57+ min ago   (390+ words) The Akwa Ibom State Government has denied allegations that Governor Umo Eno was behind the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s seizure of a Lagos property allegedly belonging to former Governor Udom Emmanuel. The government was reacting to a recent social…...

15+ min ago   (342+ words) Former Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, has described the death of elder statesman and former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Bamanga Tukur, as one of the nation’s finest citizens adding that his passing as a “great loss…...

2+ hour, 55+ min ago   (451+ words) File: Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has mourned the passing of former Governor of Gongola State and erstwhile Minister of Industry, Alhaji Bamanga Muhammad Tukur, describing his death as “a profound loss to…...

1+ hour, 9+ min ago   (518+ words) The lawmaker representing the Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Ede Dafinone, has reaffirmed his commitment to protecting the economic interests of the Urhobo people in the ongoing controversy surrounding the proposed Industrial Gas Park in Sanubi-Orogun, Ughelli North Local Government…...

3+ hour, 39+ min ago   (551+ words) The Delta State Police Command has arrested two suspects and recovered two pump-action guns, 18 live cartridges, four daggers, a battle axe and other dangerous items in separate intelligence-led operations in the state. The operations were carried out by operatives of…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago   (236+ words) President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sola Enikanolaiye, on the occasion of his 65th birthday. In a statement issued on Sunday by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President described Enikanolaiye…...

5+ hour, 3+ min ago   (420+ words) The Nigerian Economic Summit Group has raised concerns over the decline of Nigeria’s manufacturing sector, blaming high energy costs, import competition, inadequate financing and weak industrial coordination for the country’s poor productive capacity. The NESG, in a statement issued on…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago   (385+ words) FILE: Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun The Ogun State Executive Council has approved a fresh package of infrastructure and economic development projects, including the reconstruction of major roads, construction of two general hospitals, a power-generation investment and the establishment of…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago   (410+ words) Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum. Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has said more than 5,000 school structures were destroyed during the over-a-decade-long insurgency in the state. The governor disclosed this on Sunday during the commissioning of projects, including roads, a flyover…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago   (414+ words) Mobile network operators in Nigeria have deployed 8,526 of 12,179 committed coverage and capacity sites across the country, as fibre cuts continue to disrupt telecommunications services, the Nigerian Communications Commission said. The deployment represents about 70 per cent of the commitments made by…...