Sen. Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, has called for improved funding for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to enhance the infrastructural development of the region. Akpabio made the call in his keynote address during the NDDC strategic…
The Police Operatives attached to Sagamu Road Division, Ikorodu in Lagos State have arrested, one Rasheed Isiaka, alleged to be terrorising residents of Ikorodu. According to a statement signed by the State Police Command’s Spokesperson, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the suspect…
Senator Nicholas Tofowomo, representing Ondo South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has commenced reconstruction of the Okitipupa Divisional Police Station that was destroyed during last year’s EndSARS protest. Tofowomo’s media aide, Mr Olumide Akinrinlola, confirmed this to the News…
The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has assured the corps of support in its ongoing infrastructural development and education expansion programmes. The Chairman of the committee, Mr Mayowa Akinfolarin, said this on Friday after an…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has banned farming activities, street trading and illegal motor parks on fringes of the Umar Musa Yar’adua Expressway, leading to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, made this known when…
The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, has ordered all CBT Centres across the country not to allow parents/guardians into the registration hall again. A statement signed by JAMB Spokesman in Ilorin Office, Hassan Lawal,…
Chief Ekene Enefe, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra, says the party is working assiduously to ensure it emerge victorious at the Nov. 6 governorship election. Enefe spoke on Friday at a grassroots mobilisation campaign in Ogbunike…
Trading on the Nigeria Exchange Ltd ended on a positive note on Friday with the market capitalisation appreciating by N124 billion due to gains in some blue chips. The market capitalisation increased 0.61 per cent to N20.310 trillion, from N20.186…
By Deborah Christopher The federal government has reiterated it readiness to support small scale farmers especially women, noting that the government is aware of the adverse effects of the pandemic on farmers. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure The Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Akure, has fixed Friday 23rd April, 2021 to deliver judgement on the petition seeking to upturn the victory of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu at the October 10, 2020…
