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Construction, rehabilitation of roads, bridges to gulp N548bn in 2024 Budget

The construction and rehabilitation of bridges, roads and highways in Nigeria will gulp the sum of N548.56b in the 2024 budget proposal submitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. Of the sum earmarked, the East-West and Benin-Akure roads will get N2bn and N3.75bn respectively. The road projects to be executed under the …

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As inflation surges to 24.08%… Tinubu, NNPCL rule out further price hike – Blueprint Newspapers Limited

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said there won’t be further increase in the pump price of premium motor spirit otherwise known as petrol. Similar assurance was also given by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). Addressing State House correspondents Tuesday after a meeting with President Tinubu, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, said the president …

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Centre raises the alarm over the high rate of “Sextortion” crime in Nigeria

Devatop Centre for Africa Development, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Tuesday in Abuja, raised the alarm over the high rate of “Sextortion” crime in Nigeria. The Executive Director of the centre, Mr Joseph Osuigwe, at the screening of two short movies to create more awareness about “Sextortion” and panel discussion about the crime, stated that there has been more silence …

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