Ganduje pardons 136 inmates
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, on Tuesday, pardoned 136 inmates as part of measures to decongest the correctional centres in the state. The Chief […]
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Police arraign man, 31, for allegedly constituting public nuisance
The police, on Monday arraigned a 31-year-old man, Balogun Saheed before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly constituting public nuisance. The Prosecutor, Insp Bamikole […]
Shippers’ council seals APMDC over arbitrary charges
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), the port economic regulator, on Tuesday shutdown the operations of the Associated Port & Marine Development Company (APMDC) Ltd., a […]
Rail transport generates N5.79bn from 2019 – NBS
Rail transportation in Nigeria generated N5.79 billion between 2019 and Quarter One of 2021 (Q1, 2021), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. It […]
Brass Products Terminal: Sylva Hails Buhari’s Impact in Niger Delta
…Project Will Generate 6,000 Jobs, Says Kyari The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his giant […]
Association decries poor response to Niger state boat mishap
The Association of Tourist Boat Operators and Water Transporters of Nigeria (ATBOWATON) has decried the poor response of relevant agencies to the boat mishap in […]
PSC declares 108 airline passengers POI for violating COVID-19 quarantine protocol
The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) has declared 108 passengers who arrived from Brazil, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India, Persons Of Interest (POI) for […]
ACF calls Kaduna Govt, Labour to order amid crippling strike
The Arewa Consultative Forum,ACF has called on Kaduna State Government and NLC reconsider their positions as the ongoing strike action cripples the state. National Publicity […]
Workers’ Strike: IGP assures safety on Kaduna – Abuja Expressway
By Chimezie Godfrey The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the deployment of additional Police operatives and crime prevention assets to […]
UNICEF provides vaccine refrigerator units to Libya
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced the supply of 74 refrigerator units to help Libya build a cold chain for the coronavirus vaccine. “Plans […]
IPMAN seeks quick documentation of petroleum tanker park in Anambra
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has called on the Anambra government to expedite actions on documentation of the proposed land for Petroleum […]
Gully erosion: South-South communities count losses — NAN survey
Some communities in parts of the South-South zone of Nigeria have decried the perennial economic and human loses arising through the devastating effects of gully […]
China’s domestic air passenger trips triple in April
China’s domestic air passenger trips reached 51.09 million in April, soaring to 205.5 per cent from a year earlier.The Civil Aviation Administration of China disclosed […]
Eid-el-Fitr: RTEAN boss congratulates Muslims
Alhaji Abdulrahman Onikijpa, the Chairman, Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in Kwara, has felicitated with Muslims on the completion of the Ramadan season. […]
W/Africa generates 16% of world road crashes, fatalities- FRSC
Corps Commander Olusegun Ogungbemide, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos has said that West Africa generated 16 per cent of road fatalities and […]
NCC to Balance Competition with Disruptive Technologies for Sustainable Telecoms Growth
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has emphasised that in light of disruption in the technology world, it is keen on balancing healthy competition with entry […]
Engineers score FG, Lagos Govt. high on infrastructure delivery
The Nigerian Institution of Highway and Transportation Engineers (NIHTE) has scored Lagos State and Federal Government high on road construction and infrastructure drive in Lagos […]
Ganduje appoints new Perm Sec, redeploys 4
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has approved the appointment of Hajiya Amina Muhammad as Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Transport. The appointment was […]
Nigerian ports now 70% digitalised – Shippers’ Council
The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr Hassan Bello, on Friday disclosed that the ports in the country had attained 70 per cent digitalisation. […]
Easter: FRSC records 14 percent reduction in road crashes -Official
Following the just concluded 2021 Easter special patrol which lasted from 31 March, 2021 to 7 April, 2021, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has […]
Kebbi residents hail FG for reconstructing Tuga bridge
Motorists and residents in Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi have commended the Federal Government for reconstructing the Tuga bridge that links Nigeria with Benin […]
Agency to train 600 recruits to reduce traffic congestion in Kano, says official
The Kano State Road Traffic Agency says it will train 600 new recruits on how to decongest traffic within Gabasawa Local Government Area of the […]
Storekeeper bags 6 months jail term for stealing employer’s turbocharger
A Zuba Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Monday sentenced a 27-year-old Storekeeper, Francis Onyekachukwu, to six months imprisonment for stealing his employer’s bus turbocharger. Onyekachukwu […]
Economic recovery: Tokyo stocks closed slightly higher as Biden’s vaccination pledge raises hopes
Tokyo stocks closed slightly higher on Monday as U.S. President Joe Biden’s vaccination pledge raised hopes for the recovery of the pandemic-hit economy, along with […]
COVID-19 vaccine: Gov. Ganduje inaugurates exercise Thursday
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State will inaugurate COVID-19 vaccination on Thursday at the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano. Abba Anwar, Chief Press Secretary to the […]