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By Sharon Osaji The Lagos State Government has said that ahead of the commencement of operations by the Dangote Refinery in July, the state government is considering water transportation to cushion the effect of traffic in the area. The Permanent Secretary, ...

By Ajisafe Olayiwola President Bola Tinubu has approved the new Electricity Act, which replaces the 2005 Electricity and Power Sector Reform Act. The Electricity Act was first passed in July 2022 in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The new ...

By Leke Baiyewu The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, warned the Federal Government against terminating the contract signed with a private firm, Iris Smart Technologies Limited, for the production of electronic passports booklets. According to the House, procuring the equipment capable ...

A famous Nollywood actor Murphy Afolabi has passed away.Afolabi’s death was announced on Sunday by Tunde Ola-Yusuf, a fellow actor in the Yoruba subsector of Nollywood. Sharing a picture of the actor, Ola-Yusuf wrote: “REST IN PEACE. “May God give ...

Troops uncover ‘ISWAP’s underground armoury’ in Sambisa forest Troops of the 21 Armoured Brigade, operation Hadin Kai, have reportedly recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from the Islamic State of the West African Province(ISWAP) in Sambisa forest, Borno ...

By Leke Baiyewu The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has assured that the Nigerian Parliament will investigate the delay by the Egyptian Government to allow Nigerians evacuated from war-torn Sudan into its territories. Gbajabiamila noted that the House ...

By Daud OlatunjiMen of Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 43-year-old man, Hassan Yusuf, for allegedly setting the apartment of his ex-lover, Busayo Falola, ablaze. The suspect reportedly burnt down the whole building situated at no 127, old Schorlar ...

By Adekunle Sulaimon With two days to the governorship and state assembly elections scheduled to hold on Saturday, March 18, the focus in the South-East state of Anambra will be on who controls the state House of Assembly. This is so ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says that it has found solutions to some of the impediments capable of hampering the general elections expected to start with the presidential polls on February 25. The commission for the umpteenth time also ...

Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Sunday says that the initial commercial vessel has berthed at the Lekki Deep Sea Port. This is contained on the state Twitter handle of the authority. It reads, ”In front of the President’s commissioning of @LekkiPort ...