Ekiti commences work on 1,000 km rural roads
…tender bid for first 65.10km of backlog/ rehabilitation intervention published. Ekiti State Government has commenced work on its proposed 1,000 kilometre rural road project across the state, with the advertisement of bid for the first of 65.10 kilometers of backlog/ rehabilitation intervention, covering several communities and farmsteads. The road project is being carried out under […]
Enugu CP orders security deployment, cautions against inimical conduct
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Kanayo Uzuegbu, has ordered adequate deployment of police operational and intelligence resources to ensure security and peaceful conduct of the NLC protests in the state. The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliate organizations had proposed two days nationwide protests slated for Tuesday and Wednesday. The commissioner […]
Kwara CP warns NLC against violent protest
The Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, Mr Victor Olaiya, has warned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and other unions against violent protest in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the command Spokesperson, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi in Ilorin. According to the statement, the CP has directed the deployment of Police personnel […]
Police ready for peaceful protest in Kano, Commissioner declares
The Police Command in Kano has placed its security personnel on red alert ahead of Tuesday and Wednesday’s proposed protest by members of the organised labour unions in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Hussaini Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano that proactive security measures had already been adopted to […]
Three killed as Lagos boat capsizes
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says a boat mishap in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Monday night, resulted in three casualties. Eleven others involved in the accident were rescued, according to the agency. Mrs Wuraola Alake, Head, Public Affairs Unit, Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) said these on Tuesday in Lagos. “At about 7.17 p.m. […]
Police, army foil kidnap attempt in Katsina, rescue 10 victims
The Police Command in Katsina State in collaboration with the army has foiled a kidnap attempt and rescued 10 victims on Kukar Babangida/Yan Gayya feeder road. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this on Tuesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Katsina. He said: ”On Feb. 25, […]
NLC protesters converge on Ikeja, march to Alausa
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Lagos converged under the Ikeja bridge early on Tuesday to begin their two-day protest over the high cost of living in the country. Traffic on the Awolowo Road leading to the under-bridge Ikeja mounted as the protesters gathered, chanting solidarity songs and displaying placards. The national body […]
Seyi Makinde tackles economy as Oyo ITF returns after 15 years
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Monday, declared that despite the challenges and hardship facing the country, all hands must be on deck to repair the economy rather than trade blames. The governor maintained that one of the ways to achieve such repair is for the country to shift its focus to export orientation instead […]
Oyebanji rolls out N12 billion economic relief package
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, has approved a set of carefully designed relief programmes to alleviate the hardship being experienced by the people of the state in the face of the current global economic downturn. These programmes include the payment of one month salary arrears to State and Local Government workers totalling over […]
NIN: Court Bars MTN, Airtel From Deactivating Subscribers’ Lines
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted an interim injunction restraining telecom operators from deactivating or barring any line or sim not linked to a National Identification Number (NIN). Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa made the order while ruling on a motion filed by an activist-lawyer Olukoya Ogungbeje. Ogungbeje had in Suit FHC/L/CS/667/23 joined the […]
