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Increased federal allocation has improved infrastructure in Benue — Alia
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has attributed the renewed pace of infrastructure development and efforts to revive moribund industries in the state to increased federal allocations under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Alia said the additional resources had provided his administration with greater fiscal space to execute capital projects, pay salaries and pensions, strengthen infrastructure and revive economic assets such as…
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Eno assures completion of 18-storey Ibom Towers by August 2027
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has expressed satisfaction with the renewed pace of work on the 18-storey Ibom Towers project in Victoria Island, Lagos, assuring that the structural component of the building will be completed by August 2027. Eno gave the assurance on Friday during an unscheduled inspection of the project site on Bishop Abayode-Cole Crescent, Victoria Island.…
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Benue had no development master plan in 50 years, now we have 30-year blueprint — Alia
Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has revealed that the state operated for 50 years without a comprehensive development master plan, saying his administration has begun implementing a 30-year blueprint designed to ensure continuity in governance beyond individual administrations. Alia disclosed this on Friday while speaking during a media parley with the Presidential Media Team of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, led…
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Alia has invested N20bn transforming Benue Teaching Hospital — CMD
The Chief Medical Director of the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH), Dr Terungwa Stephen Hwande, says the Benue State Government has invested about N20 billion in upgrading the institution over the past three years, transforming it into a major referral centre for North Central Nigeria. Speaking during a media tour of the hospital in Makurdi, Hwande said the investment…
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Tinubu’s borrowing is funding visible infrastructure, says Onanuga
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday defended the Tinubu administration’s borrowing programme, saying ongoing infrastructure projects across the country demonstrate that loan proceeds are being invested in critical development rather than wasted. Speaking during the Presidential Media Tour of Projects in Benue State, Onanuga said roads, bridges and other strategic infrastructure under…
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Abuja earth tremor: Alake urges calm, orders hourly seismic updates
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has urged residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to remain calm following the earth tremor that shook parts of Abuja, directing the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) to provide him with hourly updates on seismic activities. Alake, who is in Washington DC, United States, engaging American investors on joint venture opportunities…
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Emir of Ilorin hails AbdulRazaq over vehicle donation to Chief Imam, others
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has commended Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for donating four official vehicles to the Chief Imam of Ilorin and the Council of Ulamah, describing the gesture as another demonstration of the governor’s support for religious institutions. The vehicles were presented on Wednesday at the Emir’s palace in Ilorin, where the governor was represented…
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Military pressure forces 17 JAS family members to surrender in Borno
Sustained military pressure by troops of Operation HADIN KAI has forced 17 family members of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) to surrender in separate incidents in Borno State. The military disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday by Captain Mohammed Goni, the acting military information officer of Operation HADIN KAI, saying the surrenders occurred on August 4 in…
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176 abducted Kwara residents regain freedom after six months in captivity
The Kwara State Government has announced the release of 176 residents abducted during the February 3, 2026 attack on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area. The government confirmed the development on Wednesday in a post on its official Facebook page, expressing gratitude to President Bola Tinubu, security agencies and all those who contributed to securing freedom for…
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Tinubu inaugurates Africa’s first renewable energy college in Kogi
…..Says institution will train skilled workforce for Africa’s energy transition President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated Africa’s first renewable energy college and a Green Hydrogen Research and Demonstration Pilot Plant in Kogi State, describing the institution as a major milestone in Nigeria’s drive to build a skilled workforce for the continent’s clean energy transition. Vice-President Kashim Shettima commissioned the Barefoot Renewable…
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