WIKE TAKING LOANS FOR FCT WITHOUT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVAL – KINGIBE ALLEGES. (PHOTO).

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Wike taking loans for FCT without National Assembly approval – Kingibe alleges The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Ireti Kingibe, has alleged that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has been taking loans for the nation’s capital without the approval of the National Assembly. Kingibe made the allegation on Tuesday during an interview. She was discussing the FCT administration, the Abuja master plan and the oversight responsibilities of the National Assembly. According to her, records from the Debt Management Office, DMO, indicated that loans had been taken for the FCT between August 2023 and March 2026, despite Wike not appearing before the Senate to seek approval for such borrowing. “I am definitely saying Wike has been taking loans without the approval of the National Assembly. “I’m sorry to say, with all due respect to the Senate, of which I’m a member, we’re supposed to oversee him. “We’re supposed to approve, and I have brought to the attention of the leadershi...

UNIBEN PRODUCES,SHOWCASES LIGHTWEIGHT UTILITY VEHICLE.(PHOTO).


UNIBEN Produces, Showcases Lightweight Utility Vehicle 
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A Ph.D student from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Benin (UNIBEN), Engr. Igbinosa Eghosa has produced and showcased a one-ton utility truck. 

The vehicle developed by Engr. Eghosa of the Department of Production Engineering was supervised by Professor Akaehomen Ibhadode, who also led the team to present the wonder on wheels to the University’s Management. 

Speaking during the brief ceremony, the project developer opined that the light-weight truck will re-shape and power the growth of the nation’s transport and agriculture industries. 

He added that with adequate funding, the vehicle could be produced in large quantity as the design was capable of addressing transportation needs even in local communities.

On his part, the project supervisor pointed out that over 80 percent of the materials used for the production of the truck, which runs at a maximum speed of 75klm per hour, was sourced locally. 

He said the motivation behind the project was to encourage and promote the production of low-cost vehicles with very high local content including materials and labour, in Nigeria. 

Elated, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Lilian Salami, praised the team for promoting local production through their cutting-edge innovations. 

She expressed the University’s readiness to partner with the Faculty in the production of some units of the vehicle for the Institution’s use.

-Public Relations and Protocol Unit, UNIBEN


 

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