The Lagos State Government is set to partially close the Marine Bridge from Tuesday, 9th March to Monday, 21st June, 2021 for emergency repair works on the Apapa outward section of the bridge. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde stated that the partial closure was necessary to maintain the bridge…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has unveiled a new e-hailing taxi scheme to redefine road transportation in the State. The Governor, on Thursday, signed partnership agreement with CIG Motors Company Limited for the take-off of “Lagos Ride” scheme with pilot fleet of 1,000 units of brand new Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs). Also at the…
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to improve surveillance and control around the nation’s borders, and “ensure that criminal elements don’t find Nigeria as a safe haven to hide and perpetrate their criminality.’’ President Buhari, who stated this in his speech at the virtual Commissioning Ceremony of the Nigeria…
The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu is currently trending on social media as Nigerians have requested for him to be investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for money laundering. Oba Akiolu had claimed that hoodlums stole $2 million and N17 million during an invasion of his palace on October 21, 2020 in the…
Former Governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shehu Shema has called on all Nigerians to sink their differences and work together against insurgents who have continued to threaten national peace and unity. He made the call before inaugurating the reconstructed Chief Ferdinand Alabaraba Crescent and Opobo Crescent in GRA Phase 2, Port Harcourt, Rivers State on…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has charged the Ministerial Task Force on the Digital Switch Over (DSO) to ensure that the project offers very rich content for Nigerian television viewers, saying the success of the project depends on the content it offers. The Digital Switch Over (DSO) project is a process…
Intending Pilgrims for the Y2021 Hajj exercise have been advised to endeavour to take the COVID-19 vaccine whenever the Federal Government commences its dispensation in Nigeria as only holders of the vaccine certificate would be allowed entry into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia when the Hajj exercise begins. The Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs,…
Lagosians have been advised not to panic following reports that trucks conveying food from the North are stuck on the way. There is no need for anxiety, Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, has assured Lagosians, saying food security is guaranteed, despite the crisis. Speaking as guest on “Daily Digest with Jimi Disu”,…
Nigeria has received its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines. The NAFDAC-approved Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines arrived in the country around noon on Tuesday, through an Emirates airline. Present at the airport to receive the vaccines were the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 and Secretary General to the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, the Minister for…
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed “overwhelming joy” over release of abducted female students in Zamfara State. The Governor of Zamfara, Bello Mohammed Matawalle had earlier today confirmed that 279 schoolgirls were released without paying any ransom adding that their release was secured through dialogue with their abductors. Reacting to the development in a statement issued…