By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday gave assurances that the Ibadan-Abuja-Kaduna-Kano railway project would be completed to the satisfaction of Nigeria and West Africa at large. Tinubu said this during a visit to the headquarters of China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) in Beijing, his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, saidContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said his administration remained committed to sustainable growth through the effective implementation of ongoing economic reforms. The President made the remark at a meeting with Chinese President, Xi Jinping, in Beijing, China, said his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement. “We believeContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Former President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled the Yar’Adua family, the government and people of Katsina State, over the death of Hajiya Dada Yar’Adua. Dada Yar’adua, the mother of former President Umaru Yar’adua and former Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Shehu Yar’adua, died at the ageContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Former President Muhammadu Buhari has described Vice-President Kashim Shettima as a politician whose career has been remarkable. Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Adviser to the former president in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, quoted Buhari in a telephone call to Shettima as saying thisContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice President Kashim Shettima has described the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as a crucial player in the Nigeria’s media landscape. Shettima said this at an audience with the management of NAN, led by its Managing Director, Malam Ali Mohammed Ali, at the Presidential Villa, on MondayContinue Reading
By Omowunmi Ajala and Kamal Tayo Oropo A former president of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Mr Kolade Alabi, has backed calls for the creation of state police. Alabi, who is the current Chairman of Bariga Local Council in Lagos State, expressed the position in anContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye The deal between the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and new Super Eagles coach Bruno Labbadia has been aborted. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NFF had announced on Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with German coach Labbadia to become theContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has urged newly inducted members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to take advantage of the orientation programmes to boost their networking. Sanwo-Olu gave the advice during the swearing-in ceremony of the 2024 Batch B, Stream 2 ofContinue Reading
By Victor Adeoti Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun says the state is working towards generating its own electricity and will also distribute it to neighbouring states when this was achieved. Adeleke said this Thursday in Ilesa during the inauguration of the construction of the Obokun 33KV feeder line, a projectContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity (CeFTPI) has identified poor implementation of anti graft laws as a major challenge in the fight against corruption in Nigeria. The Executive Director, CeFTPI, Dr Umar Yakubu said this at a Criminal Justice Cohort Post-IACC Engagement Workshop organised byContinue Reading
