The Federal Government has directed all relevant ministries, departments and agencies operating at the nation’s airports and seaports to harmonise their operations into a single interface station.
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— Want 100% funding of projects by govt — Seek 50% investment of 13% derivation funds in schemes — They’re alternatives to illegal refining, says govt The proposed investments in community-based modular refinery projects across oil-bearing states of the Niger Delta will become a pipedream unless government reviews its model to accommodate divergent interests among youths in the region, according […]
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) wednesday approved whooping N54 billion for the reconstruction of popular but collapsed Odukpani-Itu-Ikot Ekpene federal highway in Cross River State.
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With the failure of the airports remodelling project of the former administration, there are indications that the government intends to replicate the facelift currently ongoing at the Lagos airport terminal in other airports across the country. Following the completion of the repairs of the runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and the ongoing facelift of the terminal of […]
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Nigerian commander Remi Fadairo points to the roiling plume of black smoke blotting the morning horizon in the Niger Delta – the unmistakable sign of an illicit oil refinery. “Let’s see if we can go eat them for breakfast,” he says with an ominous chuckle. The 44-year-old colonel, a man with broad shoulders wearing his fatigues tucked into gumboots, is […]
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Lufthansa Airlines says it will resume flight on April 20 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja following the planned reopening of the airport on April 19. The Airline’s Communication Manager in Nigeria, Mr Hakeem Jimo, said on Sunday that Lufthansa was ready to resume operation in Abuja when the airport reopens. “We are planning and expecting an on-time opening […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday gave the assurance that the rehabilitation work at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja would be completed on schedule. During an inspection of the progress of work at the Airport, Osinbajo said he was happy with the pace and quality of work done, adding that it is already at 80 per cent completion. The […]
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The Federal Government is currently working towards making some illegal refiners in the Niger Delta and local communities in the region shareholders in the proposed modular refineries concept. This is one of the falls-out of the ongoing engagements in the region being spearheaded by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. A government official who spoke on the condition of anonymity disclosed this to […]
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Barring any unforeseen circumstances, fresh tomatoes will arrive Lagos from Kano by rail on Wednesday, or the first time in 58 years. This feat is being recorded just days after Professor Yemi Osinbajo, flagged off the Lagos-Ibadan rail project. This revelation was made by Emmanuel Itoya Ijewere, who is described as one of Nigeria’s eminent businessman with extensive experience and […]
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The acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday said the federal government and the People’s Republic of China would round off negotiations on the Lagos-Calabar rail project estimated at $11.117 billion in June. Osinbajo also disclosed that the federal government had already provided its portion for funding the rail project and promised that the negation would be concluded in the next […]
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Acting President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said that the Federal Government was committed to delivering a fast and efficient rail service system between Lagos and Ibadan within a projected time frame of December 2018. Osinbajo, who spoke at the Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Segment II Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project with Extension to Lagos […]
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Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has inaugurated the National Road Safety Advisory Council which he also chairs. The council was inaugurated yesterday at the Council Chamber, State House, Aso Rock, shortly before the commencement of the meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC). The committee members included six state governors drawn from each of the six geopolitical zones of the country; […]
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