The Late 5: Buhari’s proposed $5.5bn loan could take up to 30 years to repay, FG releases N3.5bn for vaccination programme, and other top stories

Good evening. Here are the top 5 stories that drove conversation today: It’s President Muhammadu Buhari’s second day in Turkey where he is attending the D-8 Summit and, as you’d expect, is doing whatever he can to portray Nigeria in the best light. In a statement, President Buhari outlined how he plans to make Nigeria... Read More

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October 20, 2017

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Buhari orders rail projects to run through all states

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the ongoing central rail projects to run through all 36 states of the federation. Chibuike Amaechi, minister of transportation, said this during a meeting on Buhari’s $5.5 billion loan request. Amaechi said the central rail project which runs through the northern and southern part of the country will be completed in... Read More

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May 17, 2017

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Jude Ndukwe: Ifeanyi Ubah and government cremation of Igbo interests

by Jude Ndukwe On Friday, May 5, 2017, the Department of State Services otherwise known as Nigeria’s secret police because of the nature of their mandate, arrested and detained the Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas Ltd, Dr Ifeanyi Ubah. It is instructive to note for the benefit of this piece that Dr Ubah... Read More

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March 7, 2017

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Lagos-Ibadan rail line will create 500,000 jobs -Osinbajo

by Azeez Adeniyi Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said the Lagos-Ibadan standard guage railway line will create 500,000 jobs. While speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, Osinbajo said the rail line is just one segment of the Lagos-Kano railway project, which is an integral part of the national rail project. He said President Muhammadu... Read More

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May 9, 2016

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YNaija Editorial: On the budget, our lawmakers have acted like public enemies

The 2016 budget has finally been passed – five months into the New Year. Certainly, spin as it may, the Presidency a huge portion of the blame for the amateur-hour way this entire affair was handled, and the own-goals it scored going all the way back to the late appointment of federal ministers. The... Read More

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February 19, 2016

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‘We’ll not abandon the good ideas of Jonathan’ – Amaechi

The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday, stated that the Muhammadu Buhari administration will not ‘abandon the good ideas’ of the Goodluck Jonathan administration or that of previous governments. Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers state, said this while inspecting the Abuja-Kaduna Rail Project at Idu, Abuja. The minister further stated that N150 billion... Read More

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The Late 5: Buhari’s proposed $5.5bn loan could take up to 30 years to repay, FG releases N3.5bn for vaccination programme, and other top stories

Buhari orders rail projects to run through all states

Jude Ndukwe: Ifeanyi Ubah and government cremation of Igbo interests

Lagos-Ibadan rail line will create 500,000 jobs -Osinbajo

YNaija Editorial: On the budget, our lawmakers have acted like public enemies

‘We’ll not abandon the good ideas of Jonathan’ – Amaechi

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