archiveFebruary 2022

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday extended the detention of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, by 14 days. The court granted permission to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to hold the embattled Kyari for the period to enable the agency to complete its...

The city of Lagos was agog all weekend of the week ending February 18, 2022, with a biker fest of top power bikers’ clubs and non-bikers from across Nigeria who stormed the historic venue of Freedom Park, Lagos Island in a revving power bike show that energized the city all...

The Senate has called on the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, declare a State of Emergency on the nation’s federal roads. The upper chamber, also urged the federal government to immediately make good its indebtedness to FERMA in order to enable the agency carry out its primary...

  The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, February 18, 2022, arraigned one Olalekan Mutholib on a five-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of over $100, 909. 06 and N1, 050,000.60 before Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the...

VP also receives Worldwide Leader of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints from US at Presidential Villa Urges faith-based organisations to preach unity among Nigerians Following the tough stance by leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against recent coups d’etat in the sub-region, the cooperation...

  The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to establish the National Council for Tea and Coffee Development. The passage of the bill tagged, “Nigerian Tea and Coffee Development Council (Establishment) Bill, 2022”, followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Chairman of...

  Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari may sign the Electoral Bill anytime from now. He disclosed this on Tuesday during an interview with Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme. “He (Buhari) will sign it (the bill) any moment from...

inspects Ajia-Airport/Amuloko road project, expresses satisfaction Oyo State's Commissioner for Works, Public Infrastructure and Transport, Prof. Daud Sangodoyin, on Monday, declared that the administration of Governor 'Seyi Makinde is determined to deliver quality infrastructure projects that will stand the test of time. The Commissioner made this disclosure when he embarked...

The Senate will next week Tuesday vote on the report of the Senate Committee on Constitution Review on amendments to the 1999 Constitution. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, gave the hint at the start of plenary, following an announcement made to invite members of the committee to a meeting scheduled...

Hundred Nigerian youths have commenced training in the vocational skills programme sponsored by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and facilitated by the Industrial Training Fund (ITF). The training covers eight skills areas, and they include Information and Communication Technology; Electrical/Electronic Technology; Industrial Automation and Mechatronics; Instrumentation and...