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Punch Newspapers Sections Ted Odogwu, Kano KANO State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Sunday paid a condolence visit to the families of those, who died in a road accident and the injured in Kwanar Dumawa and Kunya towns in the Minjibir Local Government Area. The accident occurred at Kwanar Dumawa leading to the death of 17 persons, while over 30 suffered varying degrees of injury. In a press statement issued by Abba Anwar, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, said, “Ganduje prayed fo...

"I can trust this man with my wallet in a way l cannot do with Jonathan who appears to have forgotten where he came from."

The plan is to boost the Lagos-Kano-Jibiya (LAKAJI) economic corridor, which both the World Bank and the US have been highlighting. As far back as 2016, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)/Nigeria, in partnership with the West Africa Borderless Alliance, hosted a road governance caravan on the southern segment of the Lagos-Kano-Jibiya (LAKAJI) transport corridor. The caravan started in Lagos, passed through Ogun and Oyo, and ended in Kwara State. A 2013 USAID baseline study on...

Critics who carpeted the Katsina-Maradi rail as a wrong-headed project argued that it would drain the nation of scarce resources that could have been ploughed to more productive use. But ADEYINKA ADERIBIGBE and FAITH YAHAYA, who witnessed the ground-breaking event last Tuesday, report that contrary to their claims, the project when completed, will reposition the economy. Katsina State last week witnessed an unusual throng of people that could be...

•Directs conclusion of financial plan for Lagos-Calabar rail project By Deji Elumoye, Kingsley Nwezeh and Kasim Sumaina in Katsina President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the military service chiefs to be decisive in dealing with terrorists and ending the insurgency in the North-east without further delay. Buhari has also justified the extension of the Kano-Katsina-Jibiya rail line to Maradi in Niger Republic, saying the project, when completed, will boost trade between Nigeria and Niger Repub...

THE STANDARD By Kevine Omollo | February 10th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Khalifa Khamis, an elder of Kibos Mosque, at the debris of the Muslims worship centre which was demolished by Kenya Railways to pave way for the renovation of Nakuru-Kisumu Railway Line. [Kevine Omollo, Standard] Khalifa Khamis, 64, rummages through the debris after demolition of Falha Mosque in Kibos, Kisumu County. He picks tattered pages of the Quran. For four days now, he has not conducted salah (Muslim prayers). ...

By Adelola Amihere  President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday directed the Ministries of Transportation and Finance to immediately conclude financial arrangements with appropriate co-financiers that will partner with the Federal Government for the construction of West-East Coastal rail line from Lagos to Calabar, linking some major cities in South East and South South. Speaking at the virtual groundbreaking ceremony for the Kano-Katsina-Jibiya-Maradi Rail Line, the President said the West-East Coa...

South Korean electronic giant, LG Electronics Inc, has said that it will be closing down its loss-making mobile division after failing to find a buyer. This move by LG is set to make it the first major smartphone brand to completely withdraw from the market. According to a report from Reuters, this disclosure is contained in a statement issued by LG on Monday in Seoul. LG had said that its smartphone division has recorded total losses of about $4.5 billion in almost 6 years adding that shutting...

By Dirisu Yakubu President Muhammadu Buhari has said the Kano-Maradi rail line would enhance import and export trade between Nigeria, Niger Republic and neighbouring countries when completed in 2023. The President stated this Tuesday while performing the groundbreaking ceremony of the mega project in Katsina, capital of Katsina State. The Commander-in-Chief who joined top government functionaries such as Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation as well as Governors Aminu Masari, Abdullahi...