ABUJA — Nigerian authorities have hailed the launch of a deepwater seaport in Lagos they say will create 300,000 jobs and reduce shipping bottlenecks. While the new port is expected to reduce losses due to congestion, shipping industry experts say Nigeria’s poor roads and rail connections to ports also must be improved. The launch […]
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says though the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other world health bodies had not informed Nigeria of any deadly flu from China, the Federal Government is on the lookout for any occurrence. He said this on Monday in Abuja, during a ministerial bi-weekly meeting on the update […]
The Gombe State Executive Council, presided over by Governor Muhammadu Yahaya, has approved over Thirty Eight Billion Naira as contract sum for the construction of 17 roads and some bridges across the State. At the end of the SEC meeting, the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mr. Meshack Lauco listed the projects to include […]
The Kano State Governor Abdulahi Umar Ganduje says the administration is building houses for teachers across the state to make the teaching profession attractive. Governor Ganduje disclosed this while declaring open a two-day NUJ delegates conference currently holding in Kano state north Western Nigeria. The conference which is being attended by about 300 […]