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  …Governor, Cabinet Members Inspect Construction Work Barring unanticipated event, the construction of 18.7-kilometre six-lane rigid pavement carriageway from Eleko Junction in Ibeju Lekki to Epe T-Junction in Lagos State will be completed and commissioned. This was the assurance from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu when he and members of the State Executive Council went on an on-the-spot assessment of the project, on Monday. Sanwo-Olu was excited by the pace of work on the road, persuading the contractor handling the project to increase its momentum in order to push the progress to an encouraging level before the end of the year. The Governor flagged off the first phase of the expansion on the Lekki-Epe Expressway last November, kick-starting the rehabilitation of the 40-year-old infrastructure. The second phase of the project, which will start later this year, stretches 26.7Km from Eleko Junction to Abraham Adesanya Junction in Eti-Osa axis. At the time of the Governor’s inspection, th

  Thursday: Why Mr President deserves Borno’s rousing welcome Fellow sons and daughters of Borno State, I once again, thank you for supporting our administration. I remain grateful to everyone, for your support, well wishes, prayers and above all, for being good citizens. Insha’Allah, our President, Muhammadu Buhari, will be coming to Borno State on Thursday, the 17th of June, 2021. The President is coming to appraise security situation in the northeast, during which he will commission some of developmental projects executed by the state government. The President will also commission the first phase of 10,000 houses which he generously approved and funded, for the resettlement of IDPs and refugees. I am glad to once again, confirm to you, that the Federal Government under President Buhari has completed 4,000 out of the 10,000 houses approved for our IDPs. Some of these houses are sited in Kaleri, Dalori and more locations. Fellow citizens, the 10,000 houses approved by Buhari is so far

  Hon. Chairman INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and Members of the Commission in a meeting with Resident Electoral CommIssioners (RECs) ahead of the Nationwide CVR exercise. National Commissioners Resident Electoral Commissioners The Secretary to the Commission Directors and other Senior Officials of the Commission Members of the INEC Press Corps Ladies and Gentlemen 1.​ It is my pleasure to welcome you all to our second meeting in less than one month, the last being the emergency session held on Wednesday 19th May 2021 in the wake of the attacks on our facilities nationwide. You may recall that at the last meeting, we resolved to reconvene in a regular session on the outcome of the expansion of voter access to Pulling Units in relation to our preparations for the resumption of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). 2.​ You may also recall that the Commission addressed a press conference on the CVR two months ago on 1st April 2021. In announcing Monday 28th June 2021 as the date for the r

The Federal Government has again reiterated the need for the newly promoted Assistant Controllers General of Corrections and other officers promoted to contribute their quota towards the improvement of the image of the Service and to ensure the Security of all custodial facilities across the country. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola gave the charge today while decorating the promoted senior officers in Abuja. Aregbesola, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, noted that the tasks ahead of the officers are enormous in view of the security challenges and the recent attacks on some Custodial facilities. “We need to improve on what we are doing by ensuring adequate training and equipping of officers with the needed tools to carry out their duties efficiently,” he said. He said that the Ministry would continue to support the Nigeria Custodial Service and other Agencies under the Ministry to deliver better on their mandates for the benefits of Nig