President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday departed Lagos for Abuja after marking the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presidential aircraft took off from the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at about 6:44 p.m. The president was seen off by top government officials, including Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of…
Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has said strong backing from President Bola Tinubu is behind the ongoing surge in infrastructure projects across Abuja. Following an inspection tour on Wednesday, Mr Wike said the President’s close monitoring of projects and insistence on quality delivery had boosted performance across the territory. According to him,…
Mr Ahmed Sanusi has assumed office as the 35th Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), following the promotion of his predecessor, Mr Miller Dantawaye, to Assistant Inspector-General of Police. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said Sanusi is a highly experienced officer, having been enlisted into the Nigeria Police…
Tensions within the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) have escalated following the reported forceful takeover of its national secretariat in Abuja. The union’s General Secretary, Kayode Agbeyangi, on Tuesday denounced the incident as an illegal act, alleging that it was carried out without adherence to due process or legal authority. The development comes…
The Lagos State Police Command has refuted viral social media reports alleging that two officers, including the Divisional Police Officer of Ilemba-Hausa Division, were killed in a violent incident in Ojo. The reports, accompanied by widely circulated videos, claimed the officers lost their lives during a peace meeting that escalated into a clash at Iyano….
Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed his commitment to deepening cooperation with Japan to drive sustainable development in Abuja. Speaking during a meeting with Japan’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Suzuki Hideo, in Abuja on Tuesday, Wike underscored the importance of revising the 1979 Abuja Master Plan to reflect present-day realities and future…
Kano State Government has dismissed as false allegations that Gov. Abba Yusuf snubbed Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II during Hawan Nasarawa. This is contained in a statement issued by his Spokesperson Sanusi Dawakin -Tofa in Kano on Monday. He said that the claim is baseless and only aimed at creating tension between the governor and the…
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved N10,000 monthly transportation support allowance for civil servants in the state. Makinde announced this on Monday during the supervision of the YEAP-SAFER support disbursement and stakeholder engagement programme at the Fashola Agribusiness Hub in Oyo town. He said the initiative would be implemented for an initial period…
Former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has pledged to engage the Federal Government on key issues affecting military veterans in the country. This is contained in a statement on Monday in Abuja, by the media officer of the legion, Mr David Oloriegbe, Oloriegbe said that Abubakar’s assurance followed a briefing by the National Chairman of…
The Kogi Government has offered its condolences and support to the affected families of a horrific road accident in Okunchi, Adavi Local Government Area of the state. The accident, which occurred on Friday involved a tanker and a BUA Cement truck, resulting in a massive fire outbreak, which destroyed vehicles, a residential building, and a…
