
CONSTRUCTION OF 4.2KM RUNWAY: FG ANNOUNCES N825 MILLION COMPENSATION FOR ABUJA INDIGENES
To clear the way for the construction of the 4.2-kilometre second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, the Federal Government has approved N825.819 million in compensation for residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
Following a negotiation session with Festus Keyamo, the aviation minister, officials from both ministries, representatives from their agencies, stakeholders from Jiwa, the impacted community in Abuja, and others, the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, announced the news on Tuesday.
The N825.8 billion, according to the minister, is intended to encourage the community’s people to leave and to enlist their assistance in completing the 4.2-kilometer-long Abuja runway project, which was originally given a 2022 completion date.
To clear the way for the construction of the 4.2-kilometre second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, the Federal Government has approved N825.819 million in compensation for residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
Following a negotiation session with Festus Keyamo, the aviation minister, officials from both ministries, representatives from their agencies, stakeholders from Jiwa, the impacted community in Abuja, and others, the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, announced the news on Tuesday.
The N825.8 million, according to the minister, is intended to encourage the community’s people to leave and to enlist their assistance in completing the 4.2-kilometre-long Abuja runway project, which was originally given a 2022 completion date.
More Stories
I’LL SOON EXPOSE SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE AGAINST AKPABIO — NATASHA
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central Senatorial District says she will soon present evidence of sexual harassment against Senate President...
INEC NOT PARTISAN IN NATASHA’S FAILED RECALL – SPOKESPERSON
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has denied being partisan in handling the failed recall of the Senator representing Kogi...
EDO GUBER TRIBUNAL JUDGMENT BETRAYS JUDICIAL IMPARTIALITY — PDP
The National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the judgment of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition...
“WE WERE HELD WITH HYENAS, SNAKES” – GENERAL TSIGA RECOUNTS KIDNAP ORDEAL
Former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga (rtd), who spent over two months in...
NATASHA HAILS INEC, MOCKS RIVALS OVER FAILED RECALL BID
The lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Thursday, commended the Independent National Electoral Commission for rejecting the process...
I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT INDEPENDENCE BRIDGE CLOSURE – UMAHI
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that he was unaware of the closure of the Independence Bridge in...