THE Senate has set up an 18-member committee to oversee the implementation of emergency rule in Rivers State, following the suspension of democratic government in the state. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced this at the resumption of sitting after…
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) confirmed on Tuesday that it had granted administrative bail to popular social media activist Martins Innocent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan (VDM). VeryDarkMan was arrested last weekend on the premises of a…
A joint operation by the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) and the National Park Service on Tuesday led to the arrest in Abuja of three persons, Musa Usman, Samila Abdullahi and Saidu Jagaban for trafficking in endangered…
THE Institute of Humanitarian and Disaster Management, has awarded the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Coordinator in Katsina state, Alhaji Sa’idu Ibrahim with three different certificates of excellence. The certificates presented to the coordinator on Tuesday in Katsina were: …
THE Petroleum Products Retail Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has lauded the Federal Government’s decision to ban the importation of foreign goods produced locally. Dr Billy Gillis-Harry, National president of PETROAN, on Tuesday while commending government’s efforts to strengthen…
THE civil society community of Edo State warmly welcomes the release of our comrades, Marxist activist Kola Edokpayi and Comrade Orako Ambel, who were unlawfully detained by the Department of State Services (DSS). Their release follows a firm intervention…
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has announced that President Bola Tinubu will inaugurate a 30-kilometer, over 70 per cent completed portion of Section One of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway before May 25. Umahi made this statement while briefing State House Correspondents…
Mr Dave Umahi, the Minister of Works, announced that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved alterations to the scope of several inherited road projects across the country, within the available funds. Umahi made this statement while briefing State House…
THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted haziness and thunderstorms from Tuesday to Thursday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Monday in Abuja envisaged slight dust haze over parts of Katsina and Kano states during the forecast…
Dr Saviour Enyiekere has assumed duty as the sixth Executive Chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC). Enyiekere along with  11 Commissioners assumed duty after being sworn-in by President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. Mr Emmanuel Anyigor,…
