By Abiodun Lawal Four persons were killed on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday when a luxury bus rammed into a truck. Three other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident. Mrs Florence Okpe, Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun, confirmed the incident in Abeokuta. SheContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume has called on banks to follow provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) when lending to Governments in the Federation and their institutions. A statement by Bede Anyanwu, Head of Strategic Communications at the FiscalContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), United Global Resolve for Peace (UGRFP), has called on President Bola Tinubu to defend the saga about his educational qualification from Chicago State University and shame his detractors. Mr Shalom Olaseni, Chairman of UGRFP, said on Sunday in a statement that asContinue Reading
By Ifeanyi Olannye Delta Government says it has keyed into Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme (AADS) to ensure food security and sufficiency and to create jobs for its teaming youths. The State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr Perez Omoun, stated this when he paid unscheduled visit to Mbiri FarmContinue Reading
By Remi Koleoso Prophet Timothy Arabambi, the General Overseer of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Reformation Land, Olunloyo, Ibadan, has admonished Nigerian youths to be good ambassadors by supporting Federal Government policies. The cleric made the call in his sermon at the youth wing celebrations on Sunday. Arabambi, particularly admonished theContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A former member, House of Representatives, Robinson Uwak, has called for a more sustainable approach to tackle the increasing rate of poverty and insecurity in the country. Uwak, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the level of poverty and gross inequality in the country wasContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Muhammed Matawalle, has charged the National Defence College (NDC), to develop a curriculum to aid in producing knowledge-based Armed Forces. Matawalle gave the charge as a Special Guest of Honour at the inauguration of the Course 32 of the NDCContinue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma The Federal Government has temporarily suspended the N-Power Programme of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to give way for proper audit of the programme. The Federal Government kick-started the N-Power scheme on June 8, 2016 to address issues of youth unemployment and helpContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang China Geo-engineering Corporation (CGC) Nigeria Ltd. has reiterated its commitment to construct four pipeline loops to boost water supply capacity by 480,000 cubic metres per-day in Nigeria. The organisation made this known in a statement published on the AU”s website on Saturday. The statement said the projectContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Chief Executive Officer, Health Aid for All Initiative (HAFAI), Dr Ugochi Ohajuruka, has tasked the Federal Government to prosecute anyone caught violating provisions of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act 2015. Ohajuruka made this call at an event to commemorate the 2023 International Day ofContinue Reading
