The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed to civil society organisations (CSOs) to sensitive Nigerians on the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR). INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Lagos State, Sam Olumekun, made the plea on Thursday at a workshop…
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, on Thursday, congratulated Prof. Mosobalaje Oyawoye on the occasion of his 94th birthday. The governor, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, described the elder statesman as a living legend, whose…
A 42-year-old man, Sheriff Atanda, on Thursday appeared before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for alleged N2.4 million frauds. Atanda is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and obtaining under false pretences. He, however, pleaded not guilty…
The Federal Government is reintroducing a toll collection system on some selected dual motorways across the country, but this time with a new open road policy. An open road policy means that the collection of tolls on roads will be…
The Federal Government on Thursday said it was not considering a lockdown despite rising cases of COVID-19 infections across the country. Speaking at the weekly ministerial briefing organized at the State House in Abuja, Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire,…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said the agency remained a safety corps and not a revenue generating agency. The Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal, Bisi Kazeem, said this in an interview with the newsmen on Thursday…
Dr Olufemi Lawani, Medical Microbiologist, at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), on Thursday raised alarm on the abuse and misuse of antibiotic drugs. Lawani rated Nigeria as second country amongst the most prevalence in use of antibiotic prescription…
The Lagos House of Assembly says it only approved Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s request to convert the $53.9 million Lagos Concession Company (LCC) private loan to a public sector loan. The Chairman House Committee on Finance, Mr Rotimi Olowo (Shomolu Constituency…
Mr Aliyu Sale, the new Commissioner of Police, Jigawa Police Command, has assumed duty, according to its spokesman, ASP Lawan Shiisu. In a statement on Thursday in Dutse, Shiisu said that Sale, who assumed duty on Aug. 9, took over…
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum visited with sixty-five school teachers in Baga town on Wednesday, where he conducted an impromptu aptitude test to assess their qualifications and abilities to teach. Zulum explained to the teachers that the purpose of the…
