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6 Nov
Crash landing of Hawker800 aircraft, at Ibadan Airport last weekend, has opened a new chapter on the prevalence of illegal commercial charter operators by elites, who are rich enough to acquire or lease private jets.
6 Nov
The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative has inaugurated the Kaduna State CNG conversion centre as part of Federal Government’s effort to mitigate the effect of subsidy removal.
6 Nov
Operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have seized over 14.4million pills of tramadol and bottles of codeine syrup worth over N13 billion in street value, in three major raids of drug cartels operating in Amuwo Odofin, Idumota and the Skyway Aviation Handling Company...
6 Nov
The Federal Government, yesterday, sought the cooperation of motorists as comprehensive repairs on Third Mainland commences today. Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Olukorede Kesha, who spoke to newsmen....
6 Nov
Edo State Investment Promotion Office (ESIPO) has called for a stable policy environment to attract the much-needed investment in the country, particularly in the energy sector, just as it pledged to support the Rivers State Investment Promotion Agency when it is eventually established.
6 Nov
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has alleged that the invasion and attack on Azalla Owalla in Emekuku, Owerri, Imo State, hometown of the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, at the weekend, was Governor Hope Uzodimma’s sinister objective to assassinate the labour leader.
6 Nov
President Bola Tinubu has announced plans to attend two major summits in the Arab world in an effort to attract businesses and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Nigeria.
6 Nov
SOCIO-ECONOMIC Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued President Bola Tinubu at the Federal High Court in Lagos over failure to probe over $15 billion oil revenue and N200 billion alleged budget to fix refineries between 2020 and 2021.
6 Nov
Lagos State House of Assembly has commenced deliberation, probe and consideration of the 2022 Auditor General's Report for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state.
6 Nov
The Beauty West Africa Conference is poised to provide beauty businesses with valuable insights into introducing and strengthening brands within Nigeria and the wider region. The conference, part of the esteemed Beauty West Africa trade event, focuses on a range of pertinent topics, encompassing entrepreneurship, leadership, sustainability, technological trends, and regulatory advancements in the beauty…
6 Nov
The Zungeru hydropower project, located on the Kaduna River in Niger State, Nigeria, is a 700 MW hydroelectric facility built by a Chinese consortium comprising Sinohydro Corporation Limited and China National Electric Engineering Company.
6 Nov
Chairman of Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond, Femi Falana, has called on former governors to stop drawing from their states. The senior lawyer urged them to emulate Gbenga Daniel and Ibrahim Dankwanbo, who once held sway in Ogun and Gombe states.
1 day ago
To streamline operations and enforce parity across its workforce, the Board of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (Eko Disco) has affirmed recent management changes and its decision to harmonize salaries and conditions of service for all employees. Dispelling rumors of a reversal in the dissolution of the former management under Dr Tinuade Sanda, Mr. Dere Otubu,…
1 day ago
The Federal Government said the first phase of the Lagos-Calabar highway will be completed within the next three years. This was disclosed on Thursday in a statement by Ben Bem Goong who is the spokesman to the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi. Goong made this announcement following Umahi's inspection of the Lagos-Calabar coaster highway…
1 day ago
Nigeria has been left in darkness as the national electricity grid controlled from Osogbo, Osun State collapsed at about 4:30pm on Thursday. Most distribution companies across the country disclosed that their feeders were out leaving their franchises area across the 36 states in darkness. While the grid output was 2984 megawatts as at 4pm, the…
1 day ago
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday issued a bench warrant against the former employee of Punch Nigeria Ltd., Olusegun Ogunbanjo, and others charged with N950 million fraud.
1 day ago
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted a 23-year-old student, Victory Tasie, charged with defiling his girlfriend.
1 day ago
A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus and members of the Presidential Campaign Council of the party for the 2023 general elections in Rivers State have declared their loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. A former Minister of Transportation and the Director-General, PDP-PCC Rivers…
1 day ago
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, (LASTMA), says the authority will deploy men and materials during the Easter celebration to manage traffic incidences in the state.
1 day ago
A Federal High Court, Lagos has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and seven others to maintain status quo, suspend, and hold all actions pending the hearing and determination of the suits filed against them by a property developer, Gbadebo Aina Odunusi.
1 day ago
A counterfeit Eva bottled water operation in Port Harcourt has been uncovered by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Acting on a tip, NAFDAC, in a statement, said its officials raided a dilapidated shop disguised as a pool house on Pipe Line Road in Eneka. NAFDAC disclosed that the raid…
1 day ago
The Defence Headquarters says troops neutralised 121 terrorists, apprehended 253 and rescued 244 kidnapped hostages in different operations nationwide in one week.