Following Wednesday morning fire incident that engulfed some makeshift shops and containers under the Eko Bridge at Oke Arin, Apongbon, thereby affecting some parts of the bridge, the Lagos State Government has issued a 48 hours’ notice to squatters under the Bridge to vacate the area. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Central Business…
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday commissioned the new 3 million Metric Tonnes capacity per annum state-of-the-art Dangote Fertiliser Urea Plant, with an emphatic assurance that the project would give a huge fillip to Nigeria’s agricultural sector, which revitalisation has been a focal point of his administration’s economic policy. The new plant, which he commissioned in the…
The Senate, will tomorrow, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, consider a motion to discuss the recent judgment by a Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, nullifying the provisions of Section 84(12) of the newly amended Electoral Act 2022 passed by the National Assembly. Justice Evelyn Anyadike, in a judgment, held that the Section of the Act…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday summoned Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma and the Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, as well as the Chief Economic Adviser, Prof Doyin Salami, to a meeting at the Presidential Villa on Monday afternoon. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu made this known in a…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA have arrested Okeke Adolphus Anayochukwu, a 52-year-old father of four children who claims to be a businessman, with black liquid cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA. A statement by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy said Okeke was arrested with 20.75 kilograms of the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration that its unrelenting culture of arrogance, impunity and criminal pillaging of the national resources is akin to kneeling on the necks of Nigerians. The opposition party warned that there is a limit to what the people could bear under an administration that…
The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has explained that he had to undergo a surgical procedure recently to treat a long-standing lower back pain that was due to his sporting activities in his younger years in the Nigerian Army. He stated this while responding…
Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, has allayed the fears being expressed by Lagosians concerning the disagreement between the National and State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). Omotoso, who spoke yesterday on Television Continental (TVC) programme, “This Morning”, reassured residents and visitors of their safety. According…
The House of Representatives has urged Federal Government agencies to consider first class graduates for automatic employment when recruiting their members of staff. The House passed this resolution in Abuja on Wednesday following a motion on notice moved by Rep. Chinedu Emeka Martins. However, some members suggested that a bill should be sponsored to give…
The House of Representatives has asked an ad-hoc committee to conduct a status enquiry on the operations of the Nigerian Railway Corporation and the rail system in the country. The exercise is to be conducted within four weeks. The House passed this resolution during its plenary on Tuesday in Abuja presided over by the Speaker,…