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Lagos State Government has not taken a definite action on the operations of commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles, popularly known as Keke Marwa on some routes across the State. Contrary to the news in circulation on the list of restricted areas, especially on the social media, purporting that the government …

Founder of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi, on Tuesday opened his defence at the Federal High Court, Abuja, in the alleged N2.1 billion fraud charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The commission arraigned Dokpesi in 2015 on a seven-count charge bordering on alleged N2.1 …

The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Abdullahi Ganduje as the Governor of Kano state. Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abba Kabir Yusuf, filed an appeal at the apex court to dispute the March 24 supplementary election held in some electoral wards in Kano State. In a …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the number of Nigerians with access to the internet has increased to 123.5 million in October. This is in comparison to the 114.3 million internet subscribers recorded in January 2019; indicating an increase of 9.2 million within nine months. Data released by the commission …

The pipeline explosion at Ile-Epo area of Abule Egba, in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has left two persons burnt to death, 11 trucks and seven houses razed in the inferno. A massive explosion shattered the peace of the area around 7:45pm on Sunday with thick smokes and balls of fire bellowing …

The confirmation of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) that it spent N1.6 billion to recruit and train the 3,200 personnel it will engage soon.The recruitment exercise, which began in April last year, had stoked controversies due to the delay, alleged impropriety and fraud it threw up. Vice-Chairman of the Senate Committee …

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has warned applicants against patronising fake recruitment sites as the Service was not recruiting. A statement by its spokesperson, Sunday James, said on Tuesday in Abuja that the NIS Comptroller-General, Muhammad Babandede, issued the warning while reacting to the reported existence of fake NIS websites …

President Muhammadu Buhari (right) in a handshake with the National President, Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Dr. Muhammad Nasir Idris, during a meeting with NUT’s leadership at the State House in Abuja yesterday President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said the Federal Government would engage more qualified teachers to increase the teacher-to-pupil …

The House of Representatives has directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to halt the planned increase in electricity tariff. The directive was given at a public hearing involving relevant stakeholders conducted by the House Committee on Power on Tuesday. The Chairman of the Committee, Magaji Da’u Aliyu, faulted the …

Ihedioha, Uzodinma The Supreme Court on Tuesday voided the election of Emeka Ihedioha’s as the governor of Imo State. A seven-man panel of the apex court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, unanimously declared Hope Uzodinma as the winner of the March 9, 2019 governorship election and …