By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) will ensure that residents of Guzape and Kpaduma communities affected by road construction in the area are duly compensated without delay. The Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, made the pledge during a meeting with the traditional rulers and representatives of KpadumaContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Federal Government is to spend N73.9 billion to complete the reconstruction and expansion of the Maraba-Keffi road project. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the government also set a 13-month completion date of June 2026 for the project awarded to MS. China Harbour EngineeringContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen President Adama Barrow of The Gambia has pledged his support for ECOWAS’ proposed Banjul-Barra Bridge initiative, describing it as a critical infrastructure that would engender massive development in the subregion. Barrow stated this when he received ECOWAS Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalization, Sediko Douka, who ledContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, says strong political commitment, ministerial collaboration, and institutional support are vital for the success of SAPZ project. Adesina spoke during the groundbreaking of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) project in Kaduna State on Tuesday. He notedContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Federal Government says the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ), is a strategic milestone in its plan to industrialise Nigeria’s agriculture sector and create sustainable jobs across the country. Vice-President Kashim Shettima said this while performing the ground-breaking for the construction of Phase 1 of the SAPZContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Federal Government has inaugurated the governing council of the Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN), urging the body to play a more active role in supporting industrial growth. The Minister of State for Industry, Sen. John Enoh, inaugurated the council on Tuesday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By EricJames Ochigbo A former President of Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Malam Murtala Aliyu, has blamed the rising cases of abandoned projects in the country on gross under-utilisation of Quantity Surveyors. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday, Aliyu described quantity surveyorsContinue Reading
By Uche Bibilari The University of Abuja (UniAbuja) has presented a total of N5.450 million in grants to six undergraduate students from different departments in the university for research projects. The Vice Chancellor, UniAbuja, Prof. Aisha Maikudi presented the cheque to the students at the 6th Undergraduate Research Day organisedContinue Reading
Amen Gajira Political appointees from the southern part of Kaduna State on Sunday visited some ongoing development projects in their senatorial district. Among the officials were Dr James Kanyip, Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, and Mr Jerry Adams, Executive Chairman, Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service. Also in theContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has expressed optimism that the ongoing roads projects across the six area councils of the FCT would be completed in December. Wike stated this after he inspected some ongoing road projects in Abuja on Wednesday. TheContinue Reading
