 By Lydia Ngwakwe The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, said on Monday that solar cameras would be installed on the Third Mainland Bridge by June. Umahi said this after a routine inspection of the under deck at Iddo, Carter and the Third Mainland bridges in Lagos. HeContinue Reading
By Alaba Olusola Oke A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) editor, Mr Tayo Ikujuni, has been awarded the Torch Bearer of Press Freedom Award by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). A letter signed by Mr Opeyemi Akorede, the Secretary to the NUJ Press Freedom Awards Selection Committee, onContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Yiaga Africa, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare his stance on election reforms ahead of 2027 poll, to inspire public confidence in the electoral processes. The Executive Director, Yiaga Africa, Mr Samson Itodo, said this on Monday in Abuja whenContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Ace gospel singer and Spotlite Nation record label owner, Moses Bliss has gifted three artistes signed under his label, brand new cars. The ‘Daddy-wey-dey-pamper’ crooner disclosed this on his Instagram page. According to him, the three signees are Godfrey Gad, Neeja and Son Music. The globally renownedContinue Reading
By Remi Koleoso Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi Olaoye, has inaugurated a 15-man committee to organise a befiting carnival to showcase the culture and tradition of Ogbomosoland. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the maiden edition of the carnival, aimed at promoting domestic tourism and attracting tourists toContinue Reading
By Lydia Ngwakwe The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, said on Sunday that he had been given a presidential directive on the immediate design of the Sokoto- Badagry Coastal Highway. Umahi spoke after he inspected the end of Section one, phase one, of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway andContinue Reading
By Olawale Olayinka The recent drop in the cost of indomie noodles is due to noticeable improvement in the country’s economy in recent times and not linked to reduced patronage, the producer of Indomie Instant Noodles, Dufil Prima Foods Ltd., has said. Mr Temitope Ashiwaju, the company’s GroupContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Ms Efosa Ewere, newly elected Chairman, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN), Lagos State Chapter, says robust governance practices at the grassroots will help to shape decisions at the state and federal levels. Ewere said this during her investiture as the 12th chairman ofContinue Reading
By Lydia Ngwakwe The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, on Saturday in Lagos, flagged off demolition on the right-of-way of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, beginning with the Mami Chula Beach Lifestyle. Umahi began the demolition after he inspected kilometre 13, 16 and 20, to ensure the most economical andContinue Reading
By Deborah Sen. Ned Nwoko has advised the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) against measures capable of `artificially` forcing the Naira to gain value against other currencies. Nwoko, who represents Delta North, gave the advice in a statement he personally signed and made available to theContinue Reading
