Court orders ex-minister to account for ₦729bn payment to poor Nigerians
A court has ordered the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, under the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, Sadia Umar-Farouk, to explain how ₦729 billion…
Oyo gives owners of illegal structures quit notice
Oyo State Government, on Sunday, faulted the construction of shops and shanties in unauthorised places. The state Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resource, Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola, condemned the act during an…
National grid fully restored after partial collapse -TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the national grid was restored at about 9.57 p.m. on Saturday after a partial collapse. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah in…
Sokoto gov promises to support traders, artisans
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has said his administration will soon start supporting businessmen with financial support in order to boost their business. He gave the assurance in Sokoto on…
Flooding: Lagos issues 48-hour quit notice to property owners blocking drainage channel
The Lagos State Government has given a 48-hour vacation notice to squatters and owners of illegal structures along Gbagada-Bariga drainage channel. The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources,…
National grid fully restored after collapse – TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria on Sunday said the national power grid has been restored following Saturday’s collapse. The TCN Public Affairs General Manager, Ndidi Mbah described the collapse as…
PTML Customs raked in N152bn in six months – Official
The Nigeria Customs Service, Port and Terminal Multiservices Limited Command, said it generated N152bn between January and June 2024. The command said that the figure represented a 49 per cent…
PHOTOS: NDLEA arrests Osun village head, corps member for drug offences
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a monarch in Osun State, Ige Babatunde, for alleged possession of cannabis plants. He was arrested by the NDLEA on…
CJN to swear in daughter-in-law, 11 others as High Court judges Wednesday
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will swear in 12 judges into the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. According to Channels…
10-hour rainfall: Lekki, Ikoyi residents flee luxury mansions as flood ravages homes, streets
GODFREY GEORGE tells the story of residents of highbrow Lekki, Ikoyi and Ajah areas in Lagos who have had to suffer losses after flooding caused by heavy rainfall Streets became…