Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has expressed grief over the boat accident in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, which reportedly claimed at least 29 lives. The tragedy occurred in the Gausawa community, Malale Ward, Niger State, on Monday, when a wooden boat carrying about 90 passengers capsized after colliding with a tree stump. Overloading […]
The Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) has disbursed N430 billion to Nigerian exporters, the managing director of the Bank, Abubakar Bello, has said. At an interactive session in Abuja yesterday, he explained that while part of the bank’s name implies that the bank promotes imports, the bank’s focus is on using imports of critical equipment and […]
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Armed Forces of Nigeria to deploy advanced hardware and surveillance systems in Katsina State to counter rising attacks on civilians by bandits. The president gave the directive during a meeting with Katsina leaders, led by Gov. Dikko Radda, at the State House on Tuesday evening. According to a statement […]
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, said the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line had transported more than five million passengers in the two years since its launch. Sanwo-Olu, in a post on his official X handle, stated that the rail service had operated without a single accident since it began operations. […]
British oil giant Shell announced on Wednesday that it has abandoned construction of one of Europe’s largest biofuel plants in the Netherlands, as it focuses on its fossil fuel business. Faced with weak market conditions, the company suspended construction of the renewable biofuel factory in Rotterdam last year, which was intended to produce sustainable aviation […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to intensify efforts against fraud and economic crimes within the aviation industry. The appeal was made on Tuesday when the NCAA Director General, Captain Chris Najomo, led his management team on a courtesy visit to the EFCC Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, […]
Lawmakers in the National Assembly have cautioned the West African Examinations Council to tread carefully in its planned introduction of Computer-Based Testing for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, warning that any glitch in the 2026 rollout could jeopardise the future of millions of Nigerian students. WAEC had earlier given firm assurance that the […]
Road users can now heave a sigh of relief after the Federal Ministry of Works ordered immediate repairs of the damaged deck of the Benin-bound section of the Sagamu-Benin carriageway. In a statement released by Special Adviser (Media) to the Minister of Works, Uchenna Orji, on Tuesday, the ministry calmed the frayed nerves of Nigeria and assured road […]
Amid long queues and insufficient refilling stations, the cost of one standard cubic metre of Compressed Natural Gas has jumped from N230 to N450. Our correspondent gathered from retailers that the government reviewed the price recently to N450, reducing its subsidies. However, while trucks pay N450/SCM, car drivers and commercial drivers still enjoy some subsidies, […]
The full list of subjects in the newly introduced school curriculum has surfaced online after the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, shared it on Wednesday. Olusegun, in a post on his X handle, displayed an unsigned and unmarked image said to contain the subjects for Junior Secondary School and Senior […]
