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Minister David Umahi warned Julius Berger and CCECC to accelerate work on the Calabar-Itu Road project or face termination Umahi criticized the slow progress, noting only 2.5 kilometers completed out of 35 kilometers planned for the road upgrade The federal ...

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disclosed that the ministry uncovered 2,400 foreigners with fake National Identity Numbers attempting to acquire Nigerian passports. This was as he also emphasized the critical role of identity management in enhancing national security. ...

There was a country;They import drinking waterThey Import toothpickThey import every essential.They will never buy locally-made products. Once they become rich their taste changes.Every little money they make, they carry it abroad to spend on vacation. The money is not ...

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has announced an ambitious target to improve the Federal Government’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) by way of a significant 77%. Speaking at the 2024 Strategic Management Retreat ...

The family of a former ophthalmic nurse at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Taiwo Owoeye, who was found dead in her home in Suffolk, United Kingdom, has expressed sadness over her death. It was learnt that Taiwo was allegedly strangled ...

“Can we continue to service external debts with 90% of our revenue? It is a path to destruction. It is not sustainable. We must make the very difficult changes that are necessary for our country to get up from slumber ...

By Stephen Angbulu Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Thursday in St. Petersburg, Russia, restated Nigeria’s determination to revive the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria, particularly by engaging with key stakeholders in the industry.⁣⁣“The sooner we get this plant back to production, ...

President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Kaduna said Nigeria and the neighbouring countries in the Lake Chad region must display courage in reforming their military doctrine and change tactics to effectively fight insecurity. The President noted that the change in ...

The Association of Meter Manufacturers of Nigeria (AMMN) has expressed its opposition to the World Bank-funded bid process for the supply and installation of 1.2 million smart electricity meters to the 11 distribution companies (Discos) under Phase 2 of the ...

By Leke Baiyewu The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, warned the Federal Government against terminating the contract signed with a private firm, Iris Smart Technologies Limited, for the production of electronic passports booklets. According to the House, procuring the equipment capable ...