Barely a month after the Federal Executive Council approved the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal superhighway, the contractor has moved to site to build what will be a monumental civil engineering project that Nigeria has ever seen. Since the construction of the iconic Third Mainland Bridge that stretched over 11 kilometres across the lagoon, the Lagos-Calabar Coastal road will usher in a new era of ambitious road infrastructural development projects in Nigeria. The Third Mainland Bridge, one of the longest bridges in the world, started during the administration of President Shehu Shagari in 1980. It was completed 10 years after,…
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In a swift response to the urgency to halt the rising cases of traffic infractions occasioned by the use of trailers to convey passengers and the attendant fatalities, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu has inaugurated a Joint Task Force (JTF) to arrest and prosecute offenders involved in such traffic infractions. The JTF, Biu said comprises the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, State Traffic Management Agencies, and operatives of the Corps. Others who were drafted into the Task Force, he disclosed; include representatives of the various transport unions. Biu in a…
Troops of 7 Division Nigerian Army on Friday, 22 March 2024 rescued 78 persons, comprising 35 women and 43 children held hostage by the terrorists. Director Army Public Relations, Maj-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement issued Saturday said during the operation, the combat team came in contact with the terrorists and fiercely engaged them in a gun battle, eliminating 5 of the terrorists. He added: “Gallant troops of 7 Division Nigerian Army have continued to pounce on the vestiges of the Islamic State of West African Province and their JAS counterpart in North East Nigeria. “In an aggressive clearance patrol…
Ahead of the Edo and Ondo State governorship elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the security agencies to start security preparations very early. The electoral body noted that number of personnel and other assets to be deployed to strategic locations should be determined and mobilised early enough for both elections. It added that it was this proactive approach that led to the successful conduct of the last governorship election in Edo State on 19th September 2020 and in Ondo State on 10th October 2020. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the call on Friday in Abuja at…
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) have stressed the need for enhanced action to protect lives, properties and livelihoods against severe weather caused by climate variability and change events. The duo made the call Friday at the event organised to commemorate World Meteorological Day 2024 in Abuja, with the theme, “At the frontline of climate action”. The Secretary-General of the WMO Professor Celeste Saulo, said that the recent fluctuations in the weather witnessed in Nigeria, during this transition from dry to rainy season clearly demonstrate the extreme weather events that are faced worldwide. He noted…
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko, has presented a N630 billion budget proposal for the 2024 fiscal year for the approval of the House of Representatives. Bello-Koko presented the 2024 budget estimate to the House Committee on Ports and Harbour, chaired by Hon. Nnolim Nnaji. The breakdown of the 2024 budget presented to the Committee showed that the gross internally generated revenue for the year under review stands at N629,899,824,842. Further breakdown of the budget showed that from the projected revenue, the sum of N217,664,655,926 is from cargo, N237,945,950,676 is from ship, N129,379,752,436 is from…
As part of effort to restore peace to the Benue state Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party has issued a seven-day ultimatum to members to withdraw cases instituted in the court. The National Secretary of the party, Sen. Ajibola Basiru in a statement issued Thursday warned that failure to comply with the resolution would result in disciplinary action being taken against any member responsible for such suits. The resolution of the party was taken at the 146th meeting of the NWC to resolve the crisis in the Benue state chapter of…
The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu has described customary budget releases as a cog in the wheel of steel sector development He was of the opinion that a special funding mechanism would drive the necessary policies and programmes to revitalise the comatose steel industry and set the country on the path to industrialisation. The minister while speaking at the opening of a two-day ministerial management retreat organised by the ministry. Audu, while giving an overview of the steel industry from conceptualisation in 1958, stated that despite the ugly history of steel development in Nigeria in the past four decades,…
As part of the effort to stem the activities of illegal miners in the country, the federal government Thursday announced that it would deploy 2,200 Mine Marshals to state. The Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake in a post on his verified X handle said the Mine Marshals were drawn from the personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). He said: “In fulfillment of a major plank of my 7-point agenda to create a new security architecture to secure mining sites, we unveiled a 2,200-strong Mines Marshal to smoke out illegal miners and all those who flout…
Doctors in Boston have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient, the latest experiment in the quest to use animal organs in humans. Massachusetts General Hospital said Thursday that it’s the first time a genetically modified pig kidney has been transplanted into a living person. Previously, pig kidneys have been temporarily transplanted into brain-dead donors. Also, two men received heart transplants from pigs, although both died within months. The patient, Richard “Rick” Slayman of Weymouth, Massachusetts, is recovering well from the surgery last Saturday and is expected to be discharged soon, doctors said Thursday. Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, the transplant surgeon, said…