He lamented that the North East corridor which linked Maiduguri, Gombe up to Port Harcourt, had been neglected by the federal government despite critical the role played by the railway in providing means of transportation and growth of the sub-region’s economy.
“The Northeast axis is the most neglected by the Ministry of Transportation. As such, as a minister in the ministry, you must look into this thing. Because if a railway line is being extended to Maradi in Niger Republic, there is no reason you should not give us good railway here.
“Therefore, I wish to appeal to the federal government to hasten the resuscitation of the Port Harcourt – Gombe – Maiduguri rail line, to boost economic activities and ease transportation in these areas,” he said.
Look, there are very few journalists around who are thoroughbred as Simon Kolawole. As a matter of fact, when you are counting the leading lights of journalism in Nigeria today, it is impossible that you would count your finger twice before mentioning Simon Kolawole.
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He had long been an inspiration for me before we eventually met, I mean I had connected with him through his weekly opinion much before then. Even after we met, I have come to be blessed by his life, values, and ideals more than I could have asked for, it is the reason that I am not surprised that his brainchild TheCable is turning 7 today. As is usual of every successful story like this one, the journey may have been rough, but it has surely been eventful and totally worth it.
The East African
Tuesday April 27 2021
A 2006 file photo of Chad President Idriss Deby inspecting a seized rebel technical in Adre. PHOTO | AFP
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In April 2020, Chad President Idriss Deby led his soldiers to fight Boko Haram in Sambisa Forest in Borno, in neighbouring Nigeria. However, this mission was not viewed as an incursion but part of a regional collaboration targeting the terrorist group that has killed more than 36,000 people in the Lake Chad Basin.
This mission and many more are now being cited to pay tribute to the invaluable role of the Chadian leader, who died this past week and was buried on Friday April 23, to the continent. The country’s military said he died from wounds sustained from the battlefront as his forces battled insurgents up north.
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By Arogbonlo Israel
Following call for the establishment of Shellfish Bank in Nigeria, a university don, Prof Bello-Olusoji in this exclusive interview with
Vanguard shared his explicit views on how Nigerians, especially farmers among other strata of the society will benefit from this initiative if fully embraced by the federal government.
Excerpts:
Q Good evening. Please tell us a bit about yourself
Good evening. My name is Bello-Olusoji Oluayo Anthony, a professor of Fisheries Management with special interest on shellfish ecology and production. The following is often a vehicle in Department of Fisheries and Agriculture Technology, Akure. I joined the system in 1992 as an assistant lecturer and became a professor in 2008. I was the pioneer Head of the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology from 2007 to 2010.