The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, said concession plans for Ajaokuta Steel Complex and Itakpe mining company are ongoing. He said the fully-developed mines and steel sector would not only surpass other sectors of the economy in terms of export earnings but would also create lucrative jobs and …

The Federal Government owes contractors about N11.16tn for the construction of various highways across the country and certificates of completion. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), who made this disclosure while defending the proposed budget of his ministry in the 2023 Appropriation Bill, said his ministry had …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday, took a swipe at the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party, Peter Obi, whom they said lacked the antecedent and experience to lead …

A former governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayo Fayose, on Tuesday appeared before the Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, in a suit filed against him for allegedly owing his former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Owoseni Ajayi, N900 million in professional fees. Ajayi, who was Fayose’s AG during …

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, in commitment to his policing agenda, has approved the deployment of Olukayode Egbetokun as the new Assistant Inspector General, Zone 7, Abuja. Egbetokun, who assumed duty as the 30th AIG of Zone 7, Abuja on October 25, succeeded AIG Aliyu Muhammed who recently …

The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration, on Tuesday, evacuated 117 irregular Nigerian migrants from Libya. The Nigerian Mission in Tripoli, in a statement issued Tuesday by its Chargé D’affaires, Amb. Kabiru Musa, said the evacuees, comprising 89 men, 22 women, two children, and four infants, …

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), said that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) government was committed to bringing to an end to undemocratic and uncultured activities in the country. He hinted that the feat would be achieved through the administration of legally …

The Chief Executive Officer and President of MTN Group, Mr Ralph Mupita, says 5G is important for Africa’s economic growth and development. Mupita said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Lagos. “It is important that we emphasise how using 5G for …

Hundreds of commuters on Monday got stranded following a one-week strike action embarked upon by commercial drivers operating under the aegis of the Joint Drivers Welfare Association in Lagos State. Newsextra24  gathered that the group embarked on the strike in protest against the numerous fees imposed on its members by …

The family of a driver, Ikenna Udu, has accused the police at the State Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Awkuzu, in the Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, of torturing him to death. The victim’s wife, Mary, alongside her in-law, Chioma Aniebonam, and her husband, Sunday, while lamenting Ikenna’s death, …