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Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Abiodun Tobuna has said Lasgidi roads would soon be free of potholes. According to him, in the next 6 months, this dream will come true because the House has provided adequate cash to rectify all the potholes on the ...

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has come out to say that Methanol Production Technology will create employment and wealth in Nigeria. He revealed this at the Second Inter-Ministerial meeting of the implementation of the National Policy on Methanol Fuel Production Technology. According to him, Nigeria’s huge ...

According to a report by news, a tanker loaded with premium motor spirit popularly called fuel has exploded inside a mechanic village in Amawbia, Awka South local government area of Anambra state. The explosion, according to witnesses, happened at about 2.45pm on the Amawbia bypass by Enugu – Onitsha Expressway, ...

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has said that the past government in the state sold off about 110 properties including the Deputy Governor’s House. The governor talked about how 75 percent of the state allocation from the federation account is used for payment of salaries, leaving his government with small ...

The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has come out to say that the nation contributes 15 per cent death from cancer disease in West Africa. According to him, this prompted FG to launch the National Cancer Control Plan 2018 – 2022 where states are meant to follow suit in order ...

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has said his government will not pull down any property for road construction in the state without reaching out to the owners and compensating them very well. Seyi Makinde revealed this recently during an assessment tour of the abandoned Benbo-Apata road on the Akala Expressway ...

PDP chairman in Edo State, Chief Dan Orbih has asked for unity among members for the party ahead of the Edo governorship election set to go down In August this year. Cheif Dan revealed this at the Afemai Declaration 2020 and Award Presentation, held at Agenebode in the Etsako East ...

Ex Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (Rtd) has come out to say that whoever is convinced that Nigeria needs to break up is an enemy of the country. He revealed this during a TV programme on Channels TV. According to IBB, no soldier will allow himself to be used to ...

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has backed Hanan Buhari after she controversially used the presidential jet by saying it sends a very good message to Nigerian girl-child to shun laziness. This was the group’s reaction to social media criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari for allowing such from his daughter on ...

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige has said contractors are working tirelessly to make sure the Second Niger Bridge is completed as soon as possible. Speaking recently, he said the sum of N336 billion budgeted for the project is very much intact. He added that the cash ...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed and his Interior counterpart, Rauf Aregbesola recently visited the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, to honour him on his 49th coronation anniversary. As part of activities to celebrate his 49th coronation anniversary, renowned Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as KWAM ...

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has praised governor Abdullahi Ganduje for following the lead of the Federal Government in infrastructural development. Ganduje visited Kano to commission multi-billion naira projects in several parts of the city and to lay the foundation stone for the construction of the biggest Cancer Treatment center ...

New Archbishop of the Anglican Communion, Jos Province, Most Rev. Markus Anfani, has hailed Buhari and the Federal Government for their battles against corruption and insecurity. He, however, added that more has to be done to completely eradicate corruption and insecurity in the country. He revealed this in an interview ...

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has come out to talk about the simplest way for an Igbo man to become the president of Nigeria. According to him, Igbo politicians must be ready to play their politics well and become more patriotic in the country. He said that ...

National Secretary, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Mr. Labaran Maku, has said rumors that he met with Sen. Asiwaju Tinubu and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to float a new political platform ahead of 2023 is false. Maku, an ex-minister of information debunked the rumor today as he answered questions from the ...

PDP has said that the usage of a presidential jet by President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Hanan, for a personal trip is provoking, condemnable and cannot be pardoned. His daughter used one of the presidential jets for an event she attended in Bauchi state on Thursday, January 9, 2020 and the ...

Rep. Dennis Idahosa (APC-Edo) has said because Buhari ended the regular fuel scarcity we were formerly used to during Christmas, Nigerians need to trust his government to tackle other problems the nation is facing. Dennis, who is the Chairman House Committee on Legislative Compliance, said this in an interview with ...

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has hailed the newly-inaugurated South-West Security Network codenamed ‘Operation Amotekun’, saying it will promote community policing in the zone. A Chieftain of the forum, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday, expressed backing for the establishment of ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reportedly directed all members of the party to stay away from talking about the strategies for the 2023 elections. A PDP chieftain said this decision was compulsory because it would avoid a situation whereby mischief makers will set PDP members against each other. The ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has reached out to ex EFCC chairman, Nuhu Ribadu, who married off his two sons yesterday. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, revealed this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. Buhari thanked Ribadu for inviting him to the wedding. He ...