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Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has explained why his administration is seizing a property belonging to his predecessor, Rochas Okorocha. He said the state government’s action was in accordance with a report of a judicial panel set up by former Governor Emeka Ihedioha before he left office. Mr Okorocha, a serving senator, was involved in […]

The Lagos State Government has announced that there will be a total closure of the Third Mainland Bridge from midnight of Friday, February 26 till midnight of Saturday, February 27. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, says the 24-hour closure would enable the contractors move the equipment used during the rehabilitation process off the […]

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Pandemic has warned Nigerians not to patronize uncertified vaccines from the black market. Its Chairman and Secretary to Government of Federation (SGF) Mr. Boss Mustapha, who gave the warning during the task force’s news conference in Abuja Monday, assured that Nigeria would soon receive the initial four million […]

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi, has directed officers of the agency across the country to seize rickety vehicles plying the roads. According to a statement on Tuesday by FRSC’s spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, this is to reduce road crashes in the country. Mr Kazeem said zonal commanding officers and sector commanders […]

US golfer Tiger Woods was hospitalised Tuesday after a car crash in which his vehicle sustained “major damage,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department said. Woods, the sole occupant, was removed from the wreckage by firefighters and paramedics and taken to a local hospital for treatment, a statement said. The extent of his injuries was […]

Mr Kassim Abdullahi, the Executive Director, Generation, Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), says the firm is working to export power to Togo Republic through the Calabar Power Plant. Abdullahi disclosed this in a statement signed by Mrs Olufunke Nwankwo, NDPHC’s Head, Communication and Public Relations on Monday in Abuja. The statement followed an inspection […]

The Nigerian government has explained why children in the country will not be receiving the approved COVID-19 vaccines when it finally arrives. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, while speaking at Monday’s weekly briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, said the vaccines have not […]

Under the new Highway Development and Management Initiative of the Federal Government, private individuals will be permitted to build, operate or maintain assets on some federal highways that are up for concession. Already, the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing had received the Outline Business Case Certificate of Compliance to the commence procurement process for […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will be disbursing N118 billion for power distribution projects across the six geopolitical zones. Senior Special Assistant to President Mohammadu Buhari on Public Affairs, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this on Sunday. This, he said, would enable the operators to add 2,000 megawatts to the power supply. Ngelale said the current […]

Nigeria recorded 521 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, much lower than the 660 on Saturday. The daily death toll also fell to eight, as against the 18 a day before. As of Sunday, Nigeria had 152,074 confirmed cases, with 128,619 discharged. Total death toll stands as 1839.

Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said in Lagos yesterday that Nigeria might get COVID-19 vaccines in the next 10 days. “We are told that by the end of this month, which is about 10 days from now, we shall get the vaccines,” the minister said. “We do not produce the vaccines. They are manufactured abroad in […]

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says government’s foresight and planning were factors responsible for the country’s exit from recession in a short time. The minister said this on Saturday, while appearing on Sunrise Daily, a Channels TV programme, monitored by TheCable. Nigeria exited recession with a 0.11 per cent growth in the fourth quarter of […]

In March 2019, CNN reported that about 1,600 people have been secretly filmed in motel rooms in South Korea, with the footage live-streamed online for paying customers to watch. Two men were arrested and another pair investigated in connection with the scandal, which involved 42 rooms in 30 accommodations in 10 cities around the country. […]

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has declared his intention to run for the governorship of Anambra in the November 6 poll. Soludo would be running on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Declaring his ambition on Thursday in Awka, he said he had been a […]

Former Presidential candidate, Oby Ezekwesili has stated that Nigerians are not yet ready for good governance. In a tweet she shared, Ezekwesili said Nigerians absolutely enjoy and believe they deserve to be poorly governed, and politicians understand this. ‘I will repeat it yet again. Citizens of Nigeria are not yet ready for Good Governance. They […]

The Amazon chief executive, Jeff Bezos, on Wednesday displaced Tesla CEO Elon Musk as the world’s richest person. He ended Mr Musk’s nearly two months reign as the richest. In November, 2020, Mr Musk beat Bill Gates to become the second-richest person in the world. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index ranking shows that Mr Musk lost about […]