Federal Government on Friday temporarily opened the 47.47km Section One, Phase One of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, describing the project as a game changer. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, inaugurated the section on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
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First prosecution witness (PW1), Peter Obumuneme Okoye, in the ongoing trial of Jude Chigozie Okoye, an elder brother and former manager of Paul and Peter Okoye, has told Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, that the defendant’s wife owns 800,000 shares in Northside Music Limited....
Federal Government has taken a decisive step toward easing traffic pressure in Lagos, announcing that procurement is now underway for the construction of a new Carter Bridge. Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, made the disclosure on Friday during the inauguration of the 47.474-kilometre Section One, Phase One of...
By ALIYU SABIU – The Katsina State governor conducted a local government tour which he concluded on Saturday, 6th December. During the tour, he saw every indication that people are angry with the cancellation of contract for the construction of the road from Funtua to Marabar Kankara and Marabar...
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has flagged off the Aliko Dangote Foundation Education Scholarship Initiative, with a call for stakeholders to recommit to building a future where every Nigerian child can become the best version of themselves. This is just as the President of the Foundation, Alhaji Aliko...
Pensioners of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) have announced their decision to participate in the nationwide naked protest slated for December 8, adding more weight to the growing unrest among retired federal workers. The National Financial Secretary of the FRCN Pensioners, Bola Popoola, confirmed the development in...
South-South Development Commission (SSDC) has solicited partnership with Dangote Refinery to boost skill acquisition scheme for youths in the region. The Managing Director of the commission, Usoro Akpabio made the plea during a meeting with the President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote. The visit, which featured an extensive...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and dismantled a social media network used to distribute illicit substances packaged as imported Christmas cookies and snacks with two masterminds arrested and taken into custody after a raid on their hideout in Lekki area of Lagos. The...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) continued their offensive action against drug syndicates in a nationwide crackdown with the dismantling of an opioids cartel in an intelligence-led operation. During the operation, a drug baron, Onyekachi Pius Nwanagu and five members of his gang were arrested with...
Organisers of the 2025 DJ Marathon Festival has said preparations are advancing for a 96-hour nonstop beach party scheduled for Lagos from 29 Dec. 29 to Jan. 2, 2026. Founder of Afroxella, Buchi Henry, said on Tuesday interest grew rapidly after foreign party lovers began asking about Lagos’ famed...
Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFund), has said it is leading efforts to prepare Nigeria’s tertiary institutions for a digital and knowledge-driven future. Chairman, TETFund Board of Trustees, Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, made the remarks on Monday at the Lagos edition of the 2025 National Town Hall Meeting held...
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, has called for “more urgent official measures to curb the alarming rate of insecurity across Nigeria.” ”The festering terrorists’ attacks in parts of the country and the mass killing of innocent Nigerians in recent times, have underlined the need for the...
Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Osaibovo Charles to a total of 50 years’ imprisonment for offences bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence, stealing, possession of fraudulent documents and money laundering. Charles...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has announced that the state is ready for investment, citing its strategic location, improved security, and a favourable investment climate. The governor made the declaration at the 2025 Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Annual Aviation Conference in Lagos, themed “Elevating the Nigerian Aviation...
Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCiN), were rewarded for their robust participation at the 43rd International Conference and Exhibition of the Nigeria Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) with corporate and individual awards at a dinner Thursday night which rounded off the four-day event in Lagos. SCiN was recognised for its Titanium...
Demolition of the community centre in Lagos belonging to Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio, a socio-cultural association of the Ibibios of Akwa Ibom State has sparked outrage as the affected property was properly registered by the Lagos state government. The Ibibio community in Lagos has also raised alarm over the demolition...
In demonstration of the Oluwaseun Faleye-led Executive Management’s commitment to ensuring Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund’s (NSITF) fulfilled its mandate of providing social protection for Nigerian workers, the Fund has empowered nineteen more beneficiaries under the vocational rehabilitation programme of the Employees’ Compensation Scheme at its mainland office in...
LAGOS, [November 11, 2025] In a major push for environmental sustainability, the Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and the Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) are set to collaborate with ITREALMS Media on the 2025 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue. This crucial partnership addresses Nigeria’s escalating electronic waste (e-waste) challenge, which...
Seven years after the death of 13-year old Ochanya Ogbanje, her family has renewed calls for justice, urging the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to order the arrest of the alleged perpetrator, Victor Ogbuja, who has reportedly been on the run since 2018. In a petition titled “Police Refusal to...
Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Mr. Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, to reconsider his political ambitions ahead of the 2027 elections. In a statement released on Sunday in Lagos, the party’s spokesperson, Mr. Seye Oladejo, offered this advice while reacting...