The Federal Government’s total contractual commitment to the construction sector particularly roads and bridges is currently valued at about N2.6 trillion.
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Month: May 2017
FRSC TAKES ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN TO CHURCHES IN JOS
The Plateau Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has taken its sensitisation of motorists on safety measures to Churches and other worship centres in the state.
Continue reading »CUSTOMS OFFICERS IN GHASTLY MOTOR ACCIDENT WHILE CHASING SMUGGLERS (PHOTOS)
Some Customs officers were involved in an accident that left them severely injured.
Continue reading »NEW VEHICLE IMPORTS FALL BY 90 PER CENT
Only 350 new vehicles were imported by Nigerian auto firms in the first quarter of this year, which shows a drop of about 90 per cent over 3,500 recorded in the same period last year.
Continue reading »FED GOVT MAY MERGE ARIK, AERO AS NATIONAL CARRIER
A likely merger and conversion of assets of Arik Air and Aero Contractors is one of the options being considered by the Federal Government (FG) in the build-up to a new national carrier for the country.
Continue reading »OANDO SECURES FG’S APPROVAL FOR 500MW POWER PLANT IN KWALE
Oando Plc has said that it has secured federal government’s approval to build a 500Mega Watts, Mw, power plant in Kwale, Delta State that will cater for additional 20 per cent of the nation’s power needs.
Continue reading »MARITIME WORKERS GIVE FED GOVT 21 DAYS’ ULTIMATUM OVER DEPLORABLE PORT ROADS
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) on Sunday gave the Federal Government a 21-day ultimatum to rehabilitate and make the Oshodi-Apapa Dual Carriage Way and the access roads leading to the nation’s sea ports motorable.
Continue reading »NIGERIA’S AUTO INDUSTRY TO IMPORT LESS THAN 10,000 VEHICLES IN 2017, SAYS ADE-OJO
Nigeria’s Auto Industry is expected to import and sell between 8,000 and 10,000 new vehicles this year, which is lower than the 15,000 projected at the end of last year.
Continue reading »MARYLAND ROUNDABOUT WEARS NEW LOOK (PICTURES)
As part of its integrated plan to intensify urban regeneration and beautification towards the celebration of Lagos @ 50 and with a view to promoting and creating a communal appreciation of our cultural heritage…
Continue reading »EXXONMOBIL CRISIS DEEPENS AS OIL WORKERS THREATEN SHELL, CHEVRON, TOTAL
The picketing of Mobil Producing Unlimited, an affiliate of ExxonMobil, continued on Thursday with oil workers under the aegis of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) threatening to escalate the crisis to Shell, Chevron and Total by the weekend.
Continue reading »ILLEGAL OIL REFINERY OPERATORS POSITION TO KEY INTO FG’S MODULAR REFINERY POLICY
Illegal oil refineries operators in the creeks of the Niger Delta are now making moves to legalise their operations by positioning themselves to key into the establishment of modular refineries in each state of the region as promised by the federal government.
Continue reading »GOV. AJIMOBI TO STOP ROADSIDE TRADING IN IBADAN
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State says his administration will no longer tolerate trading on the streets of Ibadan, the state capital, after providing a neighbourhood market as an alternative.
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