The official visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Lagos State Thursday provided him opportunity to give assurances on the commitment of his administration for the continued development of the rail and the maritime sectors.A statement by Femi Adesina, special adviser on media and publicity to the president, said Buhari pledged to “prioritise the railway system…
Buhari in Lagos to Launch Rail and Maritime Projects
President Muhammadu Buhari is visiting Lagos State today to launch two major projects executed by his administration. One of them is the Mobolaji Johnson Railway Station at Ebute Meta area of the state. The station, said to be the “largest in West Africa with a holding capacity of 6,000 passengers” was named in honour of…
20, 000 Graduates to Benefit from FG/UN 12 Months Job Fellowship Annually
President Muhammadu Buhari is set to launch the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme, NJFP, a joint Federal Government-United Nations 12-month graduate job fellowship programme that will capture 20, 000 beneficiaries annually. This was announced by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, senior advocate of Nigeria, SAN on Tuesday, June 2, at the State House, Abuja. Laolu Akande, senior…
Trouble Looms in Oil Sector over NDDC as Tompolo’s Ultimatum Gathers Momentum
The threat by ex-Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, to cripple the economy of the nation if within seven days the federal government refused to inaugurate a substantive board for the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has started to gain traction. A group known as the Niger Delta Volunteers for Good Governance, NDVGG, on…
Part of Ladipo Spareparts Market Gutted by Fire
A timely intervention of the Lagos State Fire Service has saved the popular Ladipo Spareparts Market, Mushin area of Lagos from being razed by fire on Sunday. Mrs. Margaret Adeseye, director of the state fire service, said men of the service responded to a distress call about 7:31 am on Sunday. The fire reportedly started…
Diette-Spiff Escapes Attack as Agip Export Terminal Host Community Protest Power Outage
Former Military Governor of Old Rivers State, Alfred Diette-Spiff escaped mob attack on Wednesday from members of Twon Brass community in Bayelsa State that were protesting against Agip Export Terminal management for the blackout the community has been suffering for some time now. Diette-Spiff, who is the Amayanabo of Twon Brass had tried to placate…
We Can’t Bring in New Beneficiaries to Amnesty Programme, says Dikio
The hope of ex-agitators in the Niger Delta not listed in the Presidential Amnesty Programme to join the programme may have been dashed as the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Milland Dikio, has declared that he lacked the powers to admit new beneficiaries into the scheme. The Media Adviser to Dikio, Neotaobose…
NACA Says Govt Not Doing Enough to Support HIV/AIDS Programmes
..reveals that HIV/AIDS prevalence very high in S-South. The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has said the three tiers of government in Nigeria are not taking ownership of HIV/AIDS response in the country. The Director-General of NACA, Gambo Aliyu, stated this in Yenagoa on Friday at the ongoing HIV Media Advocacy and…
NIN Registration: Identity Key to Peace and Stability, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday in Abuja said the ongoing synchronization of National Identification Number, NIN with SIM cards will provide a digital framework for improving security and strengthening the economy. In a statement issued by Femi Adesina, special adviser, media and publicity, Buhari said this while launching the National Policy for the Promotion of Indigenous…
ICPC Drags 2,000 Corporate Defaulters into Tax Net
To shore up revenue for the government, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has forced 2,000 defaulting firms into Nigeria’s tax net. Bolaji Owasanoye, a professor of Law, senior advocate of Nigeria, SAN and chairman of ICPC, revealed this last week at the end of a capacity building for ICPC investigators…
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