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What happened to the much hyped Cross Rivers Superhighway in Nigeria?
In 2015, a plan was hatched to construct the Cross Rivers Superhighway in Nigeria to connect a proposed deep seaport in Calabar with the cities...
Nigeria issues Green Bond to boost renewable energy projects
Nigeria mulls issuing N10.6 billion Green Bond to finance renewable energy projects in the country Patience Oniha, the Director-General, Debt Management Office, DMO, has...
Modern terminal at Abuja airport to be opened 2018
A new terminal being constructed at Abuja airport- Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport-is 80 percent complete and is slated to be opened in January 2018,...
Nigeria signs agreement for Mambilla hydropower Plant
Nigeria has signed an agreement with a consortium of three Chinese companies to construct Mambilla hydropower Plant that upon completion will generate 3,050 megawatts...
Construction of Lagos-Abidjan highway gets financial impetus
Construction of the Lagos-Abidjan highway has received a shot in the arm after African Development Bank (AfDB) and European Union (EU) made financial pledges...
China builds $5.8b hydropower plant in Nigeria
Nigeria has confirmed that Chinese firm China Civil Engineering Corp. will help construct a $5.8 billion hydropower plant in the country’s eastern Mambila region...
Nigeria commissions Bua Cement factory
Nigeria has commissioned a multi-million dollar cement factory that it says will help the country not only to be self reliant in terms of...
Report casts doubt on viability of Lekki deep sea port
International shipping consultancy firm, Drewry, has released a new report showing that most sea port projects across the West African region are now in...
Abuja Light Rail construction project now 93% complete
Nigeria's Abuja Light Rail was 93 per cent completed as at April, Acting Secretary, Transportation Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Alhaji AbdulHamid Suleiman...