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We want To Expand Warri-Itapke Rail Line To Abuja – Amaechi

We want To Expand Warri-Itapke Rail Line To Abuja – Amaechi ...Negotiates $6.7bn Loan For Ibadan-Kaduna Line The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has said the 323km Itapke-Warri standard gauge rail line will be extended to Abuja if President Muhammadu Buhari approves the extension. The minister...

FG To Begin River Benue Dredging Next Year – Ibrahim

FG To Begin River Benue Dredging Next Year - Ibrahim   The Acting Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority, Danladi Ibrahim, has said the dredging of the River Benue will commence fully next year. He stated this on Monday at a press conference in Lagos. According to...

Fashola Expending Taxpayers’ Funds On Unwarranted Projects – Discos

Fashola Expending Taxpayers’ Funds On Unwarranted Projects – Discos   The confrontation between the power distribution companies and the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, continued on Sunday, with the Discos firing back at the minister, accusing him of expending taxpayers’ money on unwarranted...

JAMB Remits N7.8bn

JAMB Remits N7.8bn The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has remitted another N7.8 billion to the federal government, bringing to N15.6 billion, the amount remitted by the examination body in less than two years. The latest remittance is the surplus generated from the conduct of...

FG To Enlist 300,000 new N-Power Beneficiaries

FG To Enlist 300,000 new N-Power Beneficiaries   The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to engage additional 300,000 beneficiaries in the second batch of its N-Power Volunteers Corp from August 1. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice-President on Media and Publicity, Mr Laolu Akande, disclosed this...

Abandoned Toll Gate: Nija Save Nigeria slams N1bn suit on Kano, FG over Casualties

Abandoned Toll Gate: Nija Save Nigeria slams N1bn suit on Kano, FG over Casualties A non-governmental organization (NGO), ‘Nija Save Nigeria’ has sued the Kano State and the Federal Government of Nigeria for negligence over the toll gate at Na’ibawa, which has resulted in loss...