The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, on Thursday promised that optimum power would be restored in some parts of the Northern Region within the next 72 hours. The Minister also …
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Petrol tanker catches fire on Sagamu-Benin Expressway
A petrol-laden tanker burst into flames on Thursday along the FIDSCO area of the Sagamu-Benin Expressway in Ogun State. The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency Commandant, Seni Ogunyemi, …
Read More »Reps to ban sale of alcohol, hard drugs in motor parks
The House of Representatives on Thursday took significant steps to ban the sale of alcohol and psychoactive drugs in and around motor parks in Nigeria. This followed the adoption of …
Read More »Oluremi Tinubu unveils food outreach in Ekiti
Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has launched the Renewed Hope Initiative Food Outreach in Ekiti State, distributing food items to people with disabilities, widows, and other vulnerable groups. Speaking at …
Read More »Rivers ‘living on borrowed time’ over allocations before ruling — SAN
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mohammed Ndarani, has said the recent judgment by the Federal High Court in Abuja, halting further allocation releases to Rivers State, highlights that the state …
Read More »Rivers begins probe into three-storey building collapse
The Rivers State Government has launched an investigation into the collapse of a three-storey building under construction at the Iriebe area of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. PUNCH Online reports that …
Read More »Human sacrifice has no place in Yoruba faith — Ifá priest
The President of the International Council for Ifá Religion, Fayemi Fakayode, on Thursday, said that human sacrifice is not a part of Yoruba Traditional Religion. His comments came in response …
Read More »Court adjourns Sirika’s trial till November 15
Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court Maitama in Abuja on Thursday adjourned till November 15 to continue the trial of former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika. …
Read More »CBN, NERDC to add financial literacy to school curriculum
The Central Bank of Nigeria, in collaboration with the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council, is poised to integrate financial literacy into the school curriculum for junior and primary schools …
Read More »Umahi holds stakeholders’ meeting on Lagos-Calabar highway in Ondo
The Minister for Works, Senator David Umahi has expressed the commitment of the current administration of President Bola Tinubu to ensure roads across the 36 states of the federation are …
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