Saidu Ahmed Alkali
20 Dec
Minister of Transportation, Said Ahmed Alkali, has welcomed the Secretary of the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA), Toks Omishakin, are exploring opportunities in collaboration in transport development.
15 Nov
Transportation has changed the accent of the global economy, at a time when the stratagem to power and progress is not only filtered for the praise of economics and what humanity has achieved in a classical sense, whether these filters
11 Jun 2024
The Federal Government has rolled out plans to test-run trains that will operate on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and diesel. This was disclosed on Tuesday in a statement by the Minister of Transportation, Senator Saidu Ahmed Alkali. "Yesterday (Monday), I conducted an inspection of the Nigeria Railway Corporation Locomotives at the Idu Workshop in the…
7 Jun 2024
Minister of Transportation, Sa’idu Alkali, has disclosed of plans by the Federal Government to design a new National integrated land transport policy in line with modern realities
7 Jun 2024
The Federal Government has said freight services would resume on the old narrow gauge rail line from Lagos to Kano following the completion of rehabilitation.
18 Feb 2024
The Federal Government has commenced arrangements to update the National Transport Policy, the Minister of Transportation, Saidu Ahmed Alkali, disclosed this during the 18th edition of the National Council on Transportation in Abuja.
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Irish football icon Robbie Keane is the new manager of Hungarian champions Ferencvaros, the Budapest-based club revealed on Monday. "Announcement: Robbie Keane is the new head coach of Ferencvaros," the most successful Hungarian side announced on social media. Former Tottenham Hotspur striker Keane ended a decorated two-decade playing career in 2018 as…
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Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Solomon Adeola Olamilekan, has disclosed that the push to pass critical tax reform bills temporarily distracted the National Assembly from maintaining the January-to-December budget cycle but assured Nigerians that efforts are underway to meet a January 31, 2025, deadline for the passage of the 2025 Appropriation Bill.…
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Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North, has commended President Bola Tinubu's administration for rejecting economic prescriptions from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, advocating instead for homegrown solutions to Nigeria’s economic challenges. Speaking at an event hosted by Chief Sunday Ugwu in Arochukwu Local Government Area, Kalu argued that Nigeria’s…
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North Korea leader, Kim Jong Un has reportedly banned North Koreans from eating hotdogs. The ban, announced this month, targets hotdogs, labeling them as symbols of "Western decadence." According to the Sun, the 40-year-old Supreme Leader declared that serving or eating the American-inspired fast food is now an act of treason. Residents caught cooking or…
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has said blamed three suspects for the "suspected bomb explosion" that rocked Tsangagyar Sani Uthman Islamiyya School, located in Kuchibuyi Village, Byazhin area of the FCT on Monday. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Josephine Adeh, said upon receiving a distress call from the Sarki of Kuchibuyi,…
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The dust over the recent appointments to the board and management of the South East Development Commission (SEDC) is yet to settle
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The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and other ‘Lagos Icons’ will be honoured at the grand finale of the Queen of Ibile Pageant, Awards, and Reality Show on Friday, January 10, 2025, at the Shell Hall, Muson Centre, Lagos. The award recognizes Governor Sanwo-Olu’s visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to the development of Lagos State…
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The Senate declared on Monday that it would suspend plenary for two weeks upon resumption on the 14th of this month as both chambers of the
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33 former members of staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), who were dismissed in a mass layoff last year, have dragged the apex bank to court, alleging rights violations. The workers alleged that the CBN violated internal policies, Nigerian labour laws, and their contractual rights. The claimants, represented by Stephen Gana and 32…