Emmanuel Bello, a former commissioner of information in Kogi State, says the minister in charge of roads should stop flying and start using roads to know how bad they are.
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FG FIRES MANAGERS OF ABUJA-KADUNA RAIL OVER EXTORTION
The Federal Government, Friday, Sacked the Manager of Idu and Rigasa train station including all the ticket sellers and porters involved in extorting money from passengers.
Continue reading »BUYING N6.1BN CARS FOR REPS IN NATIONAL INTEREST – REPS COMMITTEE CHAIR
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Abdulrazak Namdas, justifies the purchase of 50 Peugeot 508 cars (which cost N17m per vehicle) for lawmakers, in this interview:
Continue reading »OSINBAJO UNVEILS FIVE SUPER MUSHSHAK TRAINER AIRCRAFT ACQUIRED FROM PAKISTAN
The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday in Kaduna unveiled five Super Mushshak trainer aircraft acquired by the federal government to boost the capacity of Nigeria Air Force personnel in the country.
Continue reading »FG MAY SELL NNPC’S REFINERIES AS SCRAP METALS, SAYS KACHIKWU
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has stated that the federal government might sold the country’s refineries as scrap metals in few years’ time if the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) did not sit up and make the refineries to be functional.
Continue reading »AMID CASH CRUNCH, REPS TAKE DELIVERY OF 200 EXOTIC CARS
Over 200 members of the House of Representatives have taken delivery of brand new exotic cars, though all 360 lawmakers have yet to receive their July salaries.
Continue reading »NO TO TOTAL BAN ON TOKUNBO VEHICLES, SAYS GOVERNMENT
The Federal Government will not totally ban the importation of fairly used vehicles (Tokunbo) until a robust finance scheme is launched to enable Nigerians to buy brand new ones, the Director General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Jelani Aliyu, has said.
Continue reading »FOR NIGERIA, NO MORE FUTURE IN OIL – PUNCH EDITORIAL
Ever since the emergence of oil and gas as the dominant feature of the Nigerian economy, starting from the 1970s, successive administrations in the country have only been paying lip service to the need for economic diversification.
Continue reading »LAGOS-IBADAN ROAD: FALAE, AFENIFERE, YCE, OTHERS SLAM FG, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
The Yoruba Council of Elders, pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, and a youth organisation, Yoruba Socio-Cultural Association have blamed the executive arm of government and the National Assembly for the suspension of work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Continue reading »JULIUS BERGER SUSPENDS WORK ON LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY
The Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing said on Sunday that Julius Berger Nigeria Plc had finally suspended work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as a result of delays in the payment of agreed contract fees for work already done.
Continue reading »REPS GRUMBLE AS DELIVERY OF N6.1BN EXOTIC CARS STALLS
Members of the House of Representatives are enraged after the lawmakers could not take delivery of exotic cars worth about N6.1bn as official vehicles for the 360-member House.
Continue reading »FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PLANS FOR ROADS, HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES UNVEILED BY FASHOLA: 44 HIGHWAYS AND 63 ROADS LISTED FOR REHABILITATION
The Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has unveiled plans by the Federal Government to build a better network of roads and bridges across the country.
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