SANWO-OLU TASKS HOUSE OF REPS AD-HOC COMMITTEE ON RETURN OF LAGOS PROPERTIES
March 5, 2022 Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appealed to the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating abandoned Federal Government properties across the federation to view Lagos with…
Kaduna-Kano, Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail: Minister expresses displeasure over slow pace of work
March 5, 2022 Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has expressed displeasure with slow pace of work at the Kaduna-Kano rail line being handled by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation…
Petrol scarcity: NNPC team visits depots, monitors compliance with extended operations directive
March 5, 2022 The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. has expressed satisfaction with the level of compliance by petroleum products depots with the directive to extend hours of operation,…
Apapa, Tincan Island ports decongestion: CBN raises N23 bn to fund road infrastructure to facilitate smooth evacuation of cargo
March 5, 2022 …Lagos port operation, Chinese investors to commence operation Sept. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has raised about N23 billion to fund road infrastructure, to facilitate…
‘I Hope I Live to Reach 100’: World’s Oldest Tennis Player Staying Put in Ukraine War Zone
March 5, 2022 Four months after 97-year-old amateur Leonid Stanislavskyi’s dreams came true when he played with 21-times Grand Slam champion Rafa Nadal, the Ukrainian is enduring his worst nightmare…
Lagos govt seals event centre where fuel in jerry cans were given as gifts
March 5 2022 Lagos State Government through the Lagos Safety Commission and the Rapid Response Squad has sealed Havillah Event Centre, Oniru, for Contravening Public Safety Rules (Fuel Souvenir). The…
Obasanjo at 85: I wish to be as strong as you when I get to your age – AfDB Boss
March 5, 2022 Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President, African Development Bank (AfDB) has congratulated former President Olusegun Obasanjo on his 85th birthday, saying he would like to be as strong…
U.S.-Africa Trade Council appoints Nigeria’s Aina into Advisory Board
March 5, 2022 The U.S.-Africa Trade Council, United States of America, has announced the appointment of Amb. Olusiji Aina as a member of its Advisory Board. The council made the…
Russo-Ukraine war: China blocks local stations’ coverage of EPL matches
March 5, 2022 China will block coverage in its territory of this weekend’s English Premier League (EPL) fixtures as Britain’s biggest clubs continue to demonstrate support for Ukraine. The Premier…
NAN MD canvasses support for more women in government, political offices
March 5, 2022 The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Buki Ponle, has said that there is need to have more women in government and in…