Participants in the federal government’s Special Public Works (SPW) programme are protesting the delay in paying their stipend more than three months after kick off. The SPW is an ad hoc programme designed by the government to provide stop-gap three…
Apapa Gridlock: Why everyone should support ‘Eto’ – Niran Adedokun
Four weeks after the take off of Etó, the electronic truck call-up system introduced by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), it could be tempting to dismiss it as one of those futile governmental initiatives. Last week, three weeks into the…
*#LekkiMassacre: Claims soldiers killed protesters not verified – US report (Tribune)*Lagos law enforcement officers to use body camera, says Sanwo-Olu (Punch)
#LekkiMassacre: Claims soldiers killed protesters not verified – US report (Tribune) Against the tides of various reports by local and international bodies on the shooting of protesters at the Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020, the United States government has…
Go after bandits, kidnappers, sponsors, Buhari orders security chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the nation’s security chiefs to identify bandits, kidnappers and their sponsors and take them out. He also warned them that a situation where bandits and kidnappers were dictating the pace in the fight against insecurity…
Buhari chairs security meeting ahead of London medical trip
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently chairing a security meeting at the Executive Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting is taking place ahead of his scheduled trip to London, the United Kingdom (UK), for a routine medical check-up.…
Buhari off to London for routine medical check-up
President Muhammadu Buhari will proceed to London, the United Kingdom, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, for a routine medical check-up. The President meets with Security Chiefs first in the morning, after which he embarks on the journey, said a statement by…
Buhari greets Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on 69th birthday, 12th colloquium
President Muhammadu Buhari joins the governing party, All Progressives Congress (APC) and its teeming members in congratulating Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on his 69th birthday, March 29, 2021, sharing the joyous occasion with the former two-term Governor of Lagos State, whose…
*Police launch manhunt for Lagos driver’s killers (Punch)*Lagos PDP warns Sanwo-Olu against plan to shelve council polls (Guardian)
Police launch manhunt for Lagos driver’s killers (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the fleeing gunmen, who allegedly shot a driver, identified simply as Sunday, to death in the Lawanson area of the state. PUNCH…
Buhari pays tribute to martyrs of Nigerian civil war
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday paid tribute to the patriotic martyrs of the civil war whose glorious sacrifices enabled the unity of this great nation. Speaking at an event to welcome the World leader of the Tijjaniyya Islamic Religious Movement,…
Buhari says Nigeria becoming global powerhouse in fertiliser blending
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that recent developments in the Nigerian fertiliser value chain is moving the country to becoming a regional and global fertiliser powerhouse. Buhari said this, on Thursday, during a virtual meeting with members of the Presidential…