A new seaport has been approved by the Federal Executive Council, FEC, for Badagry, Lagos to bring in big vessels into the country. Disclosing this after the FEC meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, August 3, 2016, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said the new port would cost $2.58 billion and would be…
Lecturers of Yaba College of Technology, Yabatech, Lagos, have embarked on an industrial action to press home their demands. The institution’s teaching staff claimed they are aggrieved with the decision of the school’s management to deduct allowances from their salaries. The lecturers have called for a reversal, or they will continue to stay away from…
It is no secret that the Nigerian economy is in crisis. In the last six months, the official Nigerian currency, Naira, has fallen by almost 50% and there has been an increasing change in the price of goods and services. With pay increases lagging behind and the inflation soaring, the wallet of most Nigerians continue…
Displaced leader of Boko Haram group, Abubakar Shekau, has claimed that leadership of the Islamic State, also known as IS or ISIS, played a fast one on him. Shekau, who has been underground for nearly a year now, released a recorded message barely 24 hours after news went viral that ISIS had replaced him. ISIS,…
Senator Magnus Abe has reacted to an allegation that he cornered the N4 billion meant for the Kpopie-Bodo Road project. Abe, who is candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Rivers South-East Senatorial District rerun election, denied the allegation credited to the state governor, Nyesom Wike. Reacting through his media aide, Parry Saroh Benson,…
A new leader has been appointed for the Boko Haram terrorists group, which has its stronghold in north east Nigeria. Boko Haram, which pledged its allegiance to the dreadful Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group, now has Abu Musab al-Barnawi as its new leader. Al-Barnawi replaces Abubakar Shekau, whose whereabouts has remained unknown and a source…
On Wednesday, August 3, 2016, President Muhammadu Buhari went into another private discussion with his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan. The talks held behind closed doors, took place at the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock, Abuja, the country’s seat of power. It was learnt that Jonathan arrived the Villa at about 2pm and went straight to join…
The appointment of Bisi Adegbuyi as the Post-Master General of the Nigeria Postal Services, NIPOST, has been confirmed by President Muhammadu Buhari. Adegbuyi is expected to use his experience to revitalise the agency and take it to an enviable height among others in the globe. A statement issued by Bolaji Adebiyi, who is the Director…
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has released footages of its airstrike of a riverine community of Arepo in Ogun State, where militants have rained terror on its residents. In the exercise tagged Operation Awatse, the Air Force personnel struck at criminal hideouts and camps harbouring pipeline vandals. The latest air strike is in continuation of…
State Chapter Chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 29 States of the Federation has maintained that they are solidly behind the National Caretaker Committee of the party led by Ahmed Makarfi. The chairmen debunked a purported declaration of loyalty and support to the former National Chairman of the PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff by…