Businesses, including banks and schools, opened on Monday as the sit-at-home order by the indigenous Peoples of Biafra(IPOB) eased off in Imo State one month after. Our correspondent, who monitors the situation, reports that while vehicles flooded the roads in all parts of the State, buses rendered intra city services …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that it will temporarily suspend the online Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) application process in Lagos to give room for all registrants to check for appropriateness or otherwise of their information supplied during the registration. This was disclosed in a statement by INEC on …
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A bill to provide more representation for women in government by creating 111 additional electoral seats has scaled second reading on the floor of the House of Representatives. The Gender and Equal Opportunity Bill codenamed, ‘House 1301’, is being sponsored by Chairperson, House Committee on Aviation, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha. It is …
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The Air Force’s futurist has an alarming message for Congress: “We are out of time.” Lt. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote, deputy chief of staff for strategy, integration, and requirements told reporters at the start of the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference on Sept. 20, the Department needs …
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it recorded a total crude oil and gas export sales of $219.75m (N90billion) in May 2021, representing 180.29% increase in sales from the previous month of April. Similarly, the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), a downstream subsidiary of the NNPC, posted a total …
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The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, says it will soon deploy drones at Seme for effective patrol in checking smuggling activities in the border area. NCS Zone A Coordinator, Modupe Aremu, an Assistant Comptroller General, ACG, of Customs, disclosed this on Monday during a working visit to Seme Border Area Command. …
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In the quest to close the housing deficit in the country, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has tasked financial market experts to support the government’s efforts by developing an appropriate housing finance model that will significantly transform the housing sector on a large scale. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Monday …
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A report by The ICIR and The Mail has exposed how Abia State Government, headed by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, spent N1.4 billion on vehicles in the Government House and Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) instead of N231 million appropriated in the revised budget. The report also revealed illegal loan procurement …
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END OF DAYS: THE eruption of the volcano on Spanish isle La Palma has destroyed 100 homes and forced 500 tourists to flee. The La Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on Sunday shooting 1,000C lava hundreds of metres into the air streaming towards towns and forcing thousands to evacuate. No fatalities have …
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The Greater Lagos Project @GreaterLagosNG Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) this morning, received The Chief of Army of Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya on a Courtesy Visit at the Lagos House, Marina. @HQNigerianArmy @DefenceInfoNG
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