Police arrests suspected kidnapper in Kogi
A suspected notorious kidnapper, Abubakar Ali Damina, accused of terrorizing the communities of Igalamela-Odolu Local Government Area, has been apprehended. Damina, 43, was captured during a joint security operation at Ofodo village, near Igabada in Kogi State. Found in possession of a single-barreled Dane gun, charms, a gun firing cap, and local bullets, the suspect, […]
FG assures national living wage to Nigerian workers
The Federal Government says it is committed to giving Nigerian workers a national living wage. Speaking at the 2024 Workers Day Celebration at the Eagle Square, Abuja, President Bola Tinubu represented by his Vice, KashimShettima, said the government is open to receive the recommendations of the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage, while […]
House of Reps assures 1.5 Billion Litres of petrol available, calls for Calm
The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources, Downstream and midstream have said that from their findings, there is availability of petrol products which have since arrived the country but supply and distribution was disrupted by challenges of transport vessels. Our correspondent Nathan Williams reports that the downstream and midstream committees led by Hon. Ikenga […]
FG starts paying over N2b compensation for demolished properties
The Federal Government has begun giving out the sum of 2.75 billion naira as compensation for demolition of properties to their owners from chainage zero to three kilometres along Oniru Beach. At the Flag off of the compensation, the minister of works, Dave Umahi noted that the compensation will be done in phases, urging affected […]
FG launches Port Harcourt to Aba rail service
The Federal Government has launched the Port Harcourt to Aba rail service. Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, at the ceremonial launch in Port Harcourt Rivers State today, assured the people of the region that the trains will work properly to serve them. He also promised that the expansion will continue until the Eastern Standard Gauge […]
UK warns as sextortion scam cases doubled
An unprecedented alert on sextortion scams targeting teenagers has been sent out to British teachers after the number of reported cases doubled in a year. Sextortion is blackmail where criminals threaten to release nude or semi-nude photos of someone, either real or fake, unless the victim pays them. Officials at the United Kingdom’s National Crime […]
Obaseki raises the minimum wage to N70,000
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Monday, announced an increase in the Minimum Wage for the Edo state civil servants from N40,000 to N70,000 effective from May 1. Obaseki, disclosed this while inaugurating the newly-built ultra-modern Labour House secretariat complex, named after his predecessor and former NLC President, Sen. Adams Oshiomhole that would house the […]
Prince Harry and Meghan to be in Nigeria next month
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will tour Nigeria next month following an invitation by the country’s Chief Of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa. According to the Defence Spokesperson Tukur Gusau, the visit is to consolidate Nigeria’s stronghold at the Invictus game and the possibility of hosting the event in later years. Last year, Nigeria debuted […]
Nigeria on fuel shortage despite NNPC assured supplies
Queues for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol have continued to grow as the country faces a fresh round of fuel scarcity despite assurances by the (NNPC) Limited that it has resolved the cause of fuel shortages in the country. NNPC spokesman Olufemi Soneye had in a statement last week emphasised that the […]
FG rolls out designs for more federal roads
Minister of works, David Umahi has said that the Lagos/Calabar Coastal Highway is expected to circle the entire Nigeria in an additional road design proposal to be tendered before the Federal Executive Council. The minister made this known in Eleko Lagos, at the end of inspection of Section one of phase one of the coastal […]
