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Views: 346 After what looked like it has been forgotten, the federal government, at last, remembered the Eastern corridor of the Nigeria Railway in its rail rehabilitation project. President Muhammadu Buhari was reported to have performed the groundbreaking ceremony for commencement of work on the Eastern Corridor, last Tuesday. But unlike other railway projects in different parts of the country that are on Standard Gauge, such as the Lagos-Kano line, Abuja-Kaduna line, Lagos-Ibadan line, Warri-Itakpe line, etc., the Eastern Railway Corridor will be on a narrow gauge rail track. The Eastern C...

• Clark gives FG seven-day ultimatum to hand over money • Falana urges FG to toe same line when it returned monies to Plateau, Bayelsa • SERAP seeks clarification over planned use of Ibori loot, says over $600m Abacha loot was earmarked for same projects • Pay returned money to Delta varsity students, Sowore says The House of Representatives, yesterday, directed the Federal Government to halt the spending plan of the recovered £4.2 million Ibori loot and ensure that the money once returned by the United Kingdom (UK) is handed over to Delta State. This was the resolution reached after...

25 years after commencement, Buhari commissions NDDC headquarters 25 years after commencement, Buhari commissions NDDC headquarters Share Twenty-five years after the groundbreaking ceremony, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, commissioned the headquarters building of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He performed the ceremony virtually at the presidential villa, Abuja. Buhari commended the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen Godswill Akpabio, for steadfastness in ending many years of renting by the commission, and the attendant profligacy. A sta...

The federal government said on Tuesday the £4.2 million recovered from former Governor James Ibori of Delta State would be used to fund three major projects.

The federal government said on Tuesday that the £4.2 million recovered from former Governor James Ibori of Delta State would be used to fund three major projects.