Lagos intensifies multimodal transport integration efforts
The Lagos State Government is implementing strategic initiatives aimed at achieving a seamless multimodal system which will integrate road, rail and water transport means. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Mr….
NASS to Host National Dialogue on Budgeting Reform and Sustainable Economic Growth
The Joint National Assembly Committee on National Planning and Economic Development has announced plans to organise a national dialogue to reform Nigeria’s budgeting system and intensify efforts toward achieving a…
Decade of Gas: Nigeria Targets 12bcfd Supply by 2030, Identifies $22bn Priority Projects
…As FG Tracks 215 Gas Projects to Boost Power Sector, Regional Integration The “Decade of Gas Secretariat” says Nigeria is driving a regional gas ecosystem in West Africa, with a…
FG Unveils Digital Payment and Identity Reports to Boost Nigeria’s Role in $3.5trn AfCFTA Market
The Federal Government on Monday in Abuja unveiled the “Cross-Border Digital Payments and Identity in Nigeria under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) reports. The programme was unveiled by…
Amotekun nabs 11 kidnappers, 24 others in Ondo
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, says it has arrested 11 suspects for kidnapping and 24 others for various offences across the state. Mr. Adetunji Adeleye, Amotekun Corps…
$62,500 and €36,020 Fraud: Man Bags 30 Years Imprisonment in Lagos
Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday convicted and sentenced Olumuyiwa Teniola Idowu and his company, Tennyvans Nigeria Limited, to a total…
Troops arrest 58 suspected illegal miners in Edo, rescue 2 kidnapped sisters
Troops of the 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have arrested 58 suspected illegal miners and rescued two kidnapped sisters in separate operations in Etsako West and Akoko-Edo Local Government Areas of…
AfDB says Africa’s growth risks were tilted to downside even before Iran conflict
The shock of the Middle Eastern conflict to the African economy could be modest, the African Development Bank said on Monday, although it worsens an outlook already weakened by debt burdens,…
Energy Efficiency Could Save Nigerian Industries 40% in Costs — NACCIMA
…As Nigeria Generates 32 Million Tonnes of Solid Waste Annually The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) says Nigeria generates over 32 million tonnes of…
Police intercepts 14-year-old over Lagos Airport stowaway attempt
The Airport Police Command has intercepted a 14-year-old boy in connection with a stowaway attempt at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Mohammed Adeola, disclosed this…