GOC inaugurates road, water storage facility in Enugu
Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu has inaugurated a 1.5 kilometre road, 60,000 litres and 48,000 […]
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Erosion: Bagudu directs repairs of road, culvert to save village in Kebbi
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi has directed the immediate repair of a road and culvert affected by gully erosion at Sastazai village in Augie Local […]
Ekiti Govt orders immediate removal of construction material dumped on roads
The Ekiti Government has ordered the immediate removal of construction materials dumped indiscriminately on roads across the state.Mrs Iyabo Fakunle-Okieimen, Commissioner for Environment and Natural […]
Environmentalist seeks reopening of Silver River in Bayelsa to check Cholera spread
Mr Furoebi Akene, an Environmentalist, has urged the Bayelsa state government to reopen the blocked Silver River in the state so as to check the […]
China-built Lamu port in Kenya to be operational in June –Official
) Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) official on Monday said a Chinese-built seaport in Kenya’s coastal island of Lamu would be operational in June. Bernard Osero, […]
FRSC trains Transport Safety Officers on effective fleet operations in Lagos
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Command, on Tuesday began a Two-Day Performance Improvement Workshop for its Transport Safety Officers (TSOs) to ensure […]
Lagos govt. warns against road abuse during rainy season
The Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC) on Friday, warned residents against road abuse ahead of the rainy season to reduce man-made inflicted road damage […]
Towards a pedestrian-friendly environment
By Gbenga Onabanjo Abley Stephen once defined a pedestrian-friendly environment as “the extent to which the built environment is friendly to the presence of people […]
JOHESU attributes deaths on expressways to poor road maintenance culture
The President, Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Mr Josiah Biobelemoye, has attributed deaths on expressways to poor road maintenance culture across the […]
Court orders man to wash public toilets for 30 days for being rude to court
An Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan on Wednesday, ordered a man, Jimoh Falola, to wash public toilets for 30 days for being rude to the […]
Road accidents claim 29 lives in 2 months in Osun – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Saturday said 29 people were killed in road accidents between January and February in Osun. The Sector Commander, […]
NGO to strengthen women’s roles in COVID-19 response in Kaduna
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), The Connected Development (CODE), says it will expand platforms provided by the Kaduna State Government for women to participate in decision-making […]
FEC approves N500m variation for road project in Delta
The Federal executive Council (FEC) has approved N500 million as variation for the completion of a road project in Delta. Minister of Niger-Delta Affairs, Sen. […]
Petrol: Roadside sellers still in business in Abuja
Roadside sellers of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, are still in business hawking products in some part of the Federal Capital Territory […]
Politics and the Court of Appeal, By Reuben Abati
It is most unfortunate that the proposed appointment of new judges for Nigeria’s Court of Appeal has been controversial since the announcement of a […]
COVID-19: NCDC activates Ondo State Public Health Laboratory to its network
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has activated the inclusion of the Ondo State Public Health Laboratory to its Molecular Laboratory Network […]
Impasse ends as Kano tricycle operators call off strike
By Mahmoud Ndagi, Kano The intervention of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Kano Civil Society Forum (KCSF) on Tuesday in Kano has resolved the […]
NDLEA seizes 1,292 kilograms of illicit drug in Ondo forest, arrests 9 suspects
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Ondo State Command, have arrested nine dealers of illicit drugs and seized from them a […]
Women pivotal to socio-economic development, bridging digital divide- Danbatta
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has emphasized the important role played by women in […]
Mildred Okwo’s La Femme Anjola to bow in theaters
La Femme Anjola, the buzzy crime thriller from the stables of The Audrey Silva Company Limited, directed by Mildred Okwo and starring Rita Dominic and […]
Nigeria and Presidential Democracy: Any Better Alternative? (1), By Hassan Gimba
This article on Nigeria and Presidential Democracy first appeared on September 23 2019. Because it’s first of a part as indicated, many people have […]
2nd Niger Bridge, road infrastructure APC’s landmark projects in S/East — Maduekwe
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia, Dr Chidia Maduekwe says the ongoing construction of the second Niger Bridge remains one of […]
Road crash kills 4 in Zamfara
A road crash involving a truck loaded with onions occurred on Monday in Gusau, resulting in the death of four of its passengers, with others […]
Amaechi hails Buhari’s strides in transportation sector
Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s strides in the transportation sector as key to unlocking Nigeria’s economic development […]
FRSC Benin gets new Zonal Commanding Officer
Mr Godwin Ogagaoghene, the new Zonal Commanding Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Zone 5 Office, Benin, has assumed duty. This is contained in […]