All efforts by the military at the scene to dismantle the roadblock proved abortive as their pleas fell on deaf ears.
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Thursday in Lagos at a media briefing.
Malami told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York that the federal government had also succeeded in identifying and detaining “high profile individuals” responsible for funding terrorist activities in the country.
The Minister gave the assurance at a forum of the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Sunday to mark the sixth year anniversary of the present administration.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Secretary to the Anambra State Government, Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu, and his Delta State counterpart, Chiedu Ebie, held a meeting at the Asaba end of the bridgehead.
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the ongoing work on the second Niger Bridge, Onitsha-Awka road and Federal Government’s social intervention programmes in the state.
Chief Donatus Nwamkpa, the state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, said that President Muhammadu Buhari had addressed critical challenges in the South-East to deserve the zone’s support in 2019.
The Federal Government on Monday released a list of 69 ongoing road and bridge projects in the South-East to debunk allegation of infrastructure neglect by some governors from the zone.
The minister said this during inspection of the project at the Onitsha, Anambra and Asaba, Delta ends of the bridge with a team of journalists.
Fashola said the modified tax credit policy, the Sukuk Intervention Fund and the Presidential Infrastructural Fund, among others, were aimed at funding infrastructure projects that would make the country globally competitive.
Alumonah, who gave the assurance while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Asaba, said that the contract awarded in 2013 was 78 per cent completed.
Adetokunbo, who said this on Friday in Asaba during a media tour of the project, noted that the Federal Government had begun the procurement processes for the award of the project.
Alumonah told the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday that the contracting firm, Julius Berger Nig. Plc. had also accomplished about 85 piles of 914 millimeter in diameter in different axis.
Kehinde Adeleye, Zonal Commanding Officer of RS5, Benin in charge of Anambra, Delta and Edo gave Nigerians the assurance during a management retreat for officers in Anambra Command in Neni, Anaocha council.
Pategi made the call at the public hearing on the projects, organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Works, on Tuesday in Abuja.
Dogara made the call while declaring open a two-day investigative hearing on the nature of the contract or concession arrangement on the projects, organised by the House Committee on Works.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that this followed a head-on collision of two articulated vehicles laden with petrol coming from both sides of Asaba, Delta State and Onitsha, Anambra State on the bridge.
Osinbajo stated this on Friday in Onitsha, Anambra State at the official flag-off campaign of Tony Nwoye, the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Anambra State.
A correspondent of News Agency of Nigeria who monitored the situation reports that the traffic jam, which started as early as 8am, saw many of the motorists sitting inside their vehicles for hours
Agbakoba is demanding the money for himself and on behalf of the people of South East