Olubadan-designate, Oba Rasidi Ladoja, has arrived his family house at Isale-Osi in Ibadan South-West local government area on Monday. Oba Ladoja, who came into town at 1:20pm headed straight to his family house where he was received by family members and friends. He has arrived his Ondo Street residence in Bodija, Ibadan, where he was received by a crowd of well-wishers. His family members organized a special prayers both […]
The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has issued a directive to visa applicants, mandating the disclosure of all social media usernames and handles used over the past five years as part of the visa application process. The directive, announced in a post on the Mission’s official X account on Monday, comes as the US Department of State recently reiterated its commitment to bolster national security through enhanced screening measures. U.S. Mission […]
The Lagos State Government has announced that the second phase of maintenance works on the Ogudu-Ifako Bridge in Kosofe Local Government Area will begin on Tuesday, August 19, and run until Wednesday, October 1, 2025. Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the rehabilitation will focus on the bridge’s expansion joints on the lane inbound Lagos Island. According to him, the repairs […]
The Nigerian government has reportedly met two key demands of the Nigerian Labour Congress amid a strike ultimatum. The demands are the reversal of the 40 percent deduction from the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund into the national treasury and the appointment of Opeyemi Agbaje as chairman of the National Pension Commission. Recall that last week, NLC, in a statement by its president Joe Ajaero, issued a seven-day notice to President […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that the Nationwide Continuous Voter Registration exercise will commence today, also urging Nigerians to take advantage of the opportunity, noting that voter registration is critical to ensuring inclusive participation in the nation’s democratic process. According to a post via its official X handle on Monday, the electoral umpire said it had started with the online pre-registration phase today, Monday, August 18, 2025. The […]
Dangote Group Plc has assured comprehensive support and compensation for Mrs. Ruth Otabor, the sister of Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Ijeoma “Phyna” Otabor, who was injured in a recent accident involving one of the company’s trucks in Auchi, Edo State. The incident, which occurred last week along the Auchi axis, led to Mrs. Otabor being hospitalized at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital. Eyewitnesses reported that the accident caused […]
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has deployed 20,850 personnel to ensure protection of lives and Critical National Asset and Infrastructure for the Saturday by-elections. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will conduct by-elections across 16 constituencies in 12 states. This was disclosed in a statement issued Friday in Abuja by the NSCDC Public Relations Officer, Babatunde Afolabi. According to him, […]
The Director General of the World Trade Organization, WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday said President Bola Tinubu is working to stabilize Nigeria’s economy. Speaking to journalists after a closed-door meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Okonjo-Iweala praised Tinubu’s economic reforms, describing them as steps in the right direction. She said: “The President and his team have worked hard to stabilize the economy and you can’t really […]
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said President Bola Tinubu’s renewed Hope Agenda has made cancer treatment possible in the country. Idris made this statement on Thursday during a courtesy visit to the Governor of Enugu State, Mr. Peter Mbah, in Enugu. He explained that the entire federal information team was in the state to observe and report on the positive impact of both President […]
