Infrastructure

Infrastructure

Nigeria secures $126m in fresh funding for 90,000km fibre rollout

Plu Team -
Nigeria has secured $126 million in new European backing for Project BRIDGE, the federal...
Infrastructure

Osun launches free public Wi-Fi, but coverage limited

Plu Team -
The Osun state government has rolled out what it calls Imole Wi-Fi, a free...
Infrastructure

No Nigerian airport makes global top 100; another African nation scores big

Plu Team -
No Nigerian airport made it to the list of the world’s top 100 in...
Environment

Nigeria’s coastal highway runs over communities, biodiversity hotspots

Ini Ekott -
On Apr. 30, 2024, as the sun rose over Lagos, bulldozers rolled in to...
Infrastructure

Strange Lagos-Port Harcourt coastal highway appears in 2025 budget

Olawale Afolabi -
Nigeria’s controversial coastal highway project has surfaced in the 2025 federal budget, but with...
Infrastructure

Nigeria’s debt to China swells to $5.33 billion with new rail loan

Eric Ojo -
Nigeria’s debt to China has risen by 5.03% following the disbursement of a $254.76...
Infrastructure

Govt document says Tinubu’s “confidante” got Lagos-Calabar road job

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The owner of the construction firm awarded the N15 trillion Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project...
Infrastructure

Finance Minister Edun clarifies using pension funds for infrastructure after backlash

Plu Team -
Finance minister Wale Edun has clarified the government’s plan to utilize N20 trillion worth...
Infrastructure

Atiku: Tinubu govt’s plan to use N20 trillion pension fund for infrastructure “illegal”

Olawale Afolabi -
The federal government’s plan to deploy N20 trillion of pension funds belonging to Nigerians...
Consumer

DSTV Fees Up Again: Sixth hike in six years pushes costs 152% higher

Plu Team -
DStv subscribers in Nigeria face their sixth price hike in six years, with Multichoice...
Infrastructure

Nigeria’s digital quality of life declines for fourth straight year

Olawale Afolabi -
Nigeria’s digital quality of life has fallen for consecutive four years since 2020, dipping...
Infrastructure

Nigeria in darkness after ‘total collapse’ of national grid

Jane Kalu -
Nigerian cities and homes have been thrown into darkness after the national grid failed...
Infrastructure

Abuja’s broken suburbs not in Wike’s first roadworks targeting 135 roads

Olawale Afolabi -
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike will flag off road repairs in Abuja on Monday, but...
Development

Tinubu starts his first power plant. Here’s what to know about the project

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Nigeria is building a new power plant, this time in the federal capital Abuja. President...
Infrastructure

Portugal’s Mota-Engil signs $916 million Nigeria-Niger Republic rail contract

Plu Team -
Portuguese construction company Mota-Engil says it has signed a contract for the supply and...