By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has from January to September 2023 recorded a substantial reduction in the total number of road traffic crashes (RTC), injuries and fatalities as well, having achieved 22% reduction in RTCs, 21.3% decrease in road injuries and 23.1%...
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Four persons were killed on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday when a luxury bus rammed into a truck. Three other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident. Mrs Florence Okpe, Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun confirmed the incident in Abeokuta. She said...
The Muslim Rights Concern on Monday, sent a Save Our Soul(SOS) message to President Bola Tinubu over the deplorable condition of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The Lagos and Ogun Chairmen of the group, Dr Busari Ademola and Alhaji Jimoh Alao, in a statement said that the 81km federal highway...
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume has called on banks to follow provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) when lending to Governments in the Federation and their institutions. A statement by Bede Anyanwu, Head of Strategic Communications at the Fiscal Responsibility...
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu has donated N13.6 million and 150 bags of foodstuffs to victims of banditry in Goronyo Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. He said families of each deceased person should be given N500,000 and five bags of foodstuffs, while other affected victims should...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured that President Bola Tinubu led administration would harness the natural resources of Kogi for the benefits of its citizens. Shettima gave the assurance during a meeting with first Class Traditional rulers at the State Government House in Lokoja on Sunday. The News Agency...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has debunked media reports alleging that it was seeking the permission of the Federal Government for its officers to bear arms. The Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, who debunked the report in...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has no plans to extend the Oct. 10 deadline for political parties to upload the list of their agents for polling units and collation centres for the Nov.11 Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo governorship election. Mr Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner...
The Federal Government has temporarily suspended the N-Power Programme of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to give way for proper audit of the programme. The Federal Government kick-started the N-Power scheme on June 8, 2016 to address issues of youth unemployment and help to...
A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), United Global Resolve for Peace (UGRFP), has called on President Bola Tinubu to defend the saga about his educational qualification from Chicago State University and shame his detractors. Mr Shalom Olaseni, Chairman of UGRFP, said on Sunday in a statement that as a...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11, has said that the history of the ancient city of Ile-Ife is deeper than what is available in academic institutions. Ooni disclosed this on Saturday during the press conference on the theme: “International Conference on Ile-Ife and Yoruba...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has alerted Nigerians to expect flood in nine states as Cameroon began the release of water from its Lagdo Dam. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the states are: Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra, Edo, Delta and Bayelsa. Mr...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says there is the need for its personnel to bear firearms in discharging their duties, considering the level of security challenges across the country. The Corps Marshal, Mr Dauda Biu, made this known on Saturday, while inaugurating 1,762 personnel of the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Group Executive Editor (GEE) of ITREALMS Media group, Mr. Remmy Nweke has tasked online publishers in Nigeria, to have operational web analytical strategy to grow their businesses. Speaking at the pre-conference business session of the 2023 annual conference of the Guild...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has debunked report on the purported withdrawal of the commission against the decision of governorship election in Kano state. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information...
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has instituted a scholarship scheme for 550 indigent students of Remo Federal Constituency of the state. He instituted the scheme in memory of his son, Gbemiga Abiodun, who died six years ago. Speaking at the launch on Saturday at Iperu in Ikenne Local...
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says not less than 25 states in the country have passed the Fiscal Responsibility Law. It also said that 30 state have passed the Debt Management law. The Director-General, NGF, Mr Asishana Okauru, said this while delivering a goodwill message at the Fiscal...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai (rtd) has commended the online media, especially the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), which he described is the fulcrum of good governance. Buratai, who is also Nigeria’s former Ambassador to the Republic of...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday debunked the claim by the police that it had not responded to an enquiry sent to it on deceased singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad. Police in Lagos State had told a news conference on Friday that the NDLEA had...