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Lagos re-opens Third Mainland Bridge, after integrity test

Ihesiulo Grace 27 August 2018 0

The Lagos state Government has announced that the Third Mainland Bridge which was temporarily closed for investigative maintenance test has been re-opened to motorists and other road users. The bridge was re-opened yesterday by 5.00 p.m. The state government, in a statement by the Permanent

Editorial

Return of national carrier

Ihesiulo Grace 3 April 2018 0

The federal government has begun efforts to re-establish the national carrier, some 13 years after it liquidated the former national carrier, Nigeria Airways. The former national carrier was liquidated following its mismanagement, government control and undue interference in its affairs, resulting in huge debts and depletion of its fleet. This time around, the government

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Africa’s troubled giant: Reflections on economic recession in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2017 0

Babalola also maintains that there was the belief that we would always be assured of a never ending source of income from Oil revenue which led to large percentage of government revenue being channeled towards the maintenance of political structures. There was massive exodus of people from the rural areas migrating into the cities seeking […]

Opinion

Nigerian Navy: Attaining self-reliance in shipbuilding, maintenance

Ihesiulo Grace 28 November 2016 0

In a few days time, President Muhammadu Buhari, will commission NNS UNITY, the newly acquired Offshore Patrol Craft (OPV) from China. This is the second China-built OPV to join its sister OPV, NNS CENTENARY earlier commissioned.  Both of are expected to join the fight against all forms of illegalities in the national offshore oil and […]