'Ministry To Spend 70% Budget On East-West Road'         The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Dr Babayo Ado, has disclosed that the Federal Government is working to ensure the completion of the East-West Road. He said the ministry would spend 70 per cent...

NNPC Refineries Idle For 19 Months, Record N177.21bn Loss       In 19 straight months of not processing any barrel of crude oil, the government-owned refineries in Nigeria recorded a total loss of N177.21bn, the latest data from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation have shown. An analysis of...

FG Okays N39.7bn For Roads, Erosion, Incinerators’ Contracts       The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved contracts for different projects totaling about N39.7bn. The contracts include those of road construction, erosion control and purchase of incinerators for hospitals and the offices of the National Centre for Disease...

Senators Kick As $5.8bn Mambilla Power Project Stay Idle        Members of the Senate Committee on Power expressed anger on Monday when the Minister of Power, Mamman Saleh, said the $5.8bn Mambilla Power Project had yet to take off. The committee was also expressed surprise over the...