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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday assured stakeholders that the Federal Government is currently collaborating with the private sector to resolve the gridlock that is crippling economic activities in Apapa, Lagos. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, the Vice-President spoke while receiving a delegation from the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Osinbajo said the present administration, in line with its Economic Recovery and Growth Plan, would continue to ensure the implementation of policies to drive socio-economic growth and prosperity. "I think that no one is in doubt that we have very great policies and we will ensure that these things are implemented and are done as faithfully as possible," he said. The Vice President also said the private sector in Nigeria would continue to play a prominent role in the economic programmes and initiatives of the admi...

Business tycoon and President, Dangote Group of Companies, Aliko Dangote, has assured that the ongoing Apapa-Wharf Road reconstruction project would be completed on schedule in June this year, adding that he was impressed that the work was progressing faster than he anticipated. The business mogul who made this disclosure during his visit to the project site recently to see extent of work done, said, "Now, my impression has changed, AG Dangote is actually doing an excellent job." He lauded the quality of work being done just as he commended the project financiers such as Dangote Group, Flour Mills of Nigeria and the Nigerian Ports Authority. Dangote explained that utilities in the right of way of the project had initially slowed down work but that engineers had evolved a design that solved the problem. The business mogul said that people were not aware of the revenue loss caused by the gridlock caused by the deplorable condition of the road before now, explaining...