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By || Goodluck E. Adubazi || Abuja The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to transformative infrastructure development as construction advances on the 1,068-kilometre Sokoto–Badagry Superhighway, a flagship project under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The Superhighway, one of four Legacy Road Projects of the current administration, is designed to reshape national connectivity and unlock vast socio-economic opportunities across the country, particularly in Kebbi State and the wider North-West region. Speaking during the National Media Tour and Commissioning of Emergency and Intervention Projects in Kebbi State on Tuesday, January 21, 2026, the Director of Information and Public Relations…
By || Goodluck E. Adubazi || Abuja. The Federal Government has intensified efforts to overhaul Nigeria’s road infrastructure as the Honourable Minister of Works, Sen. (Engr.) David Umahi, on Friday received a high-level World Bank delegation for talks centered on sustainable financing and delivery of critical road projects. Welcoming the delegation, led by Mr. Matthew Verghis, Sen. Umahi underscored infrastructure as the backbone of Nigeria’s economic competitiveness, stressing that efficient road networks are essential for growth, trade, and social development. He commended the World Bank for its sustained interest in Nigeria’s infrastructure sector. The Minister briefed the delegation on the…
By || Goodluck E.Adubazi || Abuja. The former members of Nigeria’s National Assembly have thrown their weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, passing a vote of absolute confidence in his administration and endorsing him as their sole candidate for the 2027 general elections. The endorsement was part of a wide-ranging communiqué issued at the end of the National Summit 2026 of Former Legislators, held at the NAF Conference Centre, Gado, Abuja. The summit, themed “National Unity and Nation Building Beyond 2031,” was convened by Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President and former Speaker of the House…
By || Goodluck E.Adubazi || Abuja. The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening its partnership with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) to boost youth empowerment and entrepreneurship nationwide. The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, made this known when the Director-General of SMEDAN, Dr. Charles Odii, paid him a courtesy visit at the NYSC headquarters in Abuja. Brigadier General Nafiu described SMEDAN as a critical stakeholder in the NYSC Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme, noting that the collaboration has trained and empowered thousands of Corps Members to…
By || Goodluck E.Adubazi || Abuja The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirmed its full institutional support for Africa’s first-ever comprehensive Defence and Security Exhibition, the Africa International Defence and Security Exhibition (AFRIDECS), slated to be hosted by Nigeria in 2026. The exhibition was formally unveiled during a courtesy visit by the AFRIDECS Steering Committee to the Nigeria Customs Service Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, January 21, 2026. The delegation was led by the Director-General of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), Major General Babatunde Alaya. Major General Alaya disclosed that AFRIDECS 2026 would bring together military institutions, security…
By || Goodluck E.Adubazi || Abuja In a political climate where abandoned projects litter the landscape and public debt tells stories of neglect, Hon. Dr. Aisha Ibrahim Adoke (AIA) has emerged as a rare example of decisive, impact-driven leadership—one that converts crisis into opportunity and stagnation into prosperity. When AIA assumed office as Managing Director/CEO of Kogi Investment and Property Limited, she did not inherit applause or praise. Instead, she inherited a 140-unit housing estate in Felele, conceived in 2011 and left for dead. The estate stood in various stages of decay—structures unfinished, infrastructure nonexistent, and hope buried under years…
National Media Tour: The Director of Information and Public Relations, Mal. Mohammed A. Ahmed (2nd right), SSA to the President on Community Engagement, North West Zone, Hon. Abdullahi Tanko Yakasai (3rd Right), Controller of Works Sokoto, Engr. Maigwandu Kasimu (2nd Left), S. A. (Projects) to the Hon. Minister, Bukola Odeyemi (1st Left) and the Project Manager of Hitech Construction Company Ltd., Sokoto Engr. Johan Foucie (1st Right) during inspection of on going construction of Sokoto – Badagry Super Highway. By | Goodluck E.Adubazi | Abuja The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to delivering a safe, durable and economically transformative…
By Goodluck E. Adubazi, Abuja. The Honourable Minister of State for Works, Rt. Hon. Bello Muhammad Goronyo, Esq., has hailed North-West youths as the driving force behind the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s victory in the 2023 presidential election, describing them as the vanguard of the Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking at the Meet and Greet of the PCC North-West Youth Mobilization 2023, held on 20th Tuesday, 2026, Rt. Hon. Goronyo commended members of the North-West Youth Mobilization Directorate for their dedication, resilience, and strategic grassroots engagement during the 2023 campaign. Bello Muhammad Goronyo, who served as Director of National Youth…
By Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja. The Honourable Minister of State for Works, Rt. Hon. Bello Muhammad Goronyo, Esq., on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, paid a courtesy visit to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Goshiwe Yilwatda, at his office in Abuja. The visit underscored efforts to deepen party unity, strengthen collaboration among party leaders, and reaffirm commitment to the APC’s progressive ideals and agenda. Rt. Hon. Goronyo used the occasion to commend Professor Yilwatda for his leadership and steadfast dedication to consolidating internal cohesion and upholding democratic values within the party. He further reiterated his resolve…
By Goodluck E. Adubazi, Abuja Nigeria Liquidified Natural Gas (NLNG) has renewed its commitment to strengthening professionalism in Nigeria’s media industry with the successful hosting of the 2026 edition of its flagship ‘NLNGChangeYourStory’ Media Capacity-Building Workshop, which trained 32 journalists drawn from print, broadcast and digital media organisations across the country. The three-day intensive workshop, which concluded on Wednesday in Abuja, focused on the rapidly changing dynamics of modern journalism, with special emphasis on artificial intelligence, digital communication, audience engagement and the demands of today’s fast-paced newsroom. Participants were exposed to practical tools and strategies designed to help them…