The ongoing battle between the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and the embattled Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman, which culminated in the suspension and probe of the latter over an alleged N162.32billion unremitted funds, is…
Stolen funds recovered from past public officials and stashed in foreign countries, totaling $6.5billion, have failed to address Nigeria’s development gaps despite 19 years of recovery efforts. Nigeria is one of the countries affected by the $89 billion lost annually…
When the federal government conceived the idea of a 215-megawatt power plant in Kaduna as part of efforts to revive industries that folded up due to unstable power supply, little did those expected to benefit from the project envisage that…
In October 2020, the Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) piloted the arrival of the first cargoes from Onne Port in Rivers State to the Onitsha River Port in Anambra State by barges. The NIWA had said the ceremony marked the…
Some state governors are spending billions of naira to hire private jets despite dwindling resources in their states, an investigation by Daily Trust on Sunday has shown. Findings revealed that only a few governors use commercial flights to travel to Abuja and other…
The Daily Trust Foundation, with support from MacArthur Foundation, has organized a workshop on news reporting, news writing, and copy-editing. The workshop which was held at the Daily Trust Foundation Training Hall began on Monday, April 26, 2021, and ended…
Nigerians have continued to pay for the power supply but have not seen enough of that in the past five years, with electricity tariff rising as economic indices worsen. Although the power sector was privatized on November 1, 2013, to…
Residents of Geidam now live in fear following the five-day occupation of their town by Boko Haram insurgents. The terrorists have attacked the town located in the northern part of Yobe State four times this year alone. Even though the…
State water boards or authorities were primarily established to manage water services in the metropolitan areas of individual states. They ensure the supply of potable water in urban areas as well as control and manage all waterworks and groundwater in…
When about 30 armored vehicles procured from around the world arrived at the battle-front, military high commands in Abuja thought that would soon turn the tide in the intractable insurgency in the northeast part of the country. Soon, a tally…
