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By Salisu Sani-Idris President Bola Tinubu says his administration remains determined to transform Abuja into a model capital city with vigorous planned urban development. Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, while inaugurating Arterial Road N5 (Obafemi Awolowo Way), from Life Camp Junction toContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Julius Berger Nig. Plc has commended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, for his visionary leadership and infrastructural transformation in the FCT. Its Managing Director, Dr Peer Lubasch, gave the commendation in Abuja on Wednesday at the inauguration of Arterial Road N5Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai President Bola Tinubu says the era of abandoned projects is over, stressing that his administration will complete every project it started. Tinubu, represented by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, while inaugurating the two main carriageways of the Outer Southern Expressway, from RingContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye A football stakeholder, Ahmed Gara-Gombe, has absolved Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Ibrahim Musa Gusau, of blame for the Super Eagles’ failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles will miss the 2026 FIFA WorldContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) will begin inauguration of strategic infrastructural projects across the territory on Tuesday to celebrate President Bola Tinubu third year in office. FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, who disclosed this after he inspected some of the completed projects in Abuja on Monday, saidContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says major infrastructure projects across Abuja city centre and satellite towns are now 100 per cent completed and ready for inauguration. Wike, who stated this after inspecting some ongoing projects in Abuja on Thursday, said thatContinue Reading
By Kennedy Sheyin The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has called for increased use of bicycles by Nigerians with a view to promoting free flow of traffic and an urban Nigeria with minimal fume pollution. The Corps Marshal of the corps, Shehu Mohammed made the call on Wednesday in Abuja,Continue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The African Development Bank (AfDB), has advised African countries, including Nigeria, to ensure that borrowed funds are invested in productive assets capable of generating economic growth and improving living standards. Prof Kevin Urama, AfDB’s Chief Economist/Vice President for the Economic Governance & Knowledge Management, gave the adviceContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue An Economic Expert, Prof. Kevin Urama, says Nigeria can unlock substantial resources for development by leveraging pension funds, sovereign wealth assets and other domestic institutional investors. Urama, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Chief Economist and Vice President for the Economic Governance and Knowledge Management, said this inContinue Reading
By Adeola Akinbobola, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Recently, policy experts highlighted that Nigeria’s outdated Bilateral Investment Treaties (BIT) fail to serve the country’s current development needs, creating significant legal, fiscal and policy risks. It is worth noting that in the early 1990s, Nigeria entered a series of BITs withContinue Reading
