Category: News Update

NUPENG promises hitch-free end of year fuel distribution

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has assured of its willingness to work closely with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)...

Seven months to go: Ambode appoints perm secs, says govt machinery must roll

Exactly seven months to the end of his eventual four years tenure, Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday swore-in five new Permanent Secretaries into the...

Ekiti lawmaker dies three days after gun attack

A member of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Mr. Michael Adedeji, is dead, three days after he was shot by suspected gunmen. He was shut on Friday afternoon and was rushed...

Plane with 189 aboard crashes, wreckage found

An Aircraft with 189 people on board is believed to have sunk after crashing into the sea off Indonesia’s island of Java on Monday, shortly after takeoff from the...

Ogun government mobilize Councilors to endorse Akinlade

All Councillors in Ogun State have been summoned to an emergency meeting in Abeokuta tomorrow ostensibly to sign a petition against the Ogun State Governorship All...

Ambode, Canadian Governor General, Payette to open new biosecurity lab in Lagos

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode will on Tuesday join the Governor General of Canada, Rt Hon Julie Payette to inaugurate a new biosecurity laboratory in Lagos....

Lagos traffic: Police, sister agencies for joint operation to restore sanity

The Lagos State Police Command has launched a joint operation with other sister agencies to seriously tackle the upsurge in traffic gridlock on roads across the state...

Boko haram

Troops repel Boko Haram attack on Military base in Borno

Boko Haram again Saturday night attacked a military base in Borno State, north eastern Nigeria in a battle that spanned through early hours of Sunday. A soldier was...

VP to Entertainers: We can’t ignore you, don’t ignore us

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo and Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Friday evening re-emphasised how politicians hold entertainers in high...

Nigeria converts 5,600 vehicle-engines from petrol to gas

A total of 5,600 vehicles-engines hitherto running on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol in Nigeria have now been converted to use Compressed Natural Gas...