The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of N1.7 billion as consultancy fee for the construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the third virtual meeting of the council […]

When then Gen. Buhari (rtd) threw his hat in the ring to contest the 2015 presidential election, the move completely changed the political rhythm ‎in the country. Campaigns heightened with many positing that with candidate Buhari in the contest, a Daniel had come to judgment. Gen Buhari basked with swagger as his campaign train traversed […]

The Senate leadership has commenced serious ‘stock-taking’ and assessment of its performance and failures in the last year. It was learnt that the exercise, among others, is aimed at identifying the key issues and challenges the upper chamber faced within the outgoing legislative session to determine how well such issues had been addressed. It was […]

Youth and Sports Development Minister, Sunday Dare has revealed that rehabilitation of the national stadiums in Abuja and Lagos will begin once the COVID-19 lockdown is lifted by the Federal Government. Dare has also explained that efforts are on to get all the mini-stadiums across the country in top shape for local and international events. […]

• Brigands slay two in Katsina Through land and air offensives, Nigerian soldiers have killed 392 bandits since the commencement of ‘Operation Katsina’ in the North West and North Central. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations (DMO), Defence Headquarters, Maj-Gen. John Enenche, at a briefing yesterday in Abuja, disclosed that the operation degraded the activities of […]

Angry customers of a new generation bank expressed their rage by blocking all main security doors into the banking hall for not being attended to by the staff of the bank yesterday. The branch, located at Ahmadu Bello Way II, Jos, was crowd packed with customers. They claimed that they were being ignored for selected […]

To ensure sustainability in its waste management and disposal efforts, the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) had begun rehabilitation of its five legal dumpsites. The exercise, which involves building 21 platforms on the sites will ensure the seeing off of wastes within 20 minutes, thereby increasing the PSP operators’ daily trips from 500 to 850. […]

• Lagos govt to reverse Land Use Charge, says, commissioner • ‘State disbursed N139m housing loan to civil servants in one year’ A panel of inquiry set up by the Lagos State House of Assembly to investigate the corruption allegations against the Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, has said that those invited by the […]

The Chief Judge of the state, Hon. Justice Nasiru Ajanah has directed that all criminal cases pending before courts in Kogi State before the advent of the coronavirus pandemic must be determined within the next three months as the country ease the lockdown on the pandemic. The CJ gave the order when he received the […]

Nigerian Government may remove the restriction on interstate travels on June 21, the National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 Sani Aliyu said. The interstate borders have been closed since March to curtail the spread of COVID-19. But Aliyu said the restrictions may be relaxed when domestic flights resume tentatively on June 21. […]

The Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has disclosed that the state miss the deceased Senator Munir Adekunle Muse’s gentleman approach to politics. Obasa made this disclosure while commenting on the personality of the late astute politician from the Lagos Central Senatorial District,noting that there were no indication of any […]

President Buhari hosting the AfDB President on a courtesy visit at the State House, Abuja, stated: “In 2015, when you were to be elected for the first term, I wrote to all African leaders, recommending you for the position. I didn’t say because you were a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Minister, and I belonged to […]