FG To Apply For $11bn Loan To Construct Lagos-Calabar Rail Line — Amaechi         Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, said, yesterday, that the Federal Government was set to apply for a $11billion loan to construct Lagos to Calabar rail. Amaechi made the disclosur y during an interactive...

We’ll Support Farmers With Interest-free Loans – Fed Govt       The Federal Government on Sunday said it would support farmers across the country with interest-free loans. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, said his ministry would work with the Central Bank of Nigeria in providing...

Welcome SWAT, By Salisu Na'inna Dambatta         As the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) responded to the instructions of President Muhammadu Buhari and the yearnings of Nigerians to close down the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), it took steps to implement its replacement with the Special Weapons And...

Stakeholders Advocate Non-Kinetic Approach for Tackling Insecurity in Nigeria       Participants at a workshop on Digital Journalism and National Security: The Role of Social Media Influencers in the fight against crime have advocated good governance and respect for rule of law as key to improving the...

A Tribute to My Father, Imam Shuaib Agaka By Yushau A. Shuaib     Most tributes are written to eulogise the dead and not the living. I often ask the questions: Must our guardians and mentors die before we honour them by commending their outstanding qualities and exemplary...

FEC Okays $3.02bn For PH-Maiduguri Rail Line       The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Eastern Narrow Gauge. The cost of the project was put at $3.02bn. The decision was taken at the weekly meeting of the council presided...