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9 Oct
The Federal Government has assured that the first 47 kilometres of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, currently under construction, will be ready by May 2025.
2 Sep 2024
The candidate of the Action Democratic Congress (ADC) in the last Lagos State gubernatorial election, Funso Doherty, has taken the Federal Government, the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) and HiTech Construction Company to court over the ongoing Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway.
27 Apr 2024
The occasional rivalry between the northern and southern parts of the country over issues may have subtly cropped up over the Federal Government’sconstruction of the 700km Lagos-Calabar coastal highway that has begun from the Lagos end of the project.
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Five members of Cameroon’s Rapid d’Intervention Battalions (BIR) were reportedly killed Friday morning, March 14, 2025, in the Bakassi Peninsula during an attack by Biafra separatist groups. Sources close to the groups revealed that the assault was carried out by the Black Marine, the largest faction and the Dragon Fighter Marine afiliated with the Biafra…
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The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has expressed concern over the allocation of 65% of the 2025 budget to debt servicing, personnel costs, and overheads, saying that the huge allocation to recurrent expenditure raises questions about the government's commitment to transitioning from a consumption-driven to a production-based economy. Chairman of the National Policy…
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A Civil Society Organisation, Women for Change Vanguard, on Friday, led a protest march to the United Nations office in Abuja demanding that suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan provide evidence of the sexual harassment allegation against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Chanting solidarity songs and wielding placards with inscriptions: "We believe in actual victims of sexual harassment…
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The Presidency has criticised the sanctions approved against Nigeria by the US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee over widespread killings of Christians and religious violence in the country. The committee issued a report stating that between October 2019 and September 2023, terrorist groups killed 55,910 people and abducted 21,000 others in the country. In the document,…
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The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Interior, and Chairperson of the Investigative Panel on the Allegations of Corruption and Other Abuses in Nigerian Correctional Service, (NCoS), Dr. Magdalene Ajani, has given marching orders to all implicated to return to base and ensure the custodial facility is free the sale and use of all contraband items.…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arrested a man, Ikoro Mang Ifendu, for allegedly impersonating a NAFDAC official and defrauding foreign companies of over $1.4 million using fake approval documents. The agency’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this on Friday during a press briefing in Lagos. She stated that…
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it has intensified its crackdown on fuel smuggling along the Taraba-Cameroon border. The NCS said the action has yielded results, leading to the seizure of 34,470 liters of Premium Motor Spirit and a heavy-duty transportation truck in a swift three-hour operation. The enforcement, according to Customs, was carried out…
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The governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has disclosed that he will do everything within his power to ensure that the state is rid of all criminal elements. While reaffirming his administration's commitment to protecting lives and property, the governor maintained that the state's reputation as one of the most peaceful states in Nigeria will…
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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has flagged off the student loan by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Launching the initiative during the Edo State Ministry of Education and stakeholders engagement session at the Festival Hall, Government House, Benin, Edo State Deputy Governor, Dennis Idahosa, harped on the need for the NELFUND project to be…
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Ayaa Community of Boi in Bogoro local government area of Bauchi State has threatened to dissociate from the proposed Sayawa Chiefdom which is at an advanced stage of actualisation, over communal issues. The Community, however, announced its readiness to remain under the existing Bauchi Emirate. The National Youth Chairman and Secretary of Boi Progressives Association,…