Delta awards N78bn contract for flyovers in Warri, Effurun
Delta State Government has approved the award of contracts worth N78 billion to Julius Berger Nigeria Limited for the construction of three flyover bridges and road expansion in the…
US-Mexico border is world’s deadliest land migration route, IOM finds
September 12, 2023 The U.S.-Mexico border is the world’s deadliest land migration route, according to U.N. migration agency figures published on Tuesday, with hundreds losing their lives attempting to make…
FG inaugurates freight services on Apapa-Ibadan cargo rail, says train haulage to carry 90 containers daily
Sept. 12, 2023 The Minister of Transportation, Sen. Saidu Alkali, has said that the inauguration of the wagon freight train from Apapa Ports to Ibadan would move 90 container cargoes…
FG, IFAD to accelerate VCDP implementation to transform rural farmers
Sept. 12, 2023 Nigeria and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have agreed to deepen collaboration to transform Nigeria’s food systems through the accelerated Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP)….
African Union plans to launch its own credit ratings agency
September 12, 2023 The African Union plans to launch a new African credit rating agency next year to address the group’s concerns that ratings given to countries on the continent…
NAF airstrikes hit remnants of terrorists in Borno
Sept. 12, 2023 The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, has in an early morning air strike on Monday, dislodged terrorists from their enclaves…
What UAE President and Tinubu discussed at Abu Dhabi meeting, by Khaleej Times
The President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday met with Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who is on a working visit…
CBN directs banks to stop using FX revaluation gains to pay dividends, operating expenses
September 12, 2023 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to stop utilising gains from their foreign exchange revaluation for dividends and operational expenditures. The…
NASENI EVC/CEO meets with management, pledges to chart a new direction
The new Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Halilu, has charged the management team to commit fully to the new direction…
COAS reveals FG’s directive for immediate payment of deceased soldiers’ insurance
Sept. 12, 2023 …Reiterates commitment to consolidating all welfare arrangement of troops President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate payment of insurance entitlements owed families of officers and soldiers who…