Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa, has inaugurated newly elected 27 local government councils chairmen in the state, urging them to ensure good governance, transparency and accountability in their operations. Badaru said this at the ceremony on Thursday in Dutse, adding…
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday remanded three men in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly robbing two men of their phones valued at N270,000. The defendants – Nnaemeka Udeh, 22; Obinna Onovoh, 23; and Arinze Eze, 26 –…
Oyo State Government said it will start implementing the restriction of trucks and long vehicles to night operations on certain routes. The government said the restrictions of trailers and trucks may be pegged from 9:00 pm to 6:00 am. This…
Prince Nelson Enwerem, a former housemate of the reality TV show, Big Brother Naija has said that housemates were threatened by his competitive nature while in the house. The reality star popularly called Prince made the assertion on Wednesday during…
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill which provides for 3-year jail term or N3 million naira fine or both, as penalties for anyone caught illegally possessing or dealing in firearms in Nigeria. Titled, “Firearms Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021,” the piece…
The Pan-African banking group, the Ecobank Group, is the African Banker’s 2021 African SME Bank of the Year. Ecobank beat a host of other banks in the African Banker Awards 2021 to take home the SME Award in a tumultuous…
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta The Resident Electoral Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Ogun State, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Olayinka Raji has called on the citizens of the State to take advantage of the Commission’s Online Pre-Registration for Continuous Voter Registration…
Jacob Ogodo, Abakaliki The Management of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AEFUTHA) has decried the fraudulent activities of people going about defrauding the unsuspecting members of the public of money in the name of securing appointment for them…
The Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a bill for the establishment of the Anambra State Hydroform and Concrete Agency to reduce the cost of building construction and housing in the state. Our Correspondent reports that the Assembly passed…
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated his Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello, on his 60th birthday. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, on Wednesday, described…
