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REST IN PEACE DR MRS DOYIN ABIOLA

Dr Doyin Abiola, wife of the late Chief MKO Abiola is dead.

Nigeria 🇳🇬 78 - 64 Mali 🇲🇱.

Nigeria's D'Tigress have

achieved an unprecedented fifth consecutive

AfroBasketWomen title.

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced new approvals and road project variations:

Sokoto–Badagry Superhighway:
Kebbi Section: 258 km x2 at ₦1.92tn
Sokoto Section: 120 km x2 at ₦912bn

Biu–Numa Road (Borno/Adamawa): Revised to ₦61.76bn (from ₦15.4bn)

Maraba–Keffi Road (Nasarawa): 43.6 km dualization at ₦76bn

Ikorodu–Sagamu Road (Lagos): Variation of ₦11.42bn approved for completion

Kashamu–Amshi–Guru–Gurus Road (Yobe):Revised to ₦23.4bn for binder courses and a new vehicle bridge

Afe Babalola University Access Road (Ekiti):Revised to 14.4 km at ₦9.32bn due to funding constraints

Trans-Saharan Highway (Oyo–Benue border):Revised from 180 km to 231.64 km; cost increased to ₦445.8bn due to soil failures and realignment

Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway (Sections 4A & 4B, Ogun & Ondo States): 80.35 km x2 at ₦1.65tn. It includes 6-meter excavation due to swamp terrain.

The Minister named key highlights of ongoing and approved projects, including:

Abuja Road Lots
Lot 1: 118 km at ₦275bn (30% disbursed; 30% completed)

Lot 2: 164 km at ₦502bn (₦150bn disbursed for six sections)

The minister also named major corridor projects, including:

Enugu–Onitsha Road: 72 km at ₦150bn (₦45bn released)

Abuja–Kano Road: ₦220bn (30% disbursed)

Bauchi–Jigawa Road Sections: Fully funded

Nembe–Brass Road: ₦156bn (30% released)

Port Harcourt–Bodo–Bonny Road: 35 km at ₦200bn; near completion

Benin–Ifon–Akure Road: 108.4 km (30% released)

Akure–Ado-Ekiti Road: 256 km at ₦761bn (30% released)

29,000 junior police officers promoted.
Link to list in the comment section.

Oshimen joins Galatasaray on a permanent deal. ⚽️👏💥

Port Harcourt Refinery Will Undergo Rehabilitation, Not Be Sold – NNPCL
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Nigeria Civil Defence Service Corps officer stabbed to death in Abuja. Link to details in the comment section. 💔😱👮