More than $300m (£230m) seized from Nigeria's former dictator is set to be returned to the country from Jersey.
The money was laundered through the US under the presidency of Sani Abacha in the 1990s, before being transferred to the Channel Island, according to Jersey's Civil Asset Recovery Fund.
The sum...
The Lagos State Government has promised to provide alternative means of transportation for Lagosians in the wake of its ban on commercial motorcyclists and tricyclists in certain areas of the metropolis.
It also praised ‘keke’ and ‘okada’ riders for complying with their restriction from six LGAs, major highways and bridges.
The...
Jimi Agbaje, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday said the outright ban on okada and tricycles in some parts of Lagos state is not the solution to accidents and insecurity which is the primary concern of the state government.
Speaking in a chat with newsmen, Agbaje...
Gov pledges investments in sports, critical infrastructure
Wants FG to give more opportunities to Kwara youths
Kwara State 7th Sports Festival ended at the weekend amid colourful displays of great talents from across the state, with the Federal Government commending Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for taking special interest in youth...
Some corps members of the National Youth Service Corps serving in Enugu State have expressed joy over the payment of N33,000 increased allowance by the Federal Government.
The corps members, who have been expectant, expressed shock when they started receiving the credit alert at 2:00a.m on Friday, noting that the...
The Senate has begun a probe into what it described as the poor state of refineries the nation’s
According to the Senate despite $25 billion dollars spent in the last 25 years, the refineries are still in comatose.
Consequently, the Senate mandated its Committees on Petroleum Resources Downstream, Upstream and Gas...
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that his administration will provide a safe and secure nation and implement policies and programs that will bring prosperity.
He spoke on Thursday during a courtesy visit to him by the 2019 National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) awardees at the presidential villa, Abuja, saying...
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Samuel Adeniran as the Surveyor-General of the Federation.
This was conveyed in a letter with reference FMPW & H/42935/S.1/T2/86, dated January 29, 2020, and signed by the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola.
The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing supervises the Office of the...
Justice Patricia Ajoku of a Federal High Court in Ibadan, on Friday sentenced Ezekiel Orimolade, an undergraduate student at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) to four months imprisonment for defrauding an American man of 150 dollars.
Ajoku held that the court sentenced Orimolade, based on the evidence before her and...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday assented to the 2020 appropriation bill, saying the document was designed to truly rebuild the state in a manner that uplifts people from poverty and addresses infrastructural deficit.
AbdulRazaq commended the House of Assembly for the thorough scrutiny of the budget proposal and...
