The Ooni of Ife, Oba Ogunwusi and the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar have expressed the readiness of traditional rulers to partner the Federal Government in tackling the security challenges in the country. They also advocated good governance as key to ending the challenges that range from killings to insurgency. The two first class monarchs […]

The Federal Government has acquired necessary reagents to test suspected cases of the Coronavirus Disease (Covid) in Nigeria, Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said on Wednesday. Besides, Dr. Ehanire announced the establishment of three laboratories across the country to test suspected patients for the disease. He briefed reporters after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, chaired […]

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday appealed to the Federal Government to ensure that the ongoing rehabilitation of Lagos-Badagry Expressway meets international standard. Sanwo-Olu spoke when he hosted members of the Senate Committee on Works, who visited him at the State House, Alausa Ikeja. They were led by Chairman of the committee, Senator Adamu Aliero. […]

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has called on African countries, particular leaders and oil and gas players in the continent, to focus on providing structures that would ensure energy security for their citizens. He, made the call in Abuja, while presenting his keynote address to set […]

The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) wednesday warned against the ongoing clamour for the federal government to re-nationalise already privatised power assets of generating companies (Gencos) and distribution companies (Discos). BPE’s Director General, Mr. Alex Okoh, at an interactive session with journalists in Abuja, advised the government not to succumb to the pressure of re-possessing […]

Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has charged contractors working on the dualisation of the Lokoja-Auchi-Benin road to ensure that road users are not subjected to hardship while the work is ongoing. A statement issued by the Ministry of Works on Tuesday said Fashola spoke during an inspection tour of the road. “Contractors are […]

Production level, new orders, supplier delivery time, employment level and raw materials inventories grew at a slower rate in January 2020. The Central bank of Nigeria disclosed in its Purchasing Managers’ Index survey report for January 2020. According to the apex bank, the manufacturing PMI in the month of January stood at 59.2 index points, […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress has called for the immediate release of the publisher of the Cross River Watch,  Mr Agba Jalingo. Jalingo has reportedly been incarcerated at the Calabar Correctional Facility since August 22, 2019 by the agents of the Cross River State Government. This allegation the state governor, Ben Ayade, had, however, denied. The […]

The strain of Coronavirus that has killed 1,018 persons and infected 43,141 others across 28 countries has been given the name ‘Covid-19’ by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Speaking at a media briefing on Tuesday in Geneva, the Director General, WHO, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said the name was designed to avoid inaccuracy and de-stigmatise China […]

In a display of solidarity, Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, and former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, are currently at the Federal High Court Abuja for the trial of the convener of #RevolutionNow, Mr Omoyele Sowore. Sowore, is being prosecuted by the Federal Government for declaring a nationwide protest against […]