The Federal Government has taken delivery of the Second Niger Bridge from the contractor, Julius Berger. This comes after over six months after it was inaugurated by the immediate past administration on May 23. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, Read more…
No fewer than 1,411 Nigerian delegates, enough to fill two or three jumbo jets, registered to participate at the 28th Climate Change Summit presently holding in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. That is, the meeting of the Conference of the Read more…
As part of measures to cushion the effect of losses suffered by people of Igbo extraction whose properties were demolished in Lagos, Abuja and other parts of the country, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, a pan- Igbo socio-cultural organisation, plans to establish an Read more…
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, yesterday, directed the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to provide infrastructure in areas earmarked for building of justices residential houses. The minister gave the directive after inspecting the sites for the construction of Read more…
IN apparent defiance to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s vacation order, truck drivers have practically shut down Oshodi-Apapa expressway, causing untold pains to motorists and residents. Following the Lagos State zero tolerance on indiscriminate parking by truck drivers in Apapa axis, sanity returned. Read more…
The Federal Government has revoked 1,633 mineral titles previously given to non-complying mining companies. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, announced this during a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the licenses of these mineral title holders Read more…
The Federal Government has flagged off the release of 4,068 inmates sentenced to various terms of imprisonment with the option of a fine and compensation in custodial centres nationwide. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who performed the symbolic release Read more…
In an unexpected incident, a ValueJet CRJ 900 Bombardier aircraft slipped off the runway at Port-Harcourt International Airport, causing momentary panic and chaos among passengers. The aircraft which landed at 15.32 hours with 62 passengers and five flight crew members Read more…
Ebonyi State Government has released a white paper on the report of the committee on the resolution of the land dispute between Amana in Ezza South Local Government Area and Ohankwu in Ikwo Local Government Areas of the State which Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Lightning has killed three Senior Secondary School (SS3) students of Tansian International College Nnodu, Okpuno in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra. The incident was said to have happened happened on Saturday evening. An eye witness Read more…
The US has used the ongoing Ukrainian crisis to drive a wedge between Russia and the EU while alleviating its own economic troubles at their expense, Nikolay Patrushev, the head of Russia’s National Security Council, has said. The security chief Read more…
The Lagos State Government has reopened Alaba International Market and some markets in the Trade Fair Complex, all located in Ojo, Lagos, after days of closure for improper waste disposal and other environmental infractions. The Commissioner for the Environment and Read more…