By Mohammed Bababusu As Nigerians prepare for the festive season, some residents of Lokoja in Kogi have urged the federal and state government to fix bad roads in the state, to prevent Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) during the Yuletide. A cross section of the residents, who spoke to the NewsContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has ordered the rescheduling of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting till another date to be announced. Initially scheduled for Wednesday, the council meeting was postponed in honour of Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff, who passed away on Tuesday night,Continue Reading
By Ngozi Njoku The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, has taken the agency’s campaign on the recently-launched National Values Charter to the Lagos International Festival of Animation (LIFANIMA). At LIFANIMA’s Kids Fun Day at Animation Park, Mike Adenuga Centre, French Cultural Centre, Ikoyi, Lagos, theContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko The Federal Government is increasing investments and deployment of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) infrastructure across the country with over 100,000 vehicles already converted from petrol to CNG. Mr Michael Oluwagbemi, Project Director/CEO, Presidential CNG Initiative, said this in a statement on Wednesday. “To date, over 100,000 vehiclesContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has congratulated President Donald Trump on his re-election as the 47th president of the United States of America. Tinubu, in a statement on Wednesday by his Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, said that he looked forward to strengthening the ties between Nigeria and theContinue Reading
By Daniel Obaje Mr Babatunde Kayode, Executive Director, Restore Hope for the Boy Child Initiative, has commended President Bola Tinubu for ordering the release of minors detained over the #EndBadGovernance protests. Kayode stated this during a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, the President’sContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday honoured the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, by promoting him to the rank of Lieutenant General during a ceremony held at the State House, Abuja. The decoration of the acting army chief was held at the President’sContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko A group of Ijaw stakeholders headed by Sen. Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa, is seeking reparation for environmental pollution caused by oil companies operating in the state. Diri said the group made the demand through the Bayelsa Oil and Pollution Commission report titled: “An Environmental Genocide:Continue Reading
Buhari Former President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday visited Borno and Jigawa to commiserate with the people of the two states. The former president visited Borno over the devastating flooding in the state and Jigawa over the tanker explosion that claimed no fewer than 180 lives. A statement issued in AbujaContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), has commended President Bola Tinubu for instructing Attorney General Lateef Fagbemi to ensure the immediate release of minors detained during the #EndBadGovernance protests across Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the directive was announced by the Minister ofContinue Reading
