Recognise Abiola officially as ex-President: Family appeals to FG
The Abiola family of Abeokuta in Ogun on Friday demanded for an official recognition of late chief M.K.O Abiola as an ex-president of Nigeria. The Head of the Family, Chief…
DEMOCRACY DAY: Expect better days ahead, Okowa tells Deltans
As Deltans join other Nigerians to celebrate “Democracy Day” on June 12, the state Governor, Â Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has admonished them to keep hope alive and expect better days ahead….
Democracy Day: 48% of work on 2nd Niger Bridge completed – Buhari (Full Speech)
President Muhammadu Buhari in his Democracy Day broadcast said the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund projects are also progressing very well, stressing that on the 2nd Niger Bridge, “piling work…
Senate passes 450 Bills, approves about $28bn foreign loans for govt in one year
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, says the Senate has passed a total of 450 Bills in one year, while pledging that the senate would in the next…
FG has created one million jobs through infrastructure reforms – Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige says President Muhammadu Buhari’s reforms in infrastructure have yielded no fewer than one million jobs. Ngige said this in his Democracy Day message…
FG sets up committee to tackle Gender-Based ViolenceÂ
The Federal Government has set up an Inter-ministerial Gender-Based Violence Management Committee to tackle gender violence and assault. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami,…
Court affirms INEC’s power to deregister 32 political parties
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed the applications filed by the 32 deregistered political parties against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Justice Anwuli Chikere, in her judgment,…
Ikeja Electric increases cost of prepaid metersÂ
Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) has announced that the prices of meters sold to customers under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) scheme has been reviewed upward effective June. 1. The…
Our DNA tests have sometimes resulted in violence, says Lagos DNA centre Director
The Lagos State DNA and Forensic Center has conducted 455 Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) tests since inception in 2017, the Director of centre, Dr Richard Somairi, has said. He said the…
COVID-19: Population-wide mask-wearing could prevent second waves – study
Population-wide face mask use could push COVID-19 transmission down to controllable levels for national epidemics, and could prevent further waves of the pandemic disease when combined with lock downs, according…