Lagos delivers four housing projects across state
The Lagos State government said it has completed four housing projects across the state in the last one year, while two others are in various stages of completion.
F/Eagles rule Africa
Nigeria’s Under-20 football team, the Flying Eagles are the 2011 African Youth Championships (AYC)champions.
First Nation Airline might run into stormy water
The new airline, First Nation Airways, might not have an easy take- off from the reports that it has not been certified to fly by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and that it has to clear the debt of the Bellview Airline from whose ashes it is coming out.
How my guber ambition was destroyed – Ogbuewu
THE governorship candidate of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, in Ebonyi State, Ambassador Franklin Ogbuewu, said weekend that he lost the gubernatorial election in the state because of text meesages allegedly sent by opponents to people of the state that he had stepped down for his counterpart in All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP on the day of polling.
Oshiomhole assures on new minimum wage in June
GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has assured workers in the state that his administration will commence the payment of the new minimum wage of N18,000 from June, 2011.
Imo to establish family courts
Imo State Judiciary has concluded arrangements to establish and gazette family courts in the state, with a view to appropriately addressing family matters.
AfDB approves urban development strategy for African cities
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved the Bank’s Urban Development Strategy.
Jonathan hails flying eagles
President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the Flying Eagles of Nigeria on their victory in the finals of the 2011 African Youth Football Championships today in South Africa.
Mixed feelings over government’s guidelines on textiles
A group of textile traders at the Makola market recently expressed their dissatisfaction over the seizure of their goods by unknown personnel.
MTN calls for broadband policy
MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd has called for a National Broadband Policy to serve as a roadmap for broadband penetration and service delivery in the country. Mr Akinwale Goodluck, MTN Corporate Service Executive, made the call at a capacity-building session for journalists in Abuja. Broadband are signs that use a wide range of frequencies.
Lagos Bar Beach gulped N37.5b in 40 years, says official
The Lagos State Government spent N37.5 billion on the Bar Beach on Victoria Island between 1950 and the late 1990s, according to an official. Mr Adesegun Oniru, Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, disclosed this on Thursday at a media briefing in Ikeja.
