archiveOctober 2023

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Musa Adamu Aliyu as the new Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale confirmed the appointment in a statement on Tuesday. The President also approved Clifford Okwudiri Oparaodu as...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Alhaji Jalal Ahmad Arabi as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for a term of four years in the first instance. The president also directed the outgoing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the...

  President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday flagged off the Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer for 15 million households in the country to mark the commemoration of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Speaking at the event inside the briefing room of the presidential villa in Abuja, he said...

  The Labour Party has berated the Federal Government over the proposed procurement of cars at the cost N160 million each for the members of the House of Representatives. The party accused the government of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of not being sensitive to the plight of Nigerians. The...

  A former Minister of Works, Sen. Adeseye Ogunlewe, has urged the secretarial staff to explore new skills and technologies of practice to remain relevant in the profession. Ogunlewe, the Fuwajoye of Ikorodu Kingdom, gave the advice at the 32nd Annual National Conference and Workshop of the Association of Professional...

  The Ogun State Government has commended the Federal Government for approving its plan to take over the reconstruction of the Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta Road and transform it into a world-class carriageway. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) gave the State government a nod to fix and toll the  expressway although the road...

Two Bus Rapid Transport, known as BRT, were involved in a head-on collision on Tuesday in the Dopemu area of Lagos. Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) disclosed this in an online video on its official X handle, confirming several persons were injured. According to the agency, the incident had...

Rite Foods Limited, a leading Nigerian Fast Moving Consumer Goods company, is proud to join the global community in celebrating World Food Day 2023 with the theme "Water is Life, Water is Food”. Rite Foods continues to highlight its unwavering dedication to sustainability with a special emphasis on Bigi Premium...

Justice Tijani Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, October 16, 2023, adjourned till November 21, 2023 further proceedings in the trial of a former Acting Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Haruna Baba Jauro, and two others. Jauro, alongside Dr. Dauda...

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun announced at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday that President Bola Tinubu's administration has secured $1.5bn zero-interest World Bank loan. The Minister disclosed this to State House Correspondents after the FEC meeting in Abuja on...