Following its plans to ban the single-use of plastic materials, the Federal Government has advised that a moratorium of 2024 be given to formulating policy guidelines on its implementation and management. In addition, there is the need to ensure that states adopt and implement provisions of the National Health Care Waste Management Policy and its […]

The Federal Government has extended the completion date of the Lagos-Ibadan railway project to April 2020. The project was initially scheduled to be completed by February 2020, but Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, during an inspection tour of the project at the weekend, said that the contractor, China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC), had pleaded […]

Hard times could hit the local air travel sector following fraud and money-laundering allegations against Air Peace airline’s boss. Although the industry is not new to such allegations, this is the gravest accusation against a major airline that has over 50 per cent dominant share of the local market and its operations. The fresh claims, […]

There are indications that the Federal Government and states are heading for a fresh battle over the delay in refunding the money spent by the state governments on federal roads. Various state governments in separate interviews with The PUNCH expressed concern about the delay by the Federal Government in refunding the money. Investigations showed that […]