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By|| Goodluck E. Adubazi || Abuja The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding critical road infrastructure with the ongoing construction of the Kano Northern Bypass, a major highway project expected to ease traffic congestion in Kano metropolis, improve road safety and enhance connectivity across the North-West Zone. Officials disclosed this during an inspection tour of the project, where the Engineering Representative, Engr. Abba Sani Bello, said the bypass is a 37.8-kilometre dual carriageway designed with 10 major bridges, reinforced concrete shoulders and a three-metre-wide concrete median to ensure durability and long-term service. Engr. Bello explained that the…
By || Goodluck E. Adubazi || Abuja. The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded its highest revenue haul in history, collecting a total of ₦7.281 trillion in 2025, surpassing its annual target of ₦6.584 trillion by ₦697 billion—a growth of over 10 percent above projection. The figure also represents a strong year-on-year performance, rising from ₦6.1 trillion in 2024 to ₦7.28 trillion in 2025, an increase of approximately ₦1.18 trillion or 19 percent, underscoring what the Service describes as the tangible outcomes of sustained reforms. Speaking at the 2026 International Customs Day celebration and the official launch of the Nigeria…
By || Goodluck E.Adubazi || Abuja The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering high-quality and timely road infrastructure in Katsina State, as ongoing and completed federal road projects continue to record steady progress. The assurance was given on Friday during a national media tour of federal road projects in the state, organised under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. Addressing journalists at various project sites, the Federal Controller of Works in Katsina State, Engr. Idris Matinja, said key projects—including the Ungwan Iliya Bagudu–Kwantakaran–Tsiga–Bakori Road with the Kadabo bridges in Kafur Local Government Area, and…
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…