PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the construction of Phase 2B of the access road to the Second Niger Bridge in Onitsha. This marks a key step in improving transport infrastructure and regional connectivity in the South East. Tinubu was…
ActionAid has raised concerns over the ongoing crisis in the petroleum sector, sparked by Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s suspension of petroleum product sales in naira. Mr Andrew Mamedu, Country Director of ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) expressed this concern in a statement on…
A Bill to establish the National Local Government Electoral Commission (NLGEC) passed its second reading in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The bill seeks to create an independent body responsible for organising, conducting, and supervising local government elections nationwide.…
THE Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), for successfully running the revamped Port Harcourt Refinery for 180 days non-stop Dr Joseph Obele, National Public Relations Officer,…
THE National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Kaduna Directorate, on Tuesday resettled 553 women and youth who had undergone training in various skills with starter packs and soft loans. The empowerment programme, targeting 93,731 unskilled and unemployed Nigerians, is part of…
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa on Tuesday praised President Bola Tinubu for his administration’s commitment to the second phase of the Nembe-Brass road project. Diri gave the commendation during a courtesy visit by the project’s contractors, A.I.L Infrastructure Limited, in…
IN northern Nigeria, a mother cradles her toddler, his face and legs scarred by burns. She is haunted by guilt and regret. Under pressure from her family, she applied skin-lightening creams to all six of her children—decisions she now deeply…
OPERATIVES of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have begun investigation of the sum of CFA 7m intercepted by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, along the Idiroko Border in Ogun State. …
An Abuja resident Salimon Abdulhakeem Abiodun has sued the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) and its chairman over the arrest and confiscation of his vehicle. He is seeking an interpretation of the bye-laws of the Abuja Municipal Area council.…
THE National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has trained 191 unemployed youths in different skills in Nasarawa. The beneficiaries were given loans and starter packs to establish their businesses and be self-reliant. NDE Director-General (D-G) said at the resettlement of…
