The Federal Government on Friday announced the approval of transport fares on the new Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line scheduled to begin full commercial operations in January. It said passengers would pay between N3,000 and N6,000 for the train service depending on the class of seat booked by the traveller. The...
Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, says that the 2023 population and housing census will involve the use of digital maps, questionnaires and cloud computing. Mrs Ahmed said this on Monday at a meeting between high-level partners aimed to seek support for the conduct of the...
Justice A.M. Liman of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N235, 451, 969.89(Two Hundred and Thirty-five Million, Four Hundred and Fifty-one Thousand, Nine Hundred and Sixty-nine Naira, Eighty-nine Kobo) traced to the account of a convicted fraudster, Okeke...
Says 'We've a potential ground to approach Supreme Court Immediate past Governor of Osun, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has appealed to members and supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to remain calm and not to be discouraged over the outcome of the Friday's appeal, saying his abiding faith in...
we're following Baba's footsteps in the agriculture sphere Nigeria's former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, said on Thursday that he was impressed by the developmental strides being recorded by the Seyi Makinde-led administration in Oyo State. The former president appreciated the efforts being made by the governor to develop the state,...
The Kano State Governor-elect, Abba Yusuf, has advised individuals and organisations to discontinue ongoing private developments within and around public buildings across the state. There is outrage over selling of portions of school, hospital, mosques, among others by the outgoing Governor Abdullahi Ganduje-led administration. A statement by the spokesman for the...
The Aragbiji of Iragbiji, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Ayotunde Olabomi, has solicited support for the reelection of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola after the expiration of his first term. The monarch said the good works of the Governor would go a long way to earn him a second term in order to consolidate on...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says the Lagos-Ibadan and Abuja-Kano Expressways will be completed by the end of April. Mr Fashola stated this at the pre-inspection exercise of the completed Loko-Oweto Bridge in Nasarawa State on Wednesday. He urged users of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway to be patient, saying...
President Muhammadu Buhari has given his words that the administration will keep a keen eye on food inflation in the New Year while giving a strong directive to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, not to give any money for food importation. Speaking at the fifth regular meeting with the...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, wishes to inform all qualified applicants who successfully submitted their applications in the superintendent cadre (Professional and General Duties) for its 2023 recruitment exercise, that access to their assessment platform will be open from 10:00am on Monday 8th May till 23:59pm on...