CHOLERA: OYO GOVT CALLS FOR HEIGHTENED VIGILANCE
…Embarks on Sensitization at Public Places The Oyo State Government has called on residents to be more vigilant, imbibe good sanitation and take preventive measures...
SENATE PASSES BILL TO REPEAL NIMC ACT FOR SECOND READING
The Senate has approved a bill to repeal the National Identity Management Commission Act of 2007 on its second reading. According to the bill, a...
COURT JAILS INDIA-DELHI BOUND PASSENGER FOR 25 YEARS OVER DRUG TRAFFICKING
Freeman Ogbonna, a traveler headed for Delhi, India, was sentenced to prison by the Federal High Court in Lagos for cocaine trafficking. At the screening...
DANGOTE CRITICIZES CBN’S LATEST 30% INCREMENT IN INTEREST RATE
Aliko Dangote, the chairman and CEO of the Dangote Group, has criticized the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for its most recent interest rate increase,...
KOGI GOVT CONFIRMS TWO CHOLERA CASES, SETS UP RESPONSE UNIT
Two cases of cholera have been reported by the Kogi State Government in the local government areas of Lokoja and Omala. In order to guarantee...
AIYEDATIWA INAUGURATES COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE ONDO ELECTRICITY REGULATORY TRANSITION
A committee to supervise the time of regulatory control transfer from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to the Ondo State Government has been established...
BANDITS KILL KATSINA LECTURER, ABDUCTS CHILDREN
A lecturer at Katsina State's Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) was slain by bandits. Early on Tuesday, Dr. Tiri Gyan David was slain in a new...
OGUN STUDENTS’ UNION CALLS ON FG TO FIX COLLAPSE LAGOS-ABEOKUTA EXPRESSWAY
By Sumayyah Olapade The National Association of Ogun State Students appealed to the Federal Government to take urgent steps towards reconstructing the completely collapsed Lagos-Sango...
FG CLEARS $850 MILLION BACKLOG DEBT TO EU AIRLINES
A total of $850 million has been paid by the federal government toward the outstanding debt owed to European airlines. Samuela Isopi, the ambassador of...
UPDATE: DECLARING EMEFIELE’S WIFE WANTED ILLEGAL – COURT SAYS
The wife of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele, Magaret, has been declared a wanted person by the Economic and Financial Crimes...