57% of Nigerians now have access to electricity – UN GEPR
No fewer than 110.7 million Nigerians out of a 195.8 million estimated population had access to electricity as of 2018, according to the latest Global Energy Progress Report (GEPR). This…
FG now to deliver Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Second Niger Bridge in 2022
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has disclosed that the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, second Niger Bridge and the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway will now be completed in the first quarter of…
COVID-19: NCDC says over 7,000 active cases in Nigeria as cases rise to 11,516
The Nigeria Centre for Disease control, NCDC, says there are currently 7,658 active COVID-19 cases in the country as cases rise to 11,516. The Centre disclosed this in its COVID-19…
DPO, 8 police officers, one civilian killed in bloody bank robbery
Nine persons, including eight Policemen and one civilian, were feared killed on Thursday in Isanlu, Kogi when a gang of armed robbers launched an attack on a branch of a…
How Facebook friend, his two brothers murdered a widow in Abuja
Three brothers have been arrested in connection with the murder of a widow and mother of five children in Abuja, according to Mr Frank Mba, Public Relations of the Police…
COVID-19: Total discharged patients now 952 in Lagos as 24 more patients recover
The Lagos State Government says 24 additional coronavirus patients have recovered and have been discharged from isolation centres, having tested negative twice. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said in a statement on…
Do not suspend plenary over coronavirus, DG NCDC tells Reps
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, has asked the House of Representatives not to suspend plenary over coronavirus. Dr Ihekweazu who was on…
Niger Police arrests 2 men for allegedly raping 85-year-old woman, 2 sisters
The Police Command in Niger has arrested one Peter Ayemoba, of Rafin Sanyi area in Suleja Local Government Area, for allegedly having carnal knowledge of his two daughters. The police…
Worship centres in Lagos to open from June 19; banks to begin full operations
The Lagos State government has given a green light for the re-opening of churches and mosques as part of the review of protocols being used to curb the spread of…
N3.9bn light project fraud: Kwara to prosecute ex-Governor Ahmed
The Kwara House of Assembly on Thursday urged the State Government to hand over suspects in connection with the failed N3.9 billion Kwara Light project contract. The lawmakers specifically demanded…