NIGERIA'S federal government plans to create up to 5m jobs as part of its ambitious post-coronavirus economic redevelopment programme aimed at diversifying the economy and reducing the country's dependence on crude oil.

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[1] A rail network will be constructed across the country over the next 20 years linking all 36 states, employing no less than 10m people. This will also involve the manufacturing of carriages, tracks, signal boxes, equipment, etc

NIGERIAN high commission officials in the UK have revealed details of the next evacuation flight of its citizens from the UK due to take place on August 15 involving a chartered flight from Gatwick Airport to Abuja.

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(1) Hydro-electric power plants
(2) Railway lines
(3) Gas-powered plants
(4) Electricity distribution grids
(5) Sea port construction and dredging
(6) Airport construction
(7) Inter-City highway construction
(8) Specialist hospitals
(9) Nuclear power plants
(10) Water treatment plants

WORLD Bank officials have delayed the first tranche of a $2.5bn loan to be paid to Nigeria as part of the Covid-19 relief package because a meeting of its board of directors due to hold yesterday where the payment was to be authorised was postponed.

NIGER Delta Development Commission (NDDC) officials have asked Senator Peter Nwaoboshi to refund the sum of N2.5bn which he received for the supply of plastic desks and chairs for primary and secondary schools in the region.

NIGERIA'S aviation minister Senator Hadi Sirika has intervened in the industrial dispute between the National Association of Air Pilots and Engineers (Naape) and Bristow Helicopters which threatens to paralyse flights across the country.

WASHINGTON has pledged to deliver the 250 ventilators that President Donald Trump promised Nigeria when the coronavirus pandemic was at its height in April next week some five months after the original delivery date.

BORDEAUX striker Josh Maja has revealed that he would rather join West Ham than Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers as playing in the English Premier League will enhance his chances of featuring for the Super Eagles.

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(1) As things stand, Nigeria only generates about 7,000MW of electricity and to industrialise, she needs about 50,000MW. Basically, this means Nigeria needs to generate power from several sources and the most economical is nuclear energy