By Lydia Ngwakwe The Federal Government has disbursed N2.75 billion for the first phase of the compensation payouts and unveiled the new design routes for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, made the announcement at the commencement of payouts to property owners affected byContinue Reading
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus The Offa/Oyun Electricity Consumers’ Forum in Kwara has demanded for the establishment of an Offa Business Hub and improved power supply from the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC). The forum in a statement signed by its Secretary, Mr Tajudeen Iwalola, said this had become imperative because ofContinue Reading
Tetfund installs transplant, urology equipment in 7 teaching hospitalsContinue Reading
The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, says the initiatives put in place by his administration to boost the welfare of workers are already yielding results. Ali said this on Wednesday in his congratulatory message to the agency’s workers on the occasion ofContinue Reading
By Bosede Olufunmi Eighty paramedics and Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) patrol operatives from the North-East and North West are currently undergoing capacity building training on saving lives and reducing road crashes. The FSRC Corps Marshal, Mr Dauda Biu, while declaring a three-day capacity- building training opened in Kano onContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has unveiled the gender strategy document for Nigeria’s mining and steel sector. He also launched the Women In Mining In Nigeria (WIMIN) strategy document. During the event, Alake hailed the gender strategy as a significant milestone, underscoring theContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The Director of Lagos State Library Board, Mr Oyadipe Amoo, has called on students to make use of public libraries in their localities to explore, learn and have fun with books. Amoo gave the advice at the Year 2024 World Book Day with the theme “Read yourContinue Reading
By Aisha Cole The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday continued its humanitarian visits to the families of four victims of the stampede that occurred during one of its rice sales in Lagos. A high-powered delegation, led by ACG Hammi Swomen, the Zonal Coordinator, Zone A, visited theContinue Reading
By Oluwatope Lawanson Yiaga Africa, an NGO, has called for a four-year tenure for elective positions in Local governments to ensure uniformity in terms of office at states and federal levels in Nigeria. Cynthia Mbamalu, Director of Programmes, Yiaga Africa, made the call at an Advocacy Roundtable tagged:Continue Reading
By Lydia Ngwakwe Some food vendors and others selling souvenirs as well as umbrellas to beachgoers have commended the federal government for putting ” human face” to the demolition of properties on the right-of-way of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. The vendors, low-income earners, spoke in separate interviews with theContinue Reading
