Iran officially allows women to ride motorcycles
The law previously did not explicitly prohibit women from riding motorbikes and scooters, but in practice, authorities refused to issue licences.
Right-of-Way bottlenecks stall 624mw Abuja power scheme – TCN
By Obas Esiedesa The completion of the 624-megawatt Abuja Feeding Scheme, designed to significantly boost electricity supply to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is being delayed by persistent right-of-way (RoW) challenges, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said. The donor-funded project, which is about 91 per cent completed, is expected to ease power shortages in […]
Boko Haram, Banditry: US military says some forces have been dispatched to Nigeria
The U.S. has sent a small team of troops to Nigeria, the general in charge of the U.S. command for Africa said yesterday
Makoko demolition: Residents recount losses as respite remains uncertain
FOR residents of Makoko, Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos, the pain of demolition has not faded. Weeks after their homes were pulled down, many are still counting losses that go far beyond property; lives, livelihoods and their children’s education have all been shattered.
Emefiele complied with Buhari’s directive on local production of Naira notes — Witness
A witness, Chinedu Emere, told an Abuja High Court that the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, complied with late President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that the redesigned Naira be produced locally. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, charged Emefiele with illegal act causing injury to the public. The offence, […]
Tinubu to World Bank: Economic reforms irreversible
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has assured a World Bank delegation, led by Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde, that Nigeria’s bold economic reforms were irreversible, framing them as essential for harnessing the nation’s vast potentialities, amid its youthful population and arable lands.
