Day: 31 August 2023

Thirteen suspected railway vandals have been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), with large quantities of long rails and sleepers worth N800 million Naira. Announcing the arrest via a communique, by the Public Relations Officer, (PRO/, of the Corps’, Babawale Afolabi, the agency said the suspects were paraded alongside five trucks …

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Abdullahi said that given the track record of Wike as Governor of Rivers, there was no doubt of his capacity to transform the FCT. The FCT Patriots Watch (FPW), a community-based organization, has charged the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, to address traffic gridlocks at the entry and exit points of Abuja. The Coordinator of …

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The government constantly fails to prioritize economic development with its poor planning, weak institutional and fiscal frameworks Two weeks ago, President Bola Tinubu approved the establishment of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI). The President revealed that the initiative would change the country’s transportation landscape, targeting over 11,500 new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-enabled vehicles …

Building CNG infrastructure is now imperative as Nigeria transitions from PMS to gas Read More »

Umahi commended Arab Contractors, handling the project, for observing construction standards and terms of contractual agreement with the government. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, on Wednesday, said the government would give special attention to the maintenance of all federal roads across the nation. Umahi, on the second day of his tour of Lagos/Ogun State …

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The minister noted that efforts were ongoing to bring back urban mass transportation to reduce the mass’s suffering. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCTA is considering transportation and food supplies support with the ₦‎5 billion palliative received from the Federal Government. Wike stated this in Abuja …

FCT considering transportation, food with ₦5bn palliative – Minister Read More »

Based on NAN reports, Bauchi metropolis showed that most workers, students, and businessmen have resorted to cycling since the Federal Government ended the fuel subsidy regime in the country. Some bicycle dealers in Bauchi are doing brisk business due to increased patronage occasioned by the pump price and transport fare hikes. A check by the …

Bicycle dealers experience rapid increase in sales in Bauchi Read More »