Category: Development

FG allocates N6bn for construction of 3 mega schools in Gombe State

      Allocation The Federal Government has approved the allocation of six billion Naira for the construction of three mega schools in Gombe State. The...

Road construction: FG warns contractors, insists on accountability

Road construction: FG warns contractors, insists on accountability  The Federal Government has taken a firm stance on contractor accountability, warning that it would...

Press freedom, intelligence power, and Nigeria’s democratic signal to West Africa

  By Ademola Oshodi West Africa’s democratic breakdowns have increasingly followed a predictable sequence. Civic space narrows, dissent is reframed as a security...

Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road: Leave the talk, Let’s face the business.

  By Dada Olusegun The Lagos-Calabar coastal road project is undoubtedly Nigeria’s most ambitious transport infrastructure project since independence. In...

Nigeria now global reference for steady credible reforms  says World Bank chief

* A World Bank chief, Anna Bjerde, said Nigeria is now frequently cited globally as an example of steady, credible reform leadership. Bjerde, the bank’s Managing...

Africa’s democracy in the balance as gerontocracy tightens its grip

  By Fortune Abang, (News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)   AU Leaders at a Summit The persistence of sit-tight governance, often described as “gerontocracy”,...

LASG commences rehabilitation of Iju, Adiyan water plants

LASG commences rehabilitation of Iju, Adiyan water plants Water The Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) has begun the rehabilitation of Iju and Adiyan Water Treatment Plants...

Compelling Vision for Nigeria: Tinubu Cast the Vision Now

Compelling Vision for Nigeria: Tinubu Cast the Vision Now “If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.” — Seneca We stand at a...

Emefielegate: EFCC recovers $2.045m cash, several property documents from Emefiele’s lawyer

  Godwin Emefiele in court Emefiele (3rd in front row from left) during one of his court appearances | David Jaiyeoba, a witness of the Economic and Financial...

Umahi threatens contractor over Ibadan–Ilesha road contract

  The Federal Government says it will take over 50 per cent of the contract for rehabilitation and expansion of the Ibadan-Ilesha Expressway if the contractor fails...