Tag: FUNDING

Tax Credit Intervention Fund: NNPCL to fund road projects with N1tr Kyari

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, is to provide additional N1tn for road projects in Nigeria, NNPC Group Chief Executive, Mele Kyari, announced in Lagos on Thursday. Kyari, in a video clip, disclosed this in Abuja, during a tour of the construction exercise ongoing at the Agbara-Badagry road project. He said the N1 trillion would be invested on road projects through the Federal Government road infrastructure tax credit scheme. The NNPC boss said, We are very happy about the state of this road development. We are very happy with this…

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Omo-Agege seeks more funding for NDLEA to tackle drug abuse

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (APC- Delta) has called for an increase in the funding of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to tackle drug abuse in Nigeria.Omo-Agege, who decried the growing trend of drug abuse among the youth, also called forestablishment of more rehabilitation centres across the country.Yomi Odunuga, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Deputy President of the Senate, in a statement on Wednesday, said Omo-Agege made the call in Abuja when he hosted two associations.The associations according to Odunuga…

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