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The Lagos State Government is set to commission 3000 fibre optic cables to schools, hospitals and other service centres across the state in its quest to provide free internet connections to boost service delivery. Speaking about this, the Lagos State Special Adviser on Education, Barr. Tokunbo Wahab, who noted the …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed 25,225 personnel, 580 patrol vehicles, and 90 ambulances ahead of the 2022 Easter celebrations. According to Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, the deployment of 25,224 Corps Operatives (Regular and Special Marshals) is to ensure free flow of traffic, …

At least 38 million Nigerians may not be able to participate in the 2023 General Elections following fresh revelations by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, revealed at a press conference on Wednesday that about 45% of registered voters have invalid registrations and would not be …

Nnamdi Kanu Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Tuesday, lodged fresh suit before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, arguing that preventing him from wearing his native Igbo attire, Isi-Agu, for his ongoing trial, would amount to an infringement on his fundamental …

The Supreme Court of Nigeria, on Wednesday, in Abuja, affirmed the six years imprisonment imposed on a former Federal Director of Pensions (FDP,) Mr John Yakubu Yusuf and also ordered him to refund N22.9b to government covers. The N22.9b huge sum was part of the police pension fund he admitted …

Prof Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of candidates for the upcoming governorship election following the close of nominations by political parties. The nation’s electoral umpire further stated that on March 25, 2022, it published the personal particulars and list of candidates (Form EC9) …

Bolaji Awosanoye, ICPC Chairman  The Chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, Prof Bolaji Owasanoye, has said that Nigeria is losing billions of dollars to poorly structed contract agreements. He said this in Abuja during a conversation with the Chairman of the inter-agency committee on stopping illicit …

Elon Musk, Tesla CEO Billionaire businessman, Elon Musk, has been sued by former Twitter shareholders over claims that they missed out on the jump in its stock price because he delayed in revealing that he had acquired a 9.2% stake in the microblogging platform. According to Reuters, the shareholders filed …

Babatunde Adebayo, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), attached to the Shogunle divison in Lagos, has been arrested for smoking Indian hemp in public. Adebayo was caught in a photo that went viral on Sunday, puffing on a wrap of cannabis while he was in a gathering. The photo was …

Sowore A Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday, lifted the movement restriction on human rights activist and convener of Revolution Now, Omoyele Sowore. Sowore was, in 2019, restricted to Abuja by a federal high court following charges of treasonable felony, cyberstalking President Muhammadu Buhari, among other offences. The Appeal …