We’re planning four airports’ concession for 30 years – FG
The Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano airports will be on concession for a minimum of 20 to 30 years, the Federal Government said on Wednesday. It provided the explanation in a document on...
View Article81 suspected kidnappers, bandits paraded, 17 AK-47 riffles recovered
OPERATIVES of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a total of 81 suspects for various crimes, including banditry, armed robbery, kidnapping, murder, homicide and illegal manufacturing and...
View ArticleHerdsmen refused to comply with Akeredolu’s directive on registration – Ondo
THE Ondo State Government said on Wednesday that the herdsmen in the state had yet to comply with its directive on registration. The state government said he herdsmen had not registered their cattle...
View Article200 households stranded as Zulum resettles IDPs, allocates flats
NO fewer than 200 households have been left stranded after being forcefully evicted from Internally Displaced Persons’ camp on Monday in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, as part of efforts by the...
View ArticleLagos CP assures Alaba traders of safety
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has assured businessmen and women of Igbo descent, who are trading in various markets in the state, that their lives and properties are secured....
View ArticleForex: ABCON bans street hawking, moves to cut rate
The Association of Bureau De Change Operators has said it will commence what it called ‘Operation No Street Trading’ to stop the hawking of foreign exchange by BDC operators. The President, ABCON,...
View ArticleDangote Foundation, others launch €7m training programme
The Aliko Dangote Foundation said it partnered with other organisations to launch a training programme worth €7m to bridge skills gap in the country. It said in a statement that the programme was in...
View ArticleTecno recognised as one of top brands
Tecno has been ranked as one of the top six brands on the continent on Brand Africa 100. This marked the company’s fifth consecutive year in the top six, a statement said on Wednesday. Speaking at a...
View ArticleResurrecting the cassava revolution
During the launch of the Rivers Cassava Processing Company, last week, Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, said that Nigeria imports over $580 million worth of cassava by-products...
View ArticleSanwo-Olu seeks Dangote foundation’s partnership for job creation
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday said the state was willing to partner Aliko Dangote Foundation and Germany-based company, VDMA, to generate employment for Lagos youths. He...
View ArticleLagos creates awareness on benefits of wetlands
The Lagos State Government has expressed its commitment to educating the people to understand the importance of wetlands to humanity. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tunji...
View ArticleKidnapping and 15 years’ imprisonment
The first time I heard the issue of paying ransom in northern Nigeria was in 2018 when the twin sisters were abducted by an armed group in Dauran village of Zamfara state. Their abductors demanded a...
View ArticleWe’re expecting aircraft meant for international flights – Ibom Air
Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr Okpolupum Etteh, has saiad that Ibom Airline will begin international flights within the sub region as soon as the aircrafts purchased for that...
View ArticleAkeredolu restates call to legalise Indian hemp, lists benefits
Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has reiterated the need for legalisation of cannabis Sativa or Indian hemp in Nigeria, saying there are lots of benefits the country could derive from the...
View ArticleGanduje raises the alarm over gathering of bandits in Kano forest
THE Kano State Governor, Abdulahi Ganduje, on Thursday called for military intervention in the state, saying bandits had taken over its forests and converted them to hideouts. The governor added that...
View ArticleProsecute my husband’s killers, widow of Imo German-bound man tells CP
Widow of 42-year-old Oguchi Unachukwu, who was allegedly murdered by an air force officer in Imo State, Mrs Ijeoma Unachukwu, has asked the state Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, to ensure that the...
View ArticleOsinbajo, Sanwo-Olu, Makinde to inaugurate cassava factory in Oyo
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, will today (Friday) host Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos and three other South-West governors, as well as royal and spiritual...
View ArticleMan shot in mouth as Enugu cultists clash
The serene and peaceful atmosphere being enjoyed by residents of the Enugu metropolis was on Thursday fouled by fear and pandemonium following shootings by rival cults. The shootings, which occurred...
View ArticleGunshots as NANS factions storm Ogun ICT poly
Teaching and non-teaching staff members of the D. S. Adegbenro Polytechnic, Itori, Ewekoro, Ogun State, on Thursday, ran in different directions following the firing of gunshots on the campus. Our...
View ArticleSoyinka denies social media post on Yoruba nation
Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on Thursday, denounced a fake WhatsApp post on the Yoruba state agitation, which was attributed to him. Soyinka, in a statement titled: ‘They are back’, urged the...
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