretary and Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Ben Ayade, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …read more →
Health sector: FG battles $10bn annual Infrastructure deficit
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Mr Abdullahi Mashi, said that the country’s health sector has an annual deficit running into about 10 billion dollars (N3.06 trillion), in infrastructure gap. Mashi, who was represented by Dr Omobolanle Olowu, the Head of Public Private Partnership (PPP) at the Ministry disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja …read more →