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Abuja Councils Receive N2b Revenue Allocation in April 2013

May 2013 Economic Confidential

Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Gwagwalada Area Council and Bwari Area Councils topped the revenue allocation distributed by the FCT Area Councils Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC) in April 2013.
The Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide, who chaired the meeting , confirmed that the sum of N2,021,726,296.86 was received from the Federation Acco...

Oyo Adopts PPP for Mass Rehabiliatation of Hospitals

May 2013 Economic Confidential

The Oyo State Government is set to carry out comprehensive rehabilitation of Adeoyo State Hospital, Ring Road, Ibadan and other state-owned health facilities through a Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement with foreign and local consultants.
The State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi disclosed this in Ibadan on Tuesday while receiving a delegation of the Malaria Control Partners comprising the USAID Washington and President Malaria Initiative in his office.

Bayelsa, Rivers youths Receive Grants from Oil Company

April 2013 Economic Confidential

The Anglo-Dutch oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has empowered 20 youths drawn from the disputed oil rich communities of Nembe in Bayelsa and Kula in Rivers State, with life-sustaining skills as part of measures aimed at boosting capacity and increasing wealth portfolio in the N...

Oyo Urban Renewal Programme on Course

April 2013 Economic Confidential

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has hinged positive development and peaceful coexistence in the state to his administration’s urban renewal programme.
He said that his administration’s efforts in the last two years are changing the state for the better as he expressed happiness that the state, w...

Kano to Establish Small Scale Industries - Kwankwaso

April 2013 Economic Confidential

Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State has disclosed that the government will establish small scale industries, as part of its effort to create jobs and hasten economic development in the state.

The governor stated this when the National Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI) honoured...

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