Vanguard reports that Governor Muhammadu Jibrilla of Adamawa State has given road contractors two weeks ultimatum to resume work or refund the money the state government mobilised them with. According to Vanguard, Governor Jibrilla, while speaking to newsmen yesterday in Yola, said his administration would ensure that any contractor, who collected government money, delivered on the job or would be ...
Read More »Yearly Archives: 2016
The Dangers of Land With Flexible Payment
The dangers of land with flexible payment are numerous, especially those ones that tell you to buy two and get one free. Usually, when something sounds too good to be true it is probably not true. If a company does a promo of this nature, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you are going to get a free plot of land ...
Read More »FG to restrict access to seaports, airports from 2017
As from January 1, 2017, only those with passes will be granted access into Nigeria’s seaports and airports. The Guardian reports that the Minister for Transport, Chibuike Amaechi, who approved this directive said: “For anybody to gain access to the port, he must have proof of business at the port for that day or be a staff member of the port.” In ...
Read More »FG plans N30b agro-industrial town in FCT
The Federal Government has revealed plans to invest N30 billion in the establishment of an agro-industrial town in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to The Guardian, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, said the ministry was working in partnership with Aso Savings and Loans Plc for the development of 15,000 hectares of land in the Kwali ...
Read More »FEC approves 215MW power plant for Kaduna State
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has given an approval for the construction of a power plant in Kaduna State, which is expected to generate 215 megawatts of electricity. According to Vanguard, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, dropped the hints while briefing State House Correspondents alongside his colleagues in the Ministry of Information, Budget and National Planning ...
Read More »Senate calls for reintroduction of toll gates on federal highways
Reports show that the Nigerian Senate has called for the reintroduction of toll gates on the nation’s highway. According to Vanguard, the Senate mandated its Committee on Works to form a synergy with other relevant stakeholders to brainstorm and come up a holistic policy that would help set up toll gates in Nigeria. The committee is also to come up ...
Read More »Meet the Speaker For The Debo Adejana Real Estate Seminar
For those of us who are not yet in tune with the Debo Adejana Real Estate Seminar, the last edition for 2016 is holding in November. As usual, this promises to be educative, insightful and impact-driven. If you don’t have any reason to attend this seminar, the caliber of the speaker of the day at the seminar should make you ...
Read More »The Beautiful But Strange Church In The Middle of a Lake
We’ve seen houses built on trees, hills and even water, but have you heard of a church built in the middle of a lake? Away from the hustle of big cities stands the Church of Andrew the Apostle, built on a tiny island on Lake Vuoksa in Russia. This Orthodox chapel is in the Guinness Book of Records as the ...
Read More »SETPOM says Improper waste disposal, management negatively affects economic development
Environmental experts have maintained that improper waste disposal and management is causing devastating effects on the climate. They added that environmental pollution and its challenges pose a threat in economic development in Nigeria. According to Vanguard, the experts made this known during the annual International Conference and Conferment of ‘Fellows’ Award’ by the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Mitigation ...
Read More »Oga Martins & His Kettle of Fishes 4.0 – Episode 3
Solonzo’s appearance at Realty Point Limited frayed some nerves and raised suspicion. He knew where he was headed and he needed no guide. He had even walked past the reception without looking in the direction of the front desk officer. Though, not too many persons had seen him walk into Martins’ office, the MD saw him leave. Solonzo brushed shoulders ...
Read More »