NDDC DEBUNKS BAYELSA’S CLAIM ON ROAD REHABILITATION

The Niger Delta Development Commission has debunked claims by the Bayelsa State Government on the rehabilitation of 14 roads in the state. The Acting Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NDDC, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, in a statement in Yenagoa on Sunday described as “untrue and shocking” recent claims by the Bayelsa State Government that it was intervening on the same roads […]

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BELLO INAUGURATES N10BN ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN KOGI STATE

The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, over the weekend inaugurated the construction of some roads across the three senatorial districts of the state. According to the government, the projects will cost over N10bn. The 18.3 kilometre-long road networks in the Kogi Central include Agassa-Ahache-Upogoro road, Ogaminana-Ebogogo, Itape-Eika-Kuroko and Obehira-Ihima-Obangede roads in Okene, Adavi and Okehi local government areas. Others […]

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AIRPORTS CONCESSION: TURKISH COMPANY, POLITICIANS, OTHERS LOBBY FG

International and local companies, as well as politicians in Nigeria, have started lobbying the Federal Government in a bid to take over the management of the country’s airports that are up for concession. It was learnt that many companies had already started making presentations to the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, and his team, despite the agitations […]

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AMBODE RESTATES COMMITMENT TO $2.3BN BADAGRY DEEP SEAPORT PROJECT, MEETS APM TERMINALS REPS IN LONDON

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday met with representatives of APM Terminals to advance the development of the Badagry Deep Sea Port project, restating his administration’s key strategic imperative to creating a friendly environment to encourage private sector participation in driving economic development in the State. At the meeting which took place in London, United Kingdom, Ambode said […]

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FORD APPOINTS COSCHARIS AS SOLE REP, BRISCOE SAYS NO REGRETS EXITING FORD BUSINESS IN NIGERIA

R.T. Briscoe Plc. has said it has no regrets losing the 11-year old business relationship it had with the Ford Motor Company under its BriscoeFord automotive subsidiary. The company said this, recently, in reaction to Ford Motor Company’s decision to retain Coscharis Motors that was sharing the dealership with Briscoe as its sole representative in Nigeria. Ford Motor Company had […]

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TOWARDS CHEAPER AND AFFORDABLE ROAD TRANSPORT: FG DISTRIBUTES 4,116 BUSES

A total of 4,116 buses valued at N37 billion have been delivered to beneficiaries nationwide under the Federal Government’s Public Mass Transit Revolving Fund (PMTF) Scheme. Adekunle Oyinloye, Managing Director of The Infrastructure Bank, said this in a paper he presented at a workshop for chief executive officers of mass transit companies in Abuja. Oyinloye said the buses were released […]

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