The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sympathised with its Deputy Governorship Candidate, Ms Funke Akindele, over the death of her mother, Dr R. B. Adebanjo-Akindele on Tuesday. The party in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Hakeem Amode, described the death as a...
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The Lagos State Government says 27.3 per cent of its 2023 Budget, amounting to N482.86 billion will be expended to provide modern infrastructure to the residents. The Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr Samuel Egube, made this known in Ikeja during a news conference on the analysis of...
The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), has said that it would review the 43 years unreviewed Abuja Masterplan in order to address issues of land grabbing, double allocations, fake layouts and others. Mrs Lami Ayuba, the newly-elected 14th Chairman of the NITP, FCT Chapter, said this in a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested an Operations Manager of a leading Commercial bank in Abuja Central Area for refusing to load the Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) of the bank despite having N29 million of the new naira notes in the...
The DUMENA Technology Group, a technology education company, said N500,000, N300,000 and N200,000 are up for grabs in AI-Robotics competition for children aged 10 to 18 years within the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) in the Federal Capital Territory. Mr Kingsley Ezejiaku, Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, made...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has flagged-off an Integrated Medical Outreach, in Karshi to be conducted across all the 62 political wards in the Territory. The free medical outreach powered by Nigerians Unite for Tinubu/Shettima Mandate was targeted at the vulnerables...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says there was no hitch in the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) mock accreditation conducted in 12 Polling Units across six local government areas (LGAs) in Lagos State on Saturday. The state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, disclosed this to newsmen after...
The Lagos State PDP Deputy Governorship Candidate, Ms Funke Akindele says residents will experience visible turnaround in 100 days of the party’s Governorship Candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), if elected. Akindele gave this assurance while meeting with the PDP’s Market Coordinators across the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs). She...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Friday commissioned seven capital projects executed by his administration at Gubio town of Gubio Local Government Area (LGA) in the northern part of the state. The projects comprised of Government Secondary School, Gubio, which was rebuilt and reopened...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – No fewer than 22 persons have so far been rescued in the ongoing efforts to evacuate those trapped in a building which collapsed in Gwarinpa, Abuja. The Head of Public Affairs, FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Mrs. Nkechi Isa, revealed this in a statement...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Zulum on Monday night unveiled a water project with capacity to store and distribute 1,250,000 litres of water at Mboa village in Chibok Local Government Area (LGA) of (southern) Borno State. Mboa village is located five kilometres away from Chibok town, headquarters...
Many persons are trapped in a four-storey building that collapsed along 7th avenue junction in the Gwarimpa area of Abuja on Thursday morning, February 2, 2023. Details of the incident are sketchy at the time of this report but sources said some dead bodies have been recovered. The cause...
The police command in Lagos state says it has started investigations into the alleged attack on Funke Akindele, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Deputy Governorship candidate in the state. The command’s spokesperson , SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday. NAN recalls...
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno on Tuesday inaugurated 1.250 million litres water project at Mboa village in Chibok Local Government Area of the state. Zulum said the facility designed with a storage capacity of 750,000-litre surface tank, 500,000-litre overhead tank and 20 motorised boreholes would supply portable water to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, a Non Governmental Organization has organized a 2-day training for 30 selected members of Jire Dole Network Borno state, in a bid to build their resilience, mental health and offer psycho-social supports for the victims of Boko Haram...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Governor of Lagos State, Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday ordered the immediate prosecution of the truck owner and the driver that claimed the lives of nine persons at Ojuelegba area of the state. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued by the Lagos State Commissioner...
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello, says one of the most challenging assignments of his office is land matters. The Minister gave this insight on Monday in Abuja at the 20th edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari’ (PMB) Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023). The News Agency of Nigeria...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Bello has assured that the Abuja Light Rail will resume service before the end of his administration in May. Bello gave the assurance when he featured the 20th Edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration scorecard series organised by the...
Not fewer than 40 hoodlums invaded a private school, Shalom Group of Schools in Baruwa, Ipaja area of Lagos State and displaced students and teachers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students and management of the school could not gain access into the premises as the...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – No fewer than 9 persons have been crushed to death on Sunday after an articulated truck conveying a 20ft container fell on a commercial bus at Ojuelegba in Lagos State. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed...