Infrastructure
General National

Alkali hails Apapa-Ibadan maiden freight train service

By Our Correspondent Sen. Said Alkali, the Minister of Transportation, has described Thursday’s maiden trip of the Lagos-Ibadan freight train service as a significant milestone in Nigeria’s railway projects. In a statement, on Sunday in Abuja, Alkali said the commencement of the service also reinforced the government’s dedication to providing a robust transportation network to […]

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Economy General

NSIA stakes $1.5b in domestic infrastructure, third-party investment

From Our Correspondent The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) says it has invested $1 billion and $500 million in third-party investment and domestic infrastructure respectively. Managing Director of NSIA, Aminu Sadiq, announced this when he appeared before an investigative hearing of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee, on Tuesday, in Abuja. The ad-hoc committee is […]

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Agriculture Foreign News

World Bank steps up long-term development agendas in Africa

The World Bank has pledged to step up support to African countries with a special focus on their long-term development agendas, a senior bank official said. “We need to support long-term development agendas in Africa with particular focus on infrastructure, agriculture and other real sectors. These agendas will help remove bottlenecks and unleash growth,” World […]

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Foreign News General

Russia destroys power, water infrastructure across Ukraine

By Agency Report Ukraine said Russia had destroyed almost a third of its power stations over the past week as Moscow stepped up a pre-winter campaign to strike infrastructure, a move the West says is a calculated attempt to disrupt and demoralise. Missiles struck power-generating facilities in a clutch of Ukrainian cities home to millions […]

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