By NAN 28 December 2022 | 9:03 am The Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto North)has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approval construction of 25kms Dange to Danchadi to Bodinga road. Wamakko,who is also the APC leader in the state expressed the appreciation in a statement issued on Tuesday by Bashar Abubakar, his Special Assistant on New Media. The lawmaker… [FILE] Senator Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto). Photo: FACEBOOK/AMWAMMAKO The Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto North)has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approval construction of 25kms Dange to Danchadi to Bodinga road. Wamakko,who is also the APC leader in the state expressed the appreciation in a statement issued on Tuesday by Bashar Abubakar, his Special Assistant on New Media. The lawmaker thanked Buhari for awarding the contract for the construction of the road that links Sokoto to Gusau and Sokoto to Yauri roads. According to the former Governor of Sokoto State, the road would positively impact the lives of the people of the state especially considering its immense socio-economic benefits. He further lauded the president for approving the dualisation of Sokoto to Gusau federal highway. Wamakko used the medium to call on the benefiting communities to cooperate with the construction firm for the smooth conduct of the project. He said that already the Director, Highways Construction and Rehabilitation Department, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Mr F.N.Esan had since directed the Engineers concerned to commence the project. Abubakar quoted Esan as saying that the project would commence on Wednesday to be completed on or before Dec. 27, 2023. Latest 33 mins ago The Federal Government says it will soon make a pronouncement on salary increase for civil servants to meet up with the economic realities in the country occasioned by inflation. Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, made this known while fielding questions from State House correspondents in Abuja The minister said already the Presidential… 59 mins ago The Speaker of the House of Representatives has denied committing himself to offset the arrears of salaries owed members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) by the Federal Government. The denial is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Information, Mr Benjamin Kalu. The… 1 hour ago The House of Representatives says the authorities are not under any obligation to pay the salaries of members of the Academic staff union of universities (ASUU) for the duration they were on strike. Spokesperson of the House, Mr Benjamin Kalu in a statement contended that the decision was in tandem with laid down rules and… 2 hours ago A Canadian police officer was killed on Tuesday after being shot while investigating a traffic accident about 100 kilometers south of Toronto, authorities said. “It is with an extremely heavy heart that I regretfully advise that (Ontario Provincial Police) Provincial Constable Grzegorz Pierzchala was killed today while courageously serving in the line of duty,” Commissioner… 2 hours ago A Malaysian businessman convicted of masterminding a stock scam that wiped US$5.8 billion off Singapore’s exchange was sentenced on Wednesday to 36 years in jail by a court in the city-state. John Soh Chee Wen orchestrated the scheme, according to court documents, and his accomplice, Singaporean Quah Su-Ling, was also given a 20-year jail term.…
