Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is among the dignitaries expected to officially inaugurate the newly built state-of-the-art LGS2 Data Centre by a leading carrier-neutral data centre operator, Rack Centre, on April 10, 2025. The governor, who confirmed his attendance for the inauguration, to be led by the Chief Executive Officer of the Centre, Lars Johannisson, […]
The Senate Committee on Solid Minerals has promised investors strong legislative backing to protect returns on their investments in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector. Acting Chairman of the committee and representative of Nasarawa South, Senator Onawo Mohammed Ogoshi, gave the assurance at the weekend during an interactive session between the panel and a Chinese delegation exploring […]
The police authorities have placed their men on red alert ahead of a fresh nationwide protest slated for Monday (today) by the Take-It-Back Movement and other civil society groups. The Nigeria Police Force said it had deployed its personnel in strategic locations while warning the protesters to shelve the planned demonstration, which was meant to […]
Parallex Bank reaffirmed its commitment to fostering a savings culture among Nigerians with the live draw of its Save and Win Promo in Abuja. The event, held on Thursday, excited customers as multiple winners emerged in the presence of members of the public and representatives from the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. The raffle […]
The Oyo State Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Reverend Samson Ajetomobi, has said the merit system emplaced by the Seyi Makinde administration in Oyo State will improve the quality of the workforce in the state in the near future. Speaking in an interview, Ajetomobi said by allowing merit to play a pivotal […]
A private vehicle fell off the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the early hours of Monday, causing panic among commuters and passersby. There are reports that the car had four occupants, all of whom sustained varying degrees of injury. However, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, which confirmed the incident in a post […]
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) security apparatus and assets are currently on red alert following planned protests by some aggrieved youth groups. Our correspondent gathered that there was a massive deployment of security men around the Central Business District following the protest. Commuters and civil servants found it difficult to access their offices following heavy blockades […]
The National President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, Alhaji Haruna Kankara, on Sunday, said about 20 states have yet to implement the N70,000 new minimum wage for local government workers and primary school teachers. The states include Yobe, Gombe, Zamfara, Kaduna, Imo, Ebonyi, Cross River, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Borno and 11 […]
The Federal Government, yesterday, acknowledged the existing metering gap in the country.It is set to receive the first batch of 3,205,101 electricity meters this month as part of a concerted effort to close the gap. For over a decade, the country only provided about 5.5 million meters to consumers. The Guardian had reported that if […]
The President-General of the Igbo Community Association (ICA), FCT, Engr. Ikenna Ellis-Ezenekwe, has revealed that Nnamdi Kanu is optimistic about securing his release from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) by April 2025. Ellis-Ezenekwe, who visited the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) at the DSS headquarters in Abuja, […]
