‘From the beginning of this administration, railway infrastructure development has been given the priority it deserves and various milestones have been reached, right from when the Abuja – Kaduna railway was flagged-off for commercial operation in 2016

By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado Ekiti A member of the House of Representatives in Ekiti State, Hon. Femi Bamisile, has declared for the State’s 2022 governorship race, saying allowing the Southern part of the state to assume the governorship seat in 2022 after 23 years of unbroken democratic rule was apt and equitable. Bamisile express optimism […]

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, on Thursday, flagged off the construction of the Nigeria’s first privately owned Gas Inland LPG Terminal and Oil Palm Mills in Ore Industrial Park situated in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. Akeredolu said the projects, which are Public-Private Initiatives, are in furtherance of the commitment of his […]

The Lagos-Ibadan rail is the third to be commissioned by the President in the last five years. The other two were Kaduna-Kano and Itakpe-Warri rail lines.
The 157 kilometers Lagos-Ibadan rail line runs from Apapa Wharf in Lagos, through Ogun State and terminated in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

President Muhammadu Buhari has again read the riot act to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), noting he will ensure they are rid of “their criminal tendencies”. The President stated this in an Arise TV interview on Thursday (June 10, 2021). Buhari while reiterating the seriousness of his statement “we will treat them in the […]

The European Commission on Wednesday announced that it will allocate an initial 2.2 million euros in emergency funding to respond to the surge of Covid-19 cases in India. According to a statement by the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, the funding will support the World Health Organization (WHO) for a 6-month case management […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his warning that he will treat “those misbehaving” in “the language they understand,”. The president reinterated his threat in an Arise TV interview on Thursday (June 10, 2021). Recall Twitter, a microblogging platform had deleted a tweet where the president stated “Many of those misbehaving today are too young to […]

“Our collective efforts have not been vain. The corridor between Lagos and Ogun is arguably the most important in this country. Oyo state is home to dry inland plant and Ogun state houses the Assembly plants at Kajola.

By Chinonso Alozie The Imo state Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, Thursday said that fake news entrepreneurs operating in the state, were behind the rumours of attacks on government house and Army barracks. The Command through the State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Bala Elkana, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri. He, however said that […]

As the bill for the establishment of the Federal University of Agriculture and Technology, Aboh, FUATA passed through second reading on the floor of the Senate, Monday, a socio-political pressure group, the Organisation For Ndokwa Unity, a k.a. Ndokwa Unite, has commended in no small terms the Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, for his efforts at making the establishment of the university a reality in the 9th Senate.

The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, has said gender inclusion would serve as a benchmark in federal character as well as promoting gender equality and portraying good representation of women in government

By Awa Kalu, SAN As is within the public domain, the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, started its strike on 6th April, 2021 and within the period of more than two months, the courts have remained shuttered, making the exercise of judicial powers virtually impossible. What has happened without any shred of doubt is […]

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says Nigeria’s proven natural gas reserve stood at 206.53 trillion cubic feet (tcf) as at Jan.1, 2021. Mr Sarki Auwalu, Director, DPR, made the announcement on Thursday in Abuja at the 2021 Nigeria International Petroleum Summit. The new figure represents a marginal increase of 3.37tcf, representing 1.66 per cent […]

By Sebastine Obasi Sustenance of local content has been described as to key to job creation and development in Nigeria’s oil industry. The Managing Director of TotalEnergies, Mr. Michael Sangster stated this at the Nigeria International Petroleum Summit, NIPS, being held in Abuja. Giving an insight into the local content, Sangster stated the policy had […]

By Sebastine Obasi To help realise the global objective of a better and safer ecosystem, the Dangote Group has initiated a tree planting campaign through an Employee Volunteering initiative. This move is in line with the culture of sustainability embedded in the organisation’s operations. The campaign, aimed at creating awareness and preserving the environment, which […]