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The Federal Executive Council has approved the sum of N310 billion for road projects in several parts of the country. Briefing journalists in Abuja, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said that N79.82bn is for the Ibadan-Ilesa-Ife road, while N200.1bn is earmarked for roads linking the second Niger Bridge to Asaba and Onitsha. […]
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that 9,000 megawatts is the amount of energy required to transform Lagos State economy. The governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega, said that Lagos the most populous city-state, and the fifth largest economy in Africa would be self-sufficient in electricity supply that would adequately power its industrial […]
Federal Government has declared Tuesday, October 1, 2019, as a public holiday to mark the nation’s 59th independence anniversary celebration. Minister of Interior, OGBENI RAUF AREGBESOLA, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, in Abuja congratulated Nigerians at home and abroad on the commemoration of this year’s anniversary. He assured […]
September 25 is World Pharmaceutical day and it is set aside to annually highlight the value of the pharmaceutical profession to stakeholders globally. According to the new chairman of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) Imo state chapter, STANLEY EMEGWARA said this year’s theme, “Safe and effective medicine for all” is aimed to promote pharmacists’ […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday addressed world leaders at the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. In his address, the President called for strong action against xenophobia, racism, and abject poverty. He also expressed concern about climate change which forced thousands to protest across the world, as well as terrorism and other forms […]
The Senate has moved to invite the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and other stakeholders to brief the relevant Senate committees on the award of 9.6 billion dollars by a U.K. court to P&ID. Mr. Malami is to explain to the Senate, what the Federal Government’s team is doing […]
The Senate on Tuesday resolved to invite Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, and the Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi over the deteriorating conditions of police colleges across the country. The resolution was reached after the lawmakers resumed held their first plenary following resumption from annual recess. This was disclosed in a statement signed on […]
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says an attack aircraft of the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed a Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) Camp at Abulam, a settlement on the fringes of the Allagarno Forest, in Borno State. In a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday addressed world leaders at the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting held at the UN Headquarters in New York, the United States. In his opening remarks, the President thanked the Assembly for electing Nigeria’s Ambassador Tijjani Muhammad-Bande as the President of the 74th UN General Assembly. […]
At least six persons were killed on Tuesday morning after a truck fully loaded with zinc rammed into some vehicles, tricycles, and bikes on Doma Bridge, Gombe State. The truck was reported to have rammed into other vehicles and in the process knocked them into a nearby canal. According to an eyewitness, Abdullahi Usman, the […]
