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Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos State, has announced that a 68km Green Line rail project connecting Marina, Victoria Island, Lekki Free Trade Zone and Ajah will commence this year. The governor announced this on Friday at the commissioning of the newly reconstructed Chief Yesufu Abiodun Oniru/Akiogun Road, an alternative...

A tragic road accident at the Muhammadu Buhari Interchange Flyover in Hotoro, Kano, has claimed the lives of 16 people and left 52 others injured. The fatal crash, which occurred at approximately 9:50 p.m. on Tuesday along the Kano-Maiduguri Road, involved a DAF trailer carrying goods and passengers. The Federal...

Elder statesman and chieftain of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Pa Ayodele Adebanjo, has died at the age of 96. Adebanjo died on Friday morning at his residence in Lekki, Lagos State. The family confirmed his death in a statement made available to our correspondent on Friday. The statement was...

.as gov restates commitment to retirees' welfare Pensioners from all geopolitical zones of Oyo State, on Thursday, converged on the Governor's Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, in their hundreds to appreciate the state governor for turning around their fortunes through the recent review of pensions in the state. The pensioners, under...

it may be recalled that, in December 2024, the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP) and the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) kicked off the ₦20 Billion Naira automobile credit fund providing consumer credit for Nigerians to purchase locally manufactured automobiles. CREDICORP made a promise that, in Q1 2025,...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned that it will sanction banks that force customers to withdraw less than N20,000 per transaction from Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) despite having sufficient funds and requesting a higher amount. This was disclosed in a Q&A explainer released by the apex bank following...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration achieved 90 per cent of its N1.1 trillion 2024 budget. Wike stated this after inspecting some ongoing projects in the capital city, in Abuja on Thursday. The projects inspected are the ongoing construction of the...

Justice Chukwujek Aneke of a Federal Court in Lagos has fixed March 17, 2025, to rule on various applications challenging its jurisdiction to hear a 13-count charge filed against the former Chairman of First Bank Nigeria (FBN), Oba Otudeko, and three others over alleged fraud. The court fixed March 17...

The Bill was passed after the upper chamber reviewed key highlights of the bill, which outlines a total aggregate expenditure of 54.99 trillion naira. The budget breakdown includes significant allocations for recurrent spending, capital projects, and debt servicing, as well as a projected fiscal deficit. Key Budget Allocations include Total...

Governor Ademola Adeleke has raised alarm over credible reports of a sinister plot by elements within the opposition parties to launch vicious attacks on local governments secretariats across the state including orchestrated onslaught on leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and top government officials. In a statement issued this...