The Federal Government has commenced work on the dualisation of the 375.9 km Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Federal Highway, with a timeline for completion set for May 2025. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, made this announcement during the inauguration ceremony and site handover of the 38km dual carriageway section of the roadContinue Reading
Ahead of the planned nationwide protest, the Kano business community on Saturday set up an ad-hoc security operations committee to provide adequate security across markets and business places during the protest. The business community, under the leadership of Alhaji Sabi’u Bako, made the disclosure after an emergency meeting withContinue Reading
The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has mourned the death of the Senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Ubah, who died on Saturday at the age of 52. Soludo expressed his “profound shock and grief” over Ubah’s death, describing him as a “vibrant businessman and politician”. The governor, in hisContinue Reading
The Securities and Exchange Commission has granted Nigerian Exchange Limited to launch its Impact Board, a platform to enhance the listing and visibility of sustainability-focused instruments. In a statement made available to our correspondent on Saturday, this initiative was announced during a Closing Gong Ceremony in Lagos. According to theContinue Reading
The Dangote Oil Refinery has denied a report that it was reselling cargoes of crude oil bought from the United States and Nigeria to other traders. The spokesperson for the Dangote Group, Tony Chiejina, described the report as outright falsehood in an interview with The PUNCH. Reuters had reported thatContinue Reading
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, the Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, and the Southern Senators Forum have mourned the passing of the late Anambra South Senator, Ifeanyi Ubah. Ubah died at the age of 52 on Saturday in London, United Kingdom. Ubah until his death, was the Chairman of theContinue Reading
The Christian Association of Nigeria in the 19 Northern states and Abuja has said the planned nationwide hunger protests was an indication that things have gone really bad in the Country. The body maintained that the masses have been “suffering and smiling” for too long with the government showing no concern. Continue Reading
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has described the death of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah as shocking and a great loss to Nigeria, Anambra and Lagos, where the deceased established most of his businesses. This was contained in a statement on Saturday, by the Special Adviser to Sanwo-Olu on Media andContinue Reading
The Niger State chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students has disassociated itself from the planned nationwide hunger protest, claiming that hoodlums and other miscreants will hijack the event. The student body said hoodlums would take advantage of the protest to engage in criminal activities, including looting of shops,Continue Reading
The House of Representatives has reiterated its call for the urgent need to amend the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency Act of 2007, to enhance shipping operations in the country. The lawmaking body stated this in Abuja on Friday at the presentation of a book titled, “Nigeria’s Shipping PolicyContinue Reading