Kano state Governor Alh. Abba Kabir Yusuf has announced a reshuffle of the state executive council to effect pragmatic political realignment of his administration. In a statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, on Thursday, Governor Yusuf disclosed that the first major rejig of his cabinet takes immediate effect. According to the statement,…
Lagos State Government has announced plans to introduce a new building code in 2025 aimed at establishing high-performance standards for a sustainable and smart city. The initiative seeks to align Lagos with international standards by setting regulations for construction design, land use, and building materials to enhance health, safety, and sustainability. Dr. Olajide Babatunde, Special…
Kemi Badenoch has stood by her past comments about Nigeria, after the vice-president of Nigeria Kashim Shettima accused her of denigrating it. The Conservative Party leader, who was born in the UK but mostly raised in Nigeria, has repeatedly described growing up in fear and insecurity in a country plagued by corruption. On Monday, Nigerian…
Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport (EAICA) Ado-Ekiti has received the approval of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to commence non-scheduled flight operation effective December 15th, 2024. The NCAA, in a letter dated December 11, 2024 and addressed to Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, said the approval of the non-scheduled operations under Visual Flight…
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has assured that additional 150 megawatts will be added to the national grid before the end of 2024. Adelabu gave the assurance while speaking with State House correspondents after a meeting between President Bola Tinubu and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He outlined the progress…
The Federal Government has promised to turn its abandoned secretariat at Ikoyi in Lagos into luxury apartments. The plan is part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration’s efforts to revamp disused government buildings across the state into modern complexes for the benefit of Nigerians. The Ikoyi federal secretariat was abandoned following the movement of the…
While you were asleep, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram had a massive worldwive outage. The outage happened around 11 pm on Wednesday. As of now, the last update on the outage from Meta was that the issue has been fixed 99 per cent, and that the company’s engineers are just doing some final checks. There has…
President Bola Tinubu welcomed German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa on Wednesday as part of the German leader’s three-day state visit to Nigeria. Frank Walter Steinmeier, accompanied by a delegation of CEOs and top executives from Germany’s leading companies, was received with full ceremonial honours, including the national anthems of both…
THE Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has issued an interim injunction barring Lagos-based lawyer Dele Farotimi from publishing, selling, or distributing his book, “Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System.” The injunction, granted by Peter Kekemeke, the court’s judge, followed allegations of defamation against Afe Babalola, a senior advocate and founder of Afe Babalola University….
The federal government has suspended the relocation of the Osun State International Airport project from Ido-Osun to Ede, following widespread controversies and protests. Governor Ademola Adeleke had announced that the foundation-laying ceremony for the new airport would be held on December 16, 2024, in Ede, his hometown. The event was to feature key dignitaries, including…
