Alhaji Yusuf Dantalle has been re-elected as the Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) to steer the affairs of the Council for another two-year term. Dantalle was re-elected during the IPAC National Executive Committee (NEC) election, which took place on Monday at the IPAC Secretariat in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says vandalism of its transmission facilities by hoodlums is a major obstacle it faces nationwide, calling for proactive steps to curb the threat. Adesina Adeonipekun, TCN Regional Head of Operations for the Southwest, said this during a sensitisation and awareness programme on safety and protection of the company’s facilities...
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says a midnight accident on Otedola Bridge claimed two lives on Monday, warning against excessive spending. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Bakare-Oki said that the accident occurred inward the Berger axis of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway. He...
TikTok has announced a temporary restriction on access to its live feature during late-night hours for users in Nigeria. The social media platform has issued an in-app notice to creators to inform them. According to the notice, their decision is a part of an ongoing safety investigation. At midnight Nigerian time on Sunday, the platform...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted final licenses to 82 Bureaux De Change (BDCs) to operate with effect from Nov. 27. A statement issued in Abuja on Monday by Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, stated that the exercise was in line with its powers conferred under the Bank and...
Federal pensioners say they will protest naked if the Federal Government fails to pay their pension increments and palliative allowances on or before December 12. The retirees under the aegis of Coalition of Federal Pensioners of Nigeria made the threat on Monday during a protest in Lagos. The National Chairman of the coalition, Mr Mukaila...
President Bola Tinubu has commended the security agencies for their tireless efforts in securing the freedom of the 100 students of Papiri Catholic School in Niger State. While expressing his joy over the safe return of the students, President Tinubu equally charged the security agencies to ensure the swift release of the remaining 115 students...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced plans to hold a nationwide prote st on December 17 over insecurity in the country. This is contained in a communiqué issued on Monday at the end of the NLC National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Lagos. The communiqué was jointly signed by the NLC President, Mr...
By Ebuka Ukoh Nigeria surprises people who believe leadership involves duty. You watch a government hold an economic summit in a state that struggles with security. Then, you see who gets invited to headline it: The UK’s ex-Prime Minister arrives to applause, photo ops, and VIP escorts. That spectacle passes for strategic governance. The actual...
The Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) says banning of mining activities in the country is not the solution to security challenges in the country. The association made this known in a statement jointly signed by its National President, Dele Ayankale and its National Secretary, Sulaiman Liman on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria...
A cross section of Nigerians have lamented the soaring prices of Christmas decorations as the festive season approaches. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja that Christmas decorations have become unaffordable for the average income earner. Mrs Chinaza Okafor, a business woman, said the sale of Christmas decorations had been...
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has expressed concern over the spate of speed-induced crashes on major arterial routes across the State. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Bakare-Oki was reacting to the lone-vehicle crash at the Lekki Toll Gate inward Sand-field corridor,...
The Borno State Police Command has averted a potential explosion in Maiduguri following the recovery and neutralisation of an Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) discovered beneath a telecommunications mast. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Nahum Anipr, said in a statement on Monday that the device was found at Chuskon, Federal Low Cost Area,...
By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) President Bola Tinubu recently ordered the withdrawal of police personnel from protecting very important persons (VIPs) in order to free up more operatives for deployment amid spike in insecurity across the country. The order, along with declaring a state of emergency on security, is part of measures...
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a sitting president has the power to declare a state of emergency in any state of the federation in a bid to forestall breakdown of law and order or a descent into chaos or anarchy. Justice Mohammed Idris in a split judgement ruled that Section 305 of the...
