FG Okays N18.9bn For Roads, Lagos Airport Runaway Contracts     The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved contracts totalling about N18.9bn at its virtual meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Among the contracts, according to the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, is the N2.27bn approved for...

Agric Ministry: Workers Protest Picketing, Asks FG To Clear N17bn Contract Debts     The protests and crisis rocking the Abuja head office of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development took another turn on Wednesday as ministry workers protested against disruption of work by indebted...

FG, China Sign $3.9bn Contract For Abuja-Itakpe-Warri Rail     The Federal Government has signed a $3.9bn contract with the China Railway Construction Corporation Limited for the construction of a new Abuja-Itakpe-Lokoja rail line. The rail line will pass through Baro and have a branch line to Lokoja,...

Fraud: Nigerian firm, Lutoyilex, Barred From Bidding For AfDB, W/Bank Contracts Lutoyilex Construct Limited, a construction company registered in Nigeria, has joined the list of firms debarred for fraudulent practices by the African Development Bank Group and other international bodies. The AfDB, on Tuesday, announced the...

NNPC, Shell Still Negotiating $10b Bonga contract   Royal Dutch Shell and its partners will decide next year on whether to go ahead with the development of Nigeria’s Bonga Southwest offshore oilfield, it was gathered yesterday. Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, Bayo Ojuli, told...

Oyo State Govt Approves N5.7bn Contract To Renovate Schools       The Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Adeniyi Olowofela, has said that ahead of pupils’ resumption in the state on April 30, 2018, the state government awarded contracts worth N5.7bn to construct new...