Ndume Applauds N1.245tr Gombe-Biu Highway Project

Former Senate Leader urges extension of road network to Maiduguri, Monguno, Ngala and Yola to deepen regional connectivity and bolster security operations By: Ganiyu Olayinka Credit: Kwaro1(Wikimedia Commons) Project value   ₦1.245tr      Highway length    125 km       Corridor Gombe–Biu Former Senate Leader and Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…

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Federal Government Flags Off Gombe-Biu-Maiduguri Highway Reconstruction

By Olayinka Ganiyu The federal government has officially commenced reconstruction of the long-neglected Gombe–Biu–Maiduguri highway, in what officials are billing as a landmark infrastructure project for Nigeria’s North-east region. The flag-off ceremony took place in Gombe on Thursday, with Minister of Works David Umahi describing the project as a central pillar of President Bola Tinubu’s…

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FEC approves $2.99bn rail projects for Lagos, Kano, Kaduna

By: Olayinka Ganiyu Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has announced that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved contracts for three major rail projects aimed at strengthening infrastructure and driving economic growth in key cities. Speaking to State House correspondents after the council meeting, Oyedele explained that the…

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