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Federal Government of Nigeria has said the Lagos-Ibadan and Abuja-Kano expressways will be completed by April 30. The Minister of Works and Housing Mr Babatunde Fashola said this at the pre-inspection of the completed Loko-Oweto Bridge in Nasarawa State on Wednesday. “I want to appeal to commuters on that road...

Towards ensuring a safe and smooth 2023 Easter celebrations, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu, has tasked Commanding Officers to ensure full deployment of staff for maximum visibility, prompt removal of obstructions and ease of movement on all highways across the country. This is...

The late former Chief of General Staff, Retired Lt.-Gen. Oladipo Diya, will be buried on July 29. Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to Diya, Mr Olawale Adekoya, disclosed this on Wednesday in Lagos. Diya, a former Military Governor of Ogun State who also served as Vice-Chairman of Provisional Ruling...

The Federal Executive Council meeting presided by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday ratified an approval of N3.3 billion to build a new training facility for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). FEC also approved a contract award valued at N10.9 billion for the National Population Commission (NPC) to boost...

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has written to the Chief Clerk of the Central Criminal Court in London to temper justice with mercy over the conviction of former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu. Ekweremadu and his wife, alongside Nigerian doctor Obinna Obeta, were recently found guilty of attempted organ...

  NYSC spokesman Mr Eddy Megwa disclosed the proposed partnership in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. He stated that Elena Glinskaya, the Lead Economist of the bank’s Youth Employment and Skills Development Team, said this during a courtesy visit to the NYSC Headquarters. Megwa said that Ms Glinskaya...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has refuted an online report credited to him that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deliberately withheld the real-time upload of presidential election results from polling units. Making clarification on Wednesday, in Washington DC, while reacting to the report published on...

Nobel Laureate Professor Prof. Wole Soyinka has said he is concerned by the alleged complaint by him of people not following “instructions”. In a statement on Wednesday, Soyinka said he was not a member of the Labour Party, hence couldn’t have given ‘instructions’ to ‘Obidients’. ‘Obidients’ is a sobriquet for...

A report titled ‘Global Economic Outlook’ by KPMG, the professional services firm, has indicated that Nigeria’s unemployment rate will rise further to 40.6 per cent in 2023. It said the figure is based on its estimates. “Unemployment is expected to continue to be a major challenge in 2023 due to...

  The Senate on Wednesday adjourned plenary till April 25, 2023 to allow lawmakers observe Easter and Eid-El-Fitr holidays. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, made the announcement shortly before end of plenary in Abuja. He said the period would enable law makers to participate in their various religious activities as...