Reps Probe Alleged Abandoned N72.34bn Eastern Rail Contract     The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the alleged abandonment of the Eastern Rail Line, the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri section, after the Federal Government awarded the reconstruction contract for N72.34bn. At the plenary on Wednesday, the House resolved...

Senate Probes Agency Over Sale Of N31m Jeeps For N1.5m       The Senate Public Accounts Committee has commenced investigation into the alleged sale of two Prado Jeeps worth N31 million at N1.5 million by officials of the Lake Chad Research Institute, Maiduguri, Borno State capital. The committee...

Reps Begin Probe Of N19bn 2011 Rail Contract To Ghost Firm         The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate a contract awarded in 2011 for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt-Makurdi section of the Eastern Rail Line valued at N19.2bn. The House is especially probing into...

FEC Approves N59.35bn For Aviation, Roads Projects         The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N59.350 billion for roads and aviation projects across the country. Three ministers – Babatunde Fashola (Works and Housing), Alhaji Lai Mohammed (Information and Culture), on behalf of Senator Hadi Sirika (Aviation)...

Airlines Hike Airfares By 100% As Operating Costs Rise       The cost of air tickets along several routes have doubled due to the high demand for air travel in light of the rising insecurity in the country and cost of flight operations. Checks on several airline websites...

COVID-19 Threatens African Countries’ IGR, Others       The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; has threatened African countries’ internally-generated revenues (IGR) thereby impeding their ability to fund essential services in education, health and infrastructure sectors of the economy. According to the 2019 Human Development Report, Africa will not be unable...