NATIONAL NEWS

The Federal Government, on Monday, said all the frontline states on the path of River Benue may experience flooding within the next seven days as a result of the opening of Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. Speaking at a briefing in Abuja, held at the instance of the Presidential Committee set up by President Bola Tinubu, […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says that the Kogi State November 11 governorship result will be transmitted electronically directly from polling units to its server. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kogi, Prof. Gabriel Longpet, disclosed this at a two-day media roundtable Engagement on the Kogi election Organized by the Independent Press Center, IPC […]

Officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Tuesday, August 29, demolished an illegal market popularly called Kasuan-Dere, a suspected hideout for hoodlums and drug dealers. Speaking after the demolition, the director FCT Department of Development Control, Mukhtar Galadima said the market on Hassan Musa Katsina Street, near Kpaduma II in Asokoro Extension was […]

Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has told the Federal Government that he will not beg for his release after being cleared by Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja. This was contained in a letter dated August 25, 2023, and signed by Kanu’s lead counsel, Mike […]

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, says the lawmakers are not “fighting” Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. This comes about a week after the state legislature rejected 17 of the 39 commissioner-nominees sent by the governor for screening. The Speaker, who presided over the Monday plenary of the House, said no matter […]

The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, says the completion of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway is scheduled for mid-September, years after reconstruction commenced on the ever-busy route. The minister made the statement on Tuesday during a visit to the sites of completed and ongoing Federal Government projects in the Lagos State. Construction work is ongoing on the […]

The Area One Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has announced revenue generation of N57.4 billion between January and July this year. The Area One Comptroller, Chedi Wada, announced the figure during a press conference in Port Harcourt on the weekend. He stated that the amount is 10.6 percent […]

The administration of President Bola Tinubu has revealed its eight-point agenda aimed at “moving the Nigerian economy forward,” including fighting corruption, protecting the rule of law, and providing security for Nigerians and businesses. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, listed the items on Monday during an interaction with journalists […]

The recent floods in Nigeria are not due to the opening of the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon, the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has said.  According to the Director General of the agency Clement Nze, the development is due to flash floods, poorly constructed or lack of proper flood channels, and inadequate drainage systems across […]

A high-powered team dispatched by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to assess crude oil theft in the Niger Delta has uncovered illegal connections where Nigeria loses the product worth million of dollars monthly in Abia State. The team also carried out an aerial assessment of nine other Niger Delta oil-producing communities –   Bille, Azuzuama, Ahoada, […]