IN a bid to increase capacity in receiving megawatt against it’s current realities, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, said it had commenced expansion of its grid capacity.

By Evelyn Usman BADAGRY metropolis of Lagos, a border town between Seme and Benin Republic, has always been in the news following usage of the route by smugglers of various kinds of contraband goods, including vehicles. In addition to the nefarious activities of these recalcitrant smugglers, is the diversion of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS popularly […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado-Ekiti-Efforts made by Governor Ayodele Fayose to lift the restriction order placed on his accounts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) in Zenith Bank Plc suffered a setback Tuesday, as the Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, deferred ruling on the mandatory order. Governor Fayose, last week Tuesday had his […]

Dr Wale Oke, the Chief Medical Director, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, on Monday said the institution had conducted 10 successful cochlear implant surgeries.

CUSTOMS and Immigration Agencies are to blame for illegal mining in Nigeria, the Special Adviser to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Professor Okey Onyejekwe said.

The ECOWAS Court has expressed concern over non implementation of its judgment by the members’ states.

CANCER patients in Nigeria will soon heave a sigh of relief as a leading energy and infrastructure conglomerate, Sahara Group, has donated N120 million towards the cause of acquiring Mobile Cancer Centres (MCC).

Total Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited has said that its Engineering, Procurement and Construction, EPC, contract for its 65,000 barrels per day Ofon 2 oilfield project, undertaken by Nigerdock, created over 3,000 jobs for Nigerians and recorded 3.2 million man-hours without Lost Time Incident, LTI.

A teenager, 13, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defiling the six-year-old daughter of his neighbour.

The United Nations on Monday released 13 million dollars from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to provide life-saving assistance to 250,000 people in the North-east area of Nigeria.

A prosecution witness, Ibrahim Mahir, has testified that retired Col. Sambo Dasuki authorised the payment of 40 million dollars in favour of One Plus Holdings.

The outgoing Deputy Consul-General of the United States in Lagos, Ms Dehab Ghebreab, on Tuesday advised Niger-Delta youths to desist from every form of militancy.

Erudite Scholar and Deputy Chairman, 2014 National Conference, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has stated that members of the confab didn’t get N7million each, contrary to the position of the Secretary General of the Federation (SGF), Engineer Babachir Lawal, in a recent interview.

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, was on Tuesday hauled up before a Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly laundering N4.9 billion. Fani-Kayode, who served as the Director of Media and Publicity in the campaign organisation of former President Goodluck Jonathan, was arraigned alongside Nenadi Usman, ex-Minister of Finance. Also charged with Fani-Kayode […]

FORMER militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, complained to President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, that the military had not returned his symbol of authority as the chief priest of Egbesu Shrine, Oporoza, Gbaramatu Kingdom, removed from the traditional temple about a month ago.