Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike says President Bola Tinubu-led federal government has spent more than N89.2 billion on roads infrastructure and schools in Bwari Area Council. Wike, who disclosed this while inaugurating the five-kilometre Gaba – Tokulo road in Bwari Area Council on Friday, said that the amount was spent in the last…

Cross River State Commissioner for Works, Pius Ankpo, has said that an increase in the state's internally generated revenue would provide additional funding for infrastructure development. He stated this on Friday while giving an insight into why the administration of Governor Bassey Otu is focused on developing the road infrastructure, during an inspection of ongoing…

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the FCT Administration has committed $1.05 billion, amounting to about N177 billion for infrastructural development in the education sector. Wike, represented by the Minister of State, FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, disclosed this at the 6th International Conference on Learning Cities, held in Jubail, Kingdom of…

Nigeria and France have signed a partnership on the development of critical infrastructure and the long-term sustenance of agriculture and food security, worth €300 million. Presidency spokesman Bayo Onanuga disclosed this in a statement after President Bola Tinubu and French President Emmanuel Macron signed the two agreements on Thursday in Paris, France. Earlier, President Tinubu…

Africa's reliance on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) importation despite being a significant gas exporter highlights a critical infrastructural mismatch on the continent, the African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA) has said. The Executive Secretary of ARDA, AniborKragha, in a presentation, pointed out that insufficient infrastructure prevents many African nations from leveraging local LPG production, thus…

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has inaugurated the construction of a central ultra-modern motor park in Gusau, a project aimed at enhancing urban infrastructure, generating revenue, and creating job opportunities. The motor park, located on the Sokoto-Zaria Road, is part of the administration’s broader strategy to modernise the state capital. Speaking at the event on…

Former President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has urged new methods of maintaining sports infrastruc­ture in Nigeria. Pinnick made this call on Tuesday while delivering this year’s person­ality guest lecture of the Facul­ty of Education, University of Ibadan (UI). The former NFF president said that plenteous and well-maintained sport infrastructure were crucial…

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has said that the telecom sector is facing annual losses of at least N11 billion due to the destruction of infrastructure. Maida said this during the inauguration of the Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) Protection and Resilience Workshop, an initiative aimed at…

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Residents of Plateau have called on the newly elected Local Government Chairmen in the state to pay special attention to infrastructure development in their councils. Some of the residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday in Jos, decried infrastructure deficit across the 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state.…

Professor Rahaman Bello is the predecessor of Professor Toyin Ogundipe and the current Vice Chancellor of Unilag, Professor Folasade Ogunsola.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday pledged over $50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years, promising to deepen cooperation