Strong political commitment, others vital for SAPZ project success – Adesina

 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

SAPZ project strategic to FG’s plan for industrialise agriculture – Shettima

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

Expert blames abandoned projects on under-utilisation of Quantity Surveyors

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

UniAbuja awards N5.45m grant to 6 undergraduates for research

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

Southern Kaduna appointees visit ongoing projects, laud Gov Sani

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

SPDC JV partners sign agreement for .5bn Brass fertiliser, petrochemical project

By Emmanuella Anokam The SPDC Joint Venture partners have signed a Gas Sales and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) for the $3.5 billion Brass Fertiliser and Petrochemical Company Limited (BFPCL) project. The SPDC JV partners, comprising NNPC Ltd, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), TotalEnergies Ltd. and Eni would supply 270 million standardContinue Reading