Former governors, ex-ministers, top military officers and businessmen are among owners of the properties seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The highlights of the forfeiture were contained in a document obtained by The Nation. The document indicates that the EFCC is empowered by the law to place all suspicious assets under interim assets forfeiture – in line ...

The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that efforts have begun to demolish parts of Lagos Ports terminals to give way for both ongoing constructions of standard and narrow gauge rail lines. Amaechi disclosed this while inspecting the five terminals at Lagos Ports at Apapa on Thursday. He said: “We have enjoined the Project Implementation Technical Committee on Lagos-Ibadan ...

Mr. Solomon Eke, Chairman, Obio/Akpor Local Government Council, Rivers has blamed the flooding at Nkpolu-Rumuigbo on the activities of illegal property developers. Eke told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Wednesday that a special committee on flooding set up by the council had already submitted its recommendations on how to tackle the menace. Reports show that some communities in Obio/Apkor, including ...

Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the procurement and installation of Instrument Landing Systems for Abuja, Kaduna, Benin, Ibadan and Enugu airports. According to the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, the landing systems are expected to guide pilots and planes to the central line of the runway and to the threshold. This contract which was initially awarded at a cost ...

The villagers residing at Aladua village in Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun State who are predominantly cocoa farmers have volunteered their services on the construction of the access road to the village so as to save cost and make good use of the fund provided for the project by the Osun State Agency for Community and Social Development. The ...

A two-kilometre road connecting Mabushi-Jahi has been in a bad condition for years and the neglect by the FCT authorities is causing concern to residents and others who ply the road. The road, which passes between Setraco building and Zeus Paradise Hotel, starts off on Sani Abacha Way, crosses Ahmadu Bello Way by Next Cash and Carry and links up ...

Motorists plying Igbe, Ijede and Gberigbe roads in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State have accused the state government of abandoning the areas, as most of the roads connecting the communities have become almost impassable. Our correspondent, who visited the areas on Tuesday, observed that all the roads that connect the communities, including Igbe Road, had become dilapidated owing ...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has decried the deplorable state of infrastructure in education sector across the country and described it as a major threat to the sector. The Sultan said this on Wednesday in Sokoto State while receiving the management of the Federal University, Gusau who paid a visit to his palace. He said that infrastructure ...

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, yesterday said that the investments made so far by President Muhammadu Buhari, in Nigeria’s road, housing and power sectors would soon come to full fruition, thus urging Nigerians to give the administration some more time for that to happen. Speaking to reporters at a press briefing in Abuja, Fashola who ...

The minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has reiterated the commitment of the federal government to complete ongoing housing projects across the country under the ministerial pilot housing scheme. He stated this in Kano on Tuesday while declaring open a four-day annual management retreat of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria. Mr. Fashola who was represented by ...