Tag: ajaokuta
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Ajaokuta probe: Urhobo group warns against protecting culprits
Urhobo Progressive and Development Union (UPDU), a South-South group, has condemned the petition to the Senate by some traditional rulers in Kogi seeking to stop the probe of Ajaokuta Steel Company (ASCL) bordering on allegation of corruption.
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Gunmen attacks Ajaokuta rail station, kill One ,kidnap 10
Gunmen on Monday invaded the Ajaokuta Rail Station, kidnapped 10 people and killed one person. Ajaokuta is in the Kogi Central Senatorial District. Sources, who identified the deceased as Dennis, told our correspondent that the incident happened around 2 pm. According to PUNCH, the late Dennis was on his way to pick his boss from…
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PMB Flags-off Construction of 614km Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano Gas Pipeline Tuesday
The Federal Government’s aspiration to boost domestic utilisation of gas in Nigeria will receive a boost tomorrow as President Muhammadu Buhari performs the Flag-off of the construction of the 40-inch x 614km Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline project. The project, expected to be completed within a 24-month timeline, is a section of the Trans-Nigeria Gas Pipeline…
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Buhari turns down $1bn Ajaokuta completion fund bill, seven others
President Muhammadu Buhari has declined assent to the Ajaokuta Steel Company fund Bill transmitted to him by the National Assembly in February. The Bill stipulated the Federal Government should set aside $1 billion from the Excess Crude Account for the immediate completion of the moribund Ajaokuta Steel Company. President Buhari also withheld assent to seven…
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Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line 80 percent completed, says Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says that Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail project is about 80 per cent completed and will be ready soon. Amaechi, disclosed this during the inspection tour of the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line in Agbor. He also stated that the rail line would be completed before the scheduled date, adding that the tracks…
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Reps vow to resist concession moves of Ajaokuta Steel
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has declared that the parliament will resist any move to concession the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited, saying doing so will amount to concessioning Nigeria’s future. The Speaker disclosed this when he led members of the House Committee on Steel to the company in Kogi State. During the…