Flood Control: Katsina to benefit from N23billion World Bak Project
By TVC News Nigeria
27 July 2020 |
1:11 pm
The katsina state Government has commenced the handing over of sites for the construction of multi billion Naira storm water drainage projects by the World Bank.
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