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The initial surveying for the construction of the 27.5 MW Nyabarongo hydro-power plant, the biggest of its kind in the country, is well in progress an official from the Infrastructure ministry confirmed on Tuesday.
On the heels of proposals in the 2009 budget to set aside N2 billion for generators for the Presidency, National Assembly and Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Senator Adamu Aliero, disclosed yesterday that plans had been concluded by the administration to order for a large consignment of power generators for the ...
"This is a solemn moment for all of us. When other nations were busy celebrating the festivities, we are still discussing issue of congestion. We all know the consequences of congestion both to the final consumers and the image of government."
Kenya and Uganda have announced new plans to build another railway line from Mombasa to the interior to cope with increased regional trade.
Senator Anyim Ude, representing Ebonyi South Senatorial District is the chairman Senate Committee on Aviation. Recently, he led members of his committee on a tour of various airports across the country.
THE Government will work on roads and bridges to open up rural areas for economic development, President Rupiah Banda has said.
Angolan Ministry of Urbanisation and Housing (Minuha) will prioritise this year the process of urbanisation of land reserves meant for the foment of housing.
In spite of its present level of physical and transformational development, Abuja, the nation's capital, (FCT) is only 22 percent developed, the Minister, of the Federal Capital Territory Senator Adamu Aliero, has said. The minister pledged to accelerate the development of the capital city in line with the dream of its founding fathers.
Leaders of the Action Congress (AC) in Bayelsa State yesterday, after a review of the policies and proposed plan of the administration of Governor Timipre Sylva in 2009, declared that more needed to be done by the state government in the area of financial responsibility and development of basic human and infrastructural needs of the people.
Vice President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed satisfaction over the ongoing renovation work at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium Bauchi in preparation for the hosting of the World Under-17 Championship.
The Vice President, Goodluck Jonathan has expressed happiness after inspecting facilities in Bauchi, preparatory to the final inspection visit of World Soccer governing body, FIFA for the hosting of the U-17 World Soccer Championship by Nigeria this year.
Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State has allayed the fears of the traders of the Minna Central Market over the planned relocation of the market to a new site.
With barely 10 months to the FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted by Nigeria, Alhaji Gara Shuaibu Gombe has raised alarm over the poor preparatory state of the national team, the Golden Eaglets for the tournament.
A week after the disclosure of the proposed partnership with the World Bank for intoduction of e-payment in all transaction at the nation's ports by the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding (CRFFN), controversy as to the efficiency of the scheme is already brewing.
UGBORODO community in Warri South-West Local Government Council of Delta State has appealed to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of the state, to prevail on the authorities of Chevron Nigeria Limited to complete the abandoned Ugborodo new town project.
The Board of Directors World Information Technology & Services Alliance (WITSA) after its recent meeting in Hyderabad, India have officially admitted Information Technology Association of Nigeria, ITAN, into its fold to represent the Nigerian IT Industry.
The government has plans to import up to 100,000 computers this year to boost the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) programme that was launched by President Paul Kagame last September.
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has taken a decisive step towards the upliftment of its educational services this year by approving the allocation of 27% of its 2009 annual budget to education, a great improvement on last year's allocation of 16.2%.
Mr Tony Nzekwe, the General Manager, Enugu State Tourism Board, said the rehabilitation of Onwudiwe Park in Enugu was stopped because its execution did not conform with approved standards.
The newly elected traditional ruler of Pai community at Kwali Area Council, Alhaji Mohammed Umar Pai, yesterday appealed to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to dualize Sheda-Pai road.
The Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has assured the people of the state that his administration will sustain the tempo of massive infrastructural development going on in rural communities across the state and advised politicians to carry out programmes aimed at the masses for the need of them and not for political reasons.
MTN's R1,4bn bid to acquire the African operations of Verizon became easier when a fierce opponent of the deal belatedly gave up its hard-won right to participate in Competition Tribunal hearings.
A bridge connecting Bisun-Juba slum to Tororo Municipality, that had become a death trap, has been repaired.
THE National Roads Authority has withheld sh2b for two construction companies, which were hired to do repair works on the Kampala-Jinja highyway. The authority said the companies did substandard work.
Anambra and Delta States have backed out of the second Niger Bridge project, valued at N10 billion, although the Federal Government has put on the table its N4.3 billion counterpart funding.
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