The Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Alkali has assured that the 387km first segment of the Kano-Daura rail project would be completed by 2025. The minister disclosed this at the Kazaure rail Campsite in Jigawa State during an inspection tour of the ongoing works on the Kano-Maradi and the Kaduna-Kano rail projects. Alkali in a statement on Friday said this was his second leg of inspection since his assumption as the Minister of Transportation and expressed his satisfaction as remarkable progress has been achieved between now and his last visit. He outlined that the essence of the inspection is to…
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The federal government has said that freight services may soon commence operations on the Lagos- Kano narrow gauge rail line. This followed the contractor, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) announcement that the line has been linked up to Zawaciki Dala Dry Port, the commercial city of Kano. The Minister of Transportation, Senator Sa’id Alkali, made the disclosure when he visited the site for on the spot inspection of the project in Kano State. He hinted that the commencement of freight operations would preserve the life span of the nation’s highways as well as save more Nigerians from dying in…
The House of Representatives has called for the immediate halt on the proposed implementation of the cybersecurity levy imposed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The decision of the House was sequel to the adoption of a motion moved at the plenary on Thursday by Hon. Kingsely Chinda on behalf of 356 members. Presenting the motion, Chinda recalled that the CBN through a Circular to all Commercial, Merchant, Non-interest and Payment Service Banks; other Financial Institutions, Mobile Money Operators and Payment Service Providers dated 6th May, 2024 informed Nigerians of a proposed 0.5% levy on electronic transactions in line…
The House of Representatives has said that the Procurement Strategy adopted by the Ministry of Works for the award of the contract violated the Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory Commission Act 2005. The House, therefore, resolved to set up an Ad-Hoc Committee to investigate the procurement process of the contract for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project and report to the House within four weeks. The resolution of the House was sequel to adoption of a motion moved at the plenary on Thursday by Hon. Dr. Austin Achado. Presenting the motion, the lawmaker said lawmaker said the Ministry of Works has executed…
A firm, Fadaella Foods Limited, has presented a brand new laptop to Miss Ifebube Benson, the best performing student in the 2023 NECO examination in Nigeria to aid her academic pursuit. Fadaella food noted that the move was part of its corporate social responsibility, to continue to invest in young talented people across Africa. The company said it had recently recognised and celebrated the achievements of six exceptionally talented young Nigerians during the 2024 International Day for Achievers, including Ifebube Benson, who is now a medical student at the University of Abuja. It was during this celebration that Ifebube Benson…
Statisense has revealed that 30 per cent of commercial banks’ branches are located in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre. It further revealed that the top five banks by branches in Lagos are: Access Bank — 186; First Bank — 177; Zenith Bank — 141; UBA — 125 and Fidelity Bank — 96. Data provided on the verified X handle of Statisense on Wednesday revealed that commercial bank branches by zone as at May 2024 with the South West having 1,959 branches; South South – 748; North Central – 712; South East — 544; North West – 454 and North East…
The federal government has described the claim by Binance Chief Executive Officer, Richard Teng that unidentified government officials demanded $150m in cryptocurrency payments to resolve the ongoing criminal investigation against the company as diversionary. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris said a blog post that has now been published by many international media organisations was an apparent well-coordinated public relations effort. Idris in a statement issued Wednesday by his Special Assistant, Rabiu Ibrahim maintained that the claim by Binance CEO lacks any iota of substance. The minister stressed that It was nothing but a diversionary tactic and…
There seems to be no end in sight with the political crisis in Rivers State following the emergence of Hon. Victor Jumbo as the new Speaker of the state House of Assembly. Jumbo, who is loyal to Governor Sim Fubara took the oath of office as the new Speaker on Wednesday in Port Harcourt. TheHintsNews reports Fubara had on Monday declared that members of the Rivers State House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Hon. Martins Amaewhule no longer exist. The governor and his erstwhile political godfather and the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike had been at…
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the cause of the death of a four year-old pupil, Miguel Ovoke of Brickhall School, Abuja. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion moved at the plenary on Wednesday by Hon. Kelechi Nwogu. Moving the motion, Nwogu recalled that Ovoke was dropped in the school by his mother on the 24th of April, 2024. He regretted that the young innocent child was reported dead under suspicious circumstances which the school was unable to explain TheHintsNews reports that a death certificate dated April 24, 2024, issued by Excel Specialist…
The House of Representatives has warned that schools might be shut down if attacks by terrorists and bandits on schools across the country continue. The House gave the warning following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved at the plenary on Wednesday by Hon. Billy Osawaru. Against this background, the House has called for police/security presence in schools across the nation and to address the worsening security situation in the country. Presenting the motion, Osawaru lamented the rate of kidnappings and wanton destruction of lives and property across the schools in the country since 2014. He decried…