The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said the total cost and breakdown of the ongoing Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project will be made available to the public on Friday. This was contained in a statement signed by the minister’s Special Adviser on Media, Orji Uchenna, on Tuesday in Abuja. Umahi also explained that despite the…
No fewer than 1,000 people have been rendered homeless following a heavy rainstorm in Iyara community, headquarters of Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Monday night. Speaking shortly after the disaster, the Eleta Oluyara of Iyara, Oba Jacob Meduten, called on the government, well-to-do individuals, and…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has urged troops across the country to redouble their efforts in the ongoing war against insecurity in the country. Lagbaja who stated that their efforts in the ongoing fight against terrorism, banditry, and oil theft among others have not gone unnoticed, urged the troops to put…
The Country Representative of the World Health Organisation Nigeria, Dr. Walter Molumbo said that depriving individuals’ health should be treated as a human rights violation. Molumbo said this in Abuja on Tuesday during a health walk organised by the WHO Nigeria and the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to commemorate the 2024 World…
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre has arrested a suspect, Muhammed Zenabdin, for criminal conspiracy and possession of suspected counterfeit currency during a raid in Abuja. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. The statement read, “The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre, delivering on its…
Vice President Kashim Shettima said President Bola Tinubu is committed to improving Nigeria’s infrastructural expansion, with a particular focus on the basic needs and requirements of the nation. Shettima made this known when he hosted members of the Borno Elders Forum, members of the All Progressives Congress and other stakeholders to Ramadan Iftar (breaking of…
The Founder, Muslims’ In Light Organisation, Sufi Centre Nigeria, Dr Rasheed Akinbile, has congratulated Muslims nationwide for completing the Ramadan fast, marking the commencement of the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. He further charged Muslims with the need to demonstrate discipline, generosity, and integrity as taught in the holy month of Ramadan. Akinbile delivered this message during his…
The Wale Akinterinwa Campaign Organisation and the Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation have hit hard at each other over allegations concerning the billboards of one of the Ondo State governorship aspirants, Wale Akinterinwa. Both Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and a former Commissioner for Finance, Mr Wale Akinterinwa, and the other 14 aspirants will be contesting for the…
The Newspapers Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria; the Nigerian Union of Journalists; and the Nigerian Guild of Editors, among other media industry stakeholders, have demanded a probe into the abduction of FirstNews editor, Segun Olatunji, by the military. On March 15, 2024, Olatunji was abducted from his Lagos home in Abule Egba by gun-toting men in…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said he has no plan to leave the party ahead of the 2027 general election. Obi said he was committed to resolving the internal crisis rocking the Labour Party, stressing that he was a man of peace. Obi spoke in Gombe State on Sunday…
A group, EnterpriseNGR, says it has graduated 100 youths from its internship programme established to empower young Nigerians with a view to eradicating unemployment and underemployment in the country. In a statement on Sunday, the group explained that it trains young Nigerians after which they are placed in different firms as interns, an opportunity that…
Increasing the amount of titled landed property by 25 per cent could have a significant impact on the Gross Domestic Product of the country, a report by Ubosi Eleh & Co. has stated. The report titled “Reinvigorating Nigeria’s Economic Potential With Dead Capital” stated that in Nigeria, trillions of naira lay dormant in idle assets…