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Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s major aim for investing in rail construction projects across the country is to create employment for Nigerian youths. Amaechi, in a statement by his media, Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni, noted that ongoing projects would contribute to the country’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP. …

The Senate is currently probing the Federal Ministry of Works for paying N145m to a construction firm as reimbursement for a road project executed by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) as part of its corporate social responsibility. A senior official of the RCCG, Pastor Niyi Adebanjo, had in …

North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-Un has snubbed attempts by US President, Joe Biden to reach out and open up lines of dialogue over increasing nuclear threats posed by North Korea to its neighbors and the broader international community.” Biden’s administration launched secret attempts last month to reach out to North Korea …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court in Abuja “to restrain and stop President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government from borrowing an estimated N895bn of Nigerians’ money in the form of their unclaimed dividends and balances in dormant accounts, under the …

Senator Ali Ndume, Chairman Senate Committee on Army, has kicked against zoning the presidency to the North ahead of the 2023 presidential election. The lawmaker told newsmen on Saturday that in the spirit of fairness, justice and equity, any part of the South should produce the next All Progressives Congress …

Against the backdrop of reactions over the recent flag-off of the Eastern railway narrow gauge stretching from Port-Harcourt to Maiduguri, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said the narrow gauge is not in anyway inferior to the standard gauge as being speculated in some quarters. The Minister said the difference …

The immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Ambassador Tukur Buratai on Saturday denied diverting funds meant for procurement of arms while in office. The National Security Adviser (NSA) Babagana Monguno, had on Friday said that the newly appointed service chiefs did not meet the funds approved for the procurement of …

Divergent views have continued to trail the Federal Government’s desire to appropriate the £4.2m recovered from Britain that former Governor James Onanefe Ibori and his associates looted. Indeed, groups and individuals are rising in support of repatriating the money to Delta State. Already, a human rights activist and lawyer, Chief …

According to a report by Newsextra24, the popular Reddington Hospital Lagos, Saturday produced the medical records of some of the patients it treated following the Lekki toll gate ‘shootings’ of last October 20. One of the hospital’s trauma and orthopaedic surgeons, Dr. Babajide Lawson, presented the case files to the …

Nigeria’s military chief paid an unscheduled visit to wounded soldiers at the 7 division hospital in Borno State. Speaking softly to the surprised officers, Gen Leo Irabor promised that the military will continue to give them maximum medical care and support to their family. He added, “Nigeria without her soldiers …