Lagos BRT increases fares
The Lagos State Government has approved a 13 per cent increase in fares across all services under the Bus Reform Initiative, which includes the Bus Rapid Transit system and standard bus routes throughout the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu granted the…
Tinubu hails Wike for APC victory in FCT elections
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, saying his achievements in the territory yielded political dividends to the governing All Progressives Congress (APC). On Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted…
Kano Chamber Of Commerce Debunks Sale Of Land Housing Ado Bayero Mall
Kano Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (KACCIMA) has demissed reports that the land housing Ado Bayero Mall in Kano had been put up for sale. KACCIMA president, Usman Darma, who addressed journalists in Kano at the weekend, described…
Ahead of 2027: APC Wins 5 Out of 6 FCT Area Councils
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has tightened its grip on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of the 2027 general election, winning five of the six Area Councils in the nation’s capital. The FCT Area Council elections held on…
Lagos Bans Korope on Lekki–Epe; Drivers Push Back with Street Blockage Protests
Lagos has drawn a clear line: korope minibuses can no longer operate on the Lekki–Epe Expressway. After drivers blocked parts of the road in protest around Ajah, the state government described the action as economic sabotage and insisted the restriction…
US-based Nigerian builds biggest yam barn in Abia State
A Nigerian man based in the United States of America has built what has been adjudged as the biggest yam barn in Abia State. The yam barn sits on a two-plot property, housing approximately 12,000 yam tubers and about…
Lagos denies resuming monthly environmental sanitation exercise
The Lagos State Government on Saturday refuted an online media report claiming that the state had resumed the monthly environmental sanitation exercise. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said no categorical statement had been made…
Low Voter Turnout in FCT Area Council Election
Residents are waiting for results after voting ended for the Federal Capital Territory area council elections held on Saturday in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. Sorting and counting of votes have also been completed at the polling unit level, and staff…
‘I have my eyes on 2027’ — former CBN deputy governor Tunde Lemo joins Ogun governorship race
‘I have my eyes on 2027’ — former CBN deputy governor Tunde Lemo joins Ogun governorship race Tunde Lemo, the former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has declared interest in the 2027 governorship election in Ogun…
US mission celebrates Nigerian American Dr Wendy Okolo At 26
The United States Mission in Nigeria on Friday took to the social media on Friday to celebrate Dr Wendy A. Okolo, a scientist @NASA Ames Research Center.According to the post, Dr Okolo leads research on flight safety and controls optimization….