…says new 1000-capacity truck terminal ready in June Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday visited Apapa and its environs to assess the lingering traffic gridlock in the area, pledging to find a lasting solution to the menace. The Governor, accompanied by his Deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat and the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, among other top government ...

After about two years of delay, the implementation of the National Anti-corruption Strategy (NACS) of the Federal Government will take off soon. Members of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Committee of the NACS (2017-2021) are to effectively kick off the implementation with a sensitisation visit to the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Head of Service ...

shutterstock. Samuel Ayokunle Olowosejeje, University College Cork Lengthy power cuts are pretty much a daily experience in Nigeria. The country’s epileptic power supply has been identified by businesses as the second biggest obstacle to doing business in the country, after a lack of access to finance. This unreliable power supply is a major hindrance to Nigeria’s economic growth. It also ...

A former Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tunji Bello, has said the government of his former boss, Akinwunmi Ambode, failed because of lack of emotional intelligence. Bello also served in different capacities under the government of former governors Bola Tinubu and Babatunde Fashola. In a farewell message to his colleagues who served in the Ambode’s administration, Bello said the ...

Five people were feared killed on Thursday in Anambra State during the sit-at-home protest of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). It was gathered that fracas ensued when some people suspected to be members of IPOB allegedly attacked a Catholic priest, identified as Rev. Fr. Festus Eziamaka for attending a morning mass contrary to IPOB’s sit-at-home order. It was gathered ...

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles on Thursday advanced to the knockout stage of the ongoing FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Poland, in a miraculous way despite playing 1-1 draw with Ukraine in the last Group D encounter. The match played at the Bielsko-Biala Stadium saw the Flying Eagles and their Ukrainian counterparts employing their tried-and-tested strategy of congesting the middle with three ...

Former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has denied some online and social media reports that he and some members of his family were arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday. In a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Mr Sam Onwuemeodo, on Thursday, Okorocha said the EFCC was not at war with anybody and would have ...

…orders Public Works to commence immediate fixing of potholes on Lagos roads Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, today signed his first Executive Order to address the issue of traffic control and management, fixing of potholes on the roads, sanitation as well as cleaning of drainages in the State. The Order is to also ensure the attainment of zero tolerance ...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday urged workers in the State to brace up and contribute their quota to the development of the State, saying that they cannot afford to fail Lagosians at this critical point. Speaking at a meeting with Civil Servants and Permanent Secretaries during his familiarisation tour of offices in the Secretariat, Alausa, Governor Sanwo-Olu ...

Raymond Ozoji, Awka Ohanaeze-Ndigbo, a non-governmental socio-cultural organization, has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s first term in office was a nightmare for the Igbo nation in Nigeria. The organization held that Ndigbo were marginalised and  shortchanged in federal appointments as well as allocation of social amenities. State president of Ohanaeze in Anambra, Ichie Damian Okeke Ogene, who spoke with our correspondent ...