In a statement on Friday, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department Adebayo Taofiq said the move is part of steps to “restore order and ensure the free flow of traffic”. Twenty-five of the vehicles are commercial while the rest are private cars. They were impounded around the…
A statement by the health organisation’s Eastern Mediterranean Region said the outbreaks were recorded from the 1st of January, 2024 to the 26th of May, 2024. The cases were reported from 24 countries across five WHO regions with the Eastern Mediterranean Region recording the highest numbers followed by the African Region, the Region of the…
The prices of petrol and diesel may not crash significantly despite the commencement of production at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, experts have said. With the removal of subsidy on petrol in May 2023, the price per litre of petrol jumped from around N184 to over N600 depending on the location. Diesel also sells for about…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), on Friday, June 21, announced the approval of N21 billion for 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to provide meters for end-user customers. This was contained in its ORDER NO: NERC/2024/072 on The Operationalization of “Tranche A” of the Presidential Metering Initiative Under the Framework of Meter Acquisition Fund. NERC…
The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has a new Acting Director General. He is Barrister, Olusegun Omotola. Before now, the Acting Director General was a Director, Legal Services in the Bureau. He hails from Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State. He got his (LL.B Hons), Bachelor of Law, at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife,…
In recognition of their great contributions to the development of the ancient kingdom of Idanre, Ondo State, the Idanre Development Assembly (IDA) has penciled down prominent sons and daughters of the town for a grand reception and award ceremony. Among those to be honoured at the awards scheduled to be held in the ancient town…
●As Kyari promises project will be ready 1st Qtr 2025 The Federal Government has highlighted the huge multiplier impact of the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline Project on the nation’s economic growth and industrialisation. This was made known during the visit of three cabinet Ministers to the AKK Gas Pipeline Project Site where they inspected the…
A journalist with Atar Communication, owners of Liberty TV/Radio, was reportedly found dead on Wednesday in Abuja, five days after he was declared missing. Joel Waksi, an On-Air Personality (OAP) in the media outfit, was said to have left office around 9pm on Friday and was expected to report back to duty by 2pm the…
The Spokesperson of Coalition of Opposition Lawmakers in the House of Representatives, known as the G-60 has frowned at the silence of opposition governors and leaders especially Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors on the ongoing crisis in Rivers and Kano States. Ugochinyere in a statement said “it’s surprising to him that Opposition Governors are yet…
