Stakeholders in the tourism and culture sectors have expressed divergent opinions over the merger of the tourism ministry with the arts, culture and creative economy ministry. The stakeholders bared their minds in separate interviews with newsmen in Lagos on Thursday.…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday performed the groundbreaking of the 1,068 kilometres Sokoto-Badagry superhighway project. The ceremony was held at the project site in Illela Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Represented by Gov. Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto State, Tinubu…
By Umar Akilu Majeri, Dutse The Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has presented a donation of N100,000,000 (one hundred million naira) to the Jigawa State Government on behalf of the National Assembly members. This visit aims to…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) held a public hearing with stakeholders in Abuja on Thursday to address power system disturbances. This comes after Nigeria experienced several power outages due to incessant grid collapses, including two recent incidents on October…
President Bola Tinubu has restricted ministers, ministers of state, and heads of agencies of the Federal Government to a maximum of three vehicles in their official convoys. The President said no additional vehicles would be assigned to them for movement.…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has launched B’Odogwu, a new Unified Customs Management System, starting with a pilot phase in Lagos at Port & Terminal Multi-Services Limited (PTML). While addressing newsmen at PTML Command, the Comptroller General…
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has allocated 300 hectares of land to the Nigeria Export Processing Zone Agency (NEPZA), to support its activities in the state. This is contained in a statement by Buni’s Director-General, Press and Media Affairs,…
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Nov. 6 for the conduct of mock accreditation in Ondo State. Mr Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.…
Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State on Thursday approved a new minimum wage of N80,000 for Enugu workers with immediate effect. The governor announced the approval following the presentation of the report from the committee tasked with reviewing the state’s…
Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger has inaugurated the High Court of Justice in Lapai, marking a significant milestone in the state’s quest for justice and equality. Bago, represented by his deputy, Mr Yakubu Garba, at the inauguration in Lapai on…
