FG ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF OWERRI AIRPORT FOR RUNWAY REHABILITATION. (PHOTO).

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 FG ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF OWERRI AIRPORT FOR RUNWAY REHABILITATION  The  Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has announced the temporary closure of the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, to allow for major runway rehabilitation works. A statement by the  Minister says the closure has become necessary to improve safety and operational efficiency at the airport, ahead of the Christmas travel season. It adds that the rehabilitation project is a joint partnership between the Federal Government and the Imo State Government, and will involve repairs to deteriorated sections of the runway, treatment of surface cracks, filling of potholes, resurfacing, and extension works to accommodate larger aircraft. The Minister disclosed that he had earlier spoken with the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma, who, along with other critical stakeholders in the South-East, agreed on the need for the temporary closure. The airport i...

WE'LL COMMENCE DISBURSEMENT OF N25BN ETF IN DECEMBER-AMBODE.{PHOTOS}.

                    Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on tuesday said the State Government will commence the disbursement of the N25billion Employment Trust Fund {ETF} initiative of his administration by December,2016.Governor Ambode,who spoke in Lagos at the graduation ceremony for 500 artisans trained by the State Government on modular employability programme in nineteen different trades,said the informal sector remains a critical vehicle for economic recovery,adding that Government was passionately committed to repositioning the sector for economic gains.He said the N25billion ETF,which would be disbursed for the next four years on N6.25billion annual basis,was one of the initiatives designed to empower the informal sector,adding that government was open to idea and strategies that would aid sustainable growth of the sector.
''Let me tell you clearly that the N25bn ETF is for artisans and entrepreneurs in Lagos State.We will commence disbursement from the month off December,2016 and let me assure you that a larger percentage will go to our carpenters,our tailors,our hairdressers,our vulcanizers,and so on.Everybody that is a tradesman ans is an artisan in Lagos will have automatic access to the employment Trust Fund {ETF},'' Governor Ambode said.More photos below.

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