THE Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has commenced a manhunt for seven inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ilesa, Osun, following damage to the facility’s perimeter wall caused by heavy rainfall. In a statement on Tuesday in…
THE Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has deployed engineers to repair the flood-ravaged area in Osogbo ahead of the Sallah operations. The NRC Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr Kayode Opeifa, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency…
THE Senate on Tuesday passed for second reading a bill for an act to amend the National Assembly Service Pension Act. This followed the presentation of the general principles of the bill by Leader of Senate, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Tuesday returned to Abuja after attending the inauguration of the 267th Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, in Rome, Italy. The President who arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 6.50 p.m.…
THE 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has decried the rising insecurity in Borno, lauding Gov. Babagana Zulum for his commitment in handling the challenge. Obi, a former governor of Anambra, in his X handle on…
THE Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML, and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit NFIU, have deepened their collaboration through a training on compliance with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CFT) laws for key industry practitioners in Nigeria’s gaming…
…To roll out CNG trucks, drone surveillance, community recycling centres, and waste recovery facilities The managing director/CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has issued a strong warning to property owners and residents across the state,…
DANGOTE Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining stable petrol prices, even as global crude oil prices continue to fluctuate. The affirmation is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Lagos, the Group Chief Branding and…
THE Oyo State Government says Ladoke Akintola International Airport, Alakia, Ibadan, will begin international flight operations by June 2026. The Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, confirmed this in a statement issued on Monday in Ibadan. Oyelade…
Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has vowed to introduce positive reforms that would transform the State’s Civil Service. Mutfwang stated this shortly after he sworn-in five new Permanent Secretaries on Monday in Jos. The governor, who decried the deep-seated anomalies…
