The Lagos State Government has announced the closure of the Yaba Overpass temporarily for three weeks from Tuesday 9th to Tuesday, 23rd February, 2021. The government explained that the closure is in continuation of the Multimodal Master Plan in the transportation sector, According to a statement signed by the Honourable Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic…
The Lagos State Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with the State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences Unit, on Monday, supervised the public auction of 83 forfeited vehicles on the orders of the Lagos State Special Offences Mobile Court for the violation of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law 2018. Speaking to journalists…
The private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has clarified that only the Federal Government, through the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) can obtain any COVID-19 vaccine for Nigeria in the ongoing fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The coalition also explained that the process of buying the vaccines through the Federal Government has commenced and…
The pension industry in Nigeria has evolved over the years and introduction of the Transfer Window, which allows pension contributors to switch from one pension fund administrator (PFA) to another has been the talk of the town since November 2020 when it was officially declared open by the National Pension Commission (PenCom). Recently, Stanbic IBTC…
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Aviation Minister has explained that his meeting with APC chieftains was centred on national issues and party politics, pointing out that Nigerians must set aside their differences to save the country from a second civil war. The former minister had sparkled rumor of a defection to the ruling party (APC) after…
Ahead of the governorship election in Anambra state, the Governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike has stated that winning the election in November is critical to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Rivers State Governor, who advised the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to allow governors supervise the conduct of congresses and…
The Inspector General of Police IGP M.A Adamu has directed his legal team to commence legal actions against Sahara Reporters over report that he paid over N2 billion for his tenure extension. The IGP was due to retire from the police on February 1, having spent the maximum 35 years in service but President Muhammadu…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned two officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), over alleged extortion of motorists and gratification. In a 2-count charge brought before Honourable Justice H. Aprioku of the Rivers State High Court 11 sitting in Port Harcourt, ICPC told the court how the…
The Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun has warned the leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and their operatives to stay away from all parks and garages in the state to avoid incurring the full wrath of the law. In a statement issued in Abeokuta on Sunday by the…
By Nwaorgu Faustinus A clean, pure, healthy environment and atmospheric air or rather oxygen that we human beings take in on a daily basis plays an important role in the longevity and good health we as human beings enjoy. However, the opposite could be said of a milieu or an environment which is polluted with…