Kaduna State Government has said it will require up to 65.5 billion dollars to address the state’s infrastructure challenges over the next 30 years. El Rufai stressed that the long term infrastructure master plan summarised the infrastructure target of the state aimed at providing job opportunities and making lives better for the people. “The breakdown of the future infrastructural developments between now to 2050, include, the transportation sector which would require N8 trillion while N5.1 billion would be required annually in the education sector to build about 9,006 schools including tertiary institutions. “Other sectors include, the health system which would…
Author: David Folami
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari administration of using the fight against Boko Haram to siphoning funds for the 2019 general elections. The party urged Nigerians to reject and resist the renewed attempt by the Presidency to “help itself with the huge sums of money”, adding that the $1 billion is meant to finance President Buhari’s interests in the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention and 2019 Presidential campaign. “It has since come to light that the Buhari administration is using the fight against insurgency as a conduit to siphon funds, as evidenced in the…
The Presidency has asked Nigerians to pause and count the many blessings of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to the country’s economy. “The presidency wants Nigerians to count the blessings that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has brought to the country’s economy, irrespective of the other areas where the government is still working hard to ensure that every citizen can feel the change for which they massively voted in 2015,” Shehu said. “We wish, however, to caution that these comments should not be misconstrued as denying that there is more that needs to be done, as the current administration is…
Nigeria would soon establish a consulate in northern part of Benin Republic to provide diplomatic services to its citizens in the area, Nigeria’s Ambassador in Cotonou, Kayode Oguntuase, has said. “We are in the process of establishing consulate office in other parts of Benin Republic, especially the northern side, because of the distance that our people have to cover when coming to Cotonou. “For the time being, our consulate officials always go to these places every week to ensure that the needs of our people are provided for them, especially in terms of documentation. “We are committed to ensuring that…
The operators of the Private Sector Participation (PSP) have been reinstated to commence waste collection on the streets of Lagos alongside Visionscape, we can report. This resolution arrives on the heels of months of dispute between the operators of PSP, the government and the managers of Visionscape. Visionscape was tasked with bringing the State’s Cleaner Lagos Initiative to fruition. At the meeting which held at the Ministry of Environment, Ikeja and chaired by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment, Mr David Hunpe, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode asked all PSP operators on the Lagos mainland and across the State, to…
Goodluck Jonathan has said he knows nothing about any operation by a foreign data company called Cambridge Analytica to influence the results of the 2015 presidential election in his favour. According to a report by AFP, the former president’s spokesperson, Ikechukwu Eze, said he had nothing to do with the firm’s operation in Nigeria. While answering questions on Thursday, April 5, 2018, Eze said, “He (Jonathan) wasn’t aware of it. The best thing to do is to wait for the conclusion of the investigation.” Despite the firm’s operation that included a video that displayed graphic violence and portrayed Buhari as…
Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his commitment towards keeping Nigerian youths busy with jobs by protecting the economy and securing the future of the country. Femi Adesina noted that the signing of the agreement will expose the industries and small businesses to external pressures and competitions, which could lead to closures and job losses. He said, “We are not enthusiastic about signing the EPA because of our largely youthful population. We are still struggling to provide jobs for them, and we want our youths to be kept busy. “Presently, our industries cannot compete with the more efficient and highly technologically driven…
Muhammadu Buhari may be paying a visit to United States president, Donald Trump, in the North American country on April 19, 2018. According to reports, the president will travel from the United Kingdom (UK) where he’s scheduled to commence his annual leave on Monday, April 9. It’s unclear when the president’s leave will be over as he’s also scheduled to attend the 25th Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting holding at the Buckingham Palace, St James’s Palace and Windsor Castle between April 16 and April 20. Buhari’s meeting with Trump will be the second between the two world leaders after they…
Wissam Ben Yedder has said that Sevilla can still reach the Champions League semifinals despite losing at home to Bayern Munich in the first leg of their quarterfinal. France forward Ben Yedder, whose two goals beat Manchester United at Old Trafford in the previous round, refused to rule out another famous away win in the second leg in Munich. “It’s going to be difficult, but anything is possible,” he said. “We’ll see what happens. “We’ll go for it and try to get a good result at their place. They did that at ours, so why not do it there and…
Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco complained Barcelona received help from the referee on Wednesday as the La Liga leaders “unfairly” inflicted a 4-1 defeat on the Italians in the Champions League. The Dutch referee ruled Nelson Semedo’s challenge on Dzeko in the ninth minute was legal and determined that Samuel Umtiti’s first-half foul on Lorenzo Pellegrini was outside the box. “It’s going to be very difficult to qualify from here but it would be less difficult if the referee hadn’t helped them, especially with the big decisions,” Di Francesco said in his postgame news conference. “But we made mistakes and…
Jurgen Klopp has said “no one was in the dressing room dancing” after Liverpool’s Champions League quarterfinal with Manchester City after Wednesday’s night 3-0 win, insisting it was only “half-time” and that Pep Guardiola’s side still have the ability to turn to the tie around. Klopp said: “I am too long in the business. Being against us 3-0 down, [City] need to open up a little, maybe we can use it. I don’t know. “But it is not decided. It is better than 1-0, it’s better than 3-1, it’s much better than 3-2. But it’s only half-time. No one was…
Samuel Umtiti has said his goal celebration during Wednesday’s 4-1 Champions League quarterfinal first-leg win over Roma was not connected to his current contract situation. “It was not a [special message], I [just] wanted to say that I love this club,” Umtiti said. “I have nothing much else to say. I just stick to playing and doing well on the pitch. That is the most important for me. That is what I will keep trying to do. The rest are things that come out in the press — some true, some false — but I focus on football.” Umtiti, under…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said there should be no comparisons between his first goal for LA Galaxy and the bicycle kick Cristiano Ronaldo scored for Real Madrid in the Champions League win over Juventus on Tuesday. “I think it’s a big difference, because he scored in the Champions League, I scored in MLS,” Ibrahimovic said. “It’s a big difference. “A goal is a goal. If you can help your team to score a goal, it’s important, however you score. But when you score beautiful, of course, it’s more … nice, let’s say, that it’s beautiful. It feels really good.” Later, when…
Jesse Lingard has said that he is confident Manchester United can spoil Manchester City’s Premier League party on Saturday. “We have played there before and performed and did well, so I don’t see why we can’t do it again,” Lingard said. “The lads’ heads have to be right and we have to be 100 percent focused on our job and get the three points because that’s what we are playing for.” Asked if it was more important because City can win the league, Lingard said it isn’t. “You have to see it as just a game, because if you let…
Henrikh Mkhitaryan has said that he wanted to join Arsenal because he “missed playing offensively” at Manchester United and was not signed to replace Alexis Sanchez. “When I heard I could swap Man United for Arsenal, I said, ‘Yes, I want to do that,'” Mkhitaryan said. “I didn’t think twice. It’s important for me to play in an offensive team. “I couldn’t have imagined a better start. I’d missed playing offensively. I joined Arsenal because [Arsene] Wenger wanted me, not because he wanted to replace Sanchez. We are different players and characters, with different abilities and skills, so I’ll try…
Arsene Wenger is viewing a sharper Alexandre Lacazette in training these days, and says it’s clear the France striker “was not himself” in the weeks before his knee surgery. “I realise now when I see him in training that he was not himself for a while, that explains why his goals dried up,” Wenger said ahead of Thursday’s Europa League game against CSKA Moscow. “He always was adamant that he was OK, but players are like that. He was a good player before, but I think in the last seven or eight games he played he was not completely free…
Oliver Kahn has said that Zinedine Zidane would be a perfect fit to succeed Jupp Heynckes as coach. Kahn, the former Germany and Bayern captain, believes that Zidane would be the ideal replacement for Heynckes should he decide to leave Madrid in the summer. “Zinedine Zidane is undoubtedly worth considering. I think he’s sensational,” Kahn said during the broadcast of Madrid’s 3-0 victory over Juventus in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals. “He has won everything with Real Madrid and can win his third Champions League title. He’s a coach who fits perfectly Bayern Munich’s requirement profile.” “He…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said that Jose Mourinho is still the “Special One” at Manchester United — but says only winning the FA Cup can save the club’s season. Ibrahimovic insists Mourinho is still a winner, though, but says winning the FA Cup is a must for the Portuguese. “I like Mourinho. He is the Special One,” Ibrahimovic said. “He likes to win. Wherever he went he won. He made me feel comfortable. He gave me a lot of responsibility. He said to me the only problem he had with me was when could he rest me. “They’ve been doing it…
Nicki Minaj might be pregnant and this has gotten a lot of people talking. She was spotted at on arrival at the LAX airport with an oversized black and white handbag which she used to cover her stomach. Nicki went makeup-free and covered her face with a pair of dark sunglasses as she swept through the awaiting paps to Departures. She was wearing a loose black and white polka dot blouse and black ripped jeans and a matching cardigan worn loose over her shirt. When accosted by men of the press at the airport, the rapper refused to answer questions…
John Boyega has finally reacted to the accusation leveled against his bodyguard by media personality, Toke Makinwa. The Hollywood actor was a guest at Cool FM, where he was answering questions from OAPs, Daddy Freeze, and Kaylah Oniwo. “Toke Makinwa reportedly assaulted by John Boyega’s bodyguard,” Daddy Freeze had said. Well, the whole studio went crazy when John looked all shocked and replied with the most sarcastic replies ever! “First of all, first of all, who is that,” he said. Well, he looked surprised as he claimed not to know who Toke Makinwa is and even referred to her as…