Three persons lost their lives, while 24 others were hospitalised in an accident involving a truck loaded with cows along Kalgo-Jega Road in Kebbi State. The truck was heading to Lagos from Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State capital, when the accident occurred on Saturday afternoon. An eyewitness, Malam Saidu Ibrahim, said the accident was as a result […]
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The Kebbi State government last year earned about ₦150 billion from the sale of its locally cultivated rice, the Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has said. The governor disclosed this when he played host to Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC, Hassan Bello, in his office. Bello had gone to inform him of the […]
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With gas supply, distribution and transmission challenges affecting on-grid power sector, indications have emerged that 13 states’ access to electricity is still below 40 per cent. Report obtained by correspondent from the Rural Electrification Agency, REA, showed that small-scale generators (10-15 GW) account for almost 50 per cent of the population that have limited or […]
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Governors of Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara and Katsina states are willing to partner the Federal Government to facilitate the exploration of both ethanol and hydrocarbon resources in the basin. The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, said this, adding that his administration would support the Federal Government in ensuring the success of the exploration activities in the […]
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On the basis of guidelines by the Debt Management Office on subnational borrowing, 23 states of the federation exceeded their borrowing limits in 2015, the Fiscal Responsibility Commission has said. In a report on the states and indebtedness, the FRC said Lagos, Kaduna, Cross River, Gombe, Ekiti, Edo, Ondo and Imo states had borrowed more […]
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has funded a one million dollars research projects at the Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero. The Acting Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Bello Malami, said on Tuesday in Aliero, when he inaugurated a Bio-technology Laboratory and Screen House built by the Foundation. Malami said that […]
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The Bank of Industry and Kebbi State Government have agreed to set up a N2bn loan scheme to support entrepreneurship development in the state. The Acting Managing Director, BoI, Mr. Waheed Olagunju, stated this during a meeting with the Governor of Kebbi State, Abubakar Bagudu. He said the fund, which would be contributed by each […]
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