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FG issues ultimatum to Julius Berger on Abuja-Kaduna road

The Federal Government has issued a final seven-day ultimatum to Julius Berger to accept its proposal of N740.79bn to complete the rehabilitation of the 82km section II of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano road or risk contract termination. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, said the project, which has lingered for too long on the negotiations table, must...
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Poor regulations affecting shipping industry, say operators

Maritime operators have said that the Federal Government’s inability to effectively enforce the Cabotage Act of 2003 and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency Act of 2007 to support national carriers has led to foreign dominance in the domestic market. They claimed that this had deterred indigenous shipping companies from transporting crude oil and...
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Govt provides financial aid to PWD caregivers

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday provided financial aid to some special homes and disability cluster groups in the state. The state, through the Office for Disability Affairs, gave N500,000 each to nine homes and six cluster groups. The initiative comes a month after the agency provided financial support of N100,000 each to 100 persons...
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IPRA lauds customs revenue collection initiative

The International Public Relations Association has said that the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has boosted revenue generation of the service, among others, in his first 100 days in office. In a statement on Wednesday, the Secretary-General of IPRA, Philip Sheppard, stated that last week when the Nigeria Customs Service received the prestigious Golden...
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Adeboye, Oritsejafor, Omobude to attend Edo summit

Three former National Presidents of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor and Rev. Felix Omobude, will lead other top Christian leaders at this year’s edition of the Bible Alive Believers’ International Convention, to be held in Benin, Edo State. This year’s edition with the theme ‘The Incredible God, Doing Wonders...
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Residents of nine states spend N312.27bn on cooking gas – NBS

Nigerians in nine states spend a total of N312.27bn on Liquefied Petroleum Gas, also known as cooking gas, according to a new report by the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday. The 2024 Nigeria Residential Energy Demand-Side Survey report highlights the evolving energy consumption patterns in Nigeria, shedding light on the reliance on LPG, fuelwood,...
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