By Kayode Adebiyi Coalition for the Survival of Nigeria (CSN), a civil society organisation, has said hardship occasioned by the removal of subsidy on petroleum was not lost of the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking at a news conference on the state of the nation on Monday inContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nasir Bashir The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project has concluded plans to drill solar powered boreholes and establish tree nurseries in five local government areas of Jigawa. The State Project Coordinator, Yahaya Muhammad, told newsmen on Monday in Dutse that the boreholes would be drilled inContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has ordered the immediate suspension of Mrs Adenike Adekanbi, General Manager, Lagos State Infrastructure and Asset Management Agency (LASIAMA). Mr Olumide Sogunle, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. The governorContinue Reading
Coup d’états: Dangers of democratic disruption and African solutions A news analysis by Emmanuel Oloniruha, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Recent happenings in West Africa points the fact of the danger democracy and good governance are facing in the region. The military takeover in Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso, Sudan andContinue Reading
By Gift Bayo Some FCT residents on Sunday appealed to the Federal Government to provide buses and rail transportation in Abuja to ease the high cost of transportation for workers. The residents, in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said the removal of fuel subsidy had ledContinue Reading
By Busayo Onijala Kenise Hill, Deputy Political and Economic Chief, U.S. Consulate, says including women in climate action will help create a more sustainable and equitable future for all. Hill said this in a statement made available by the consulate to newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. She said the consulateContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 57,450 pills of tramadol, rohypnol and exol-5 along Abaji-Abuja highway from a suspect, Mr Joseph Usman. A statement by the NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja, said that 4,082 bottles of codeine-based syrup were alsoContinue Reading
By Florence Onuegbu Mr Segun Odunmbaku, the Chairman, Ojodu Local Council Development Area (LCDA), says 14 mini-buses have been released to ease movevent for residents in the LCDA. Odunmbaku said this in a statement on his two years in office on Saturday in Lagos. He said the release of theContinue Reading
By Oladele Eniola The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on preserving critical evidence at crash sites. Speaking at the MoU signing ceremony at the LASEMA office in Lagos, the Director-General, NSIB, Mr Akin Olateru,Continue Reading
By Augusta Uchediunor The wife of the Oyo State Governor, Mrs Tamunominini Makinde, has extolled the exemplary and leadership qualities of Mr Akinjide Adeosun as he celebrates his 55th birthday. Adeosun, a licensed pharmacist, is the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ST.RACHEAL’S™ Pharmaceutical Nigeria Limited and Founder of the AkinjideContinue Reading
