The Lagos State Government and EIB Global, the development arm of the European Investment Bank (EIB), have sealed a €170 million partnership to develop sustainable water transport infrastructure in the state. The agreement was signed on Friday at the headquarters of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) in Ikoyi, Lagos.
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday sentenced a 37-year-old man, Zakaria Garba, to death by hanging over his involvement in the 2014 Nyanya Motor Park bomb explosions. No fewer than 70 people were killed, while several others sustained varying degrees of injuries. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment
The Edo State Government has arrested an alleged kingpin of a kidnapping syndicate linked to several abduction cases in Uromi and its environs, as part of its ongoing efforts to tackle kidnapping, cultism and other criminal activities across the state. The suspect, identified as Christian Okoduwa, is currently in police
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday commissioned another road project in Abuja during which he declared that no citizen should be made a victim of national development. Tinubu made the remarks at the commissioning of the Access Road bypassing Abuja airport second runway from Clinton Drive to Tunganmadaki settlement in
The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday, approved N83.2 billion for the Anticipatory Action Task Force (AATF), an intervention to mitigate the anticipated flooding and other climate-related emergencies across the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the council approved the funds during its 158th meeting held at
Edo State Governor Senator Monday Okpebholo has issued a blunt warning to criminals operating in the state: those who persist in crime will face prosecution, and he will personally sign their execution warrant. Okpebholo made the declaration on Thursday during a parade of suspects at the Edo State Police Command
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that more than 30,000 residents living with HIV are currently receiving free antiretroviral therapy, counselling, and support services in health facilities across the state. Governor Abiodun made this known on Thursday in Abeokuta during the commissioning of the Pharma-Grade Warehouse of the
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has expressed concern over the ongoing three-day warning strike embarked upon by resident doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). NMA warned that failure to address the issues at the heart of the industrial action could trigger a broader healthcare crisis in Lagos
Mr Ayoola Lawal, former secretary, APC Committee of Diaspora Chairmen has called for creation of Special National Security Courts to help fast track matters on terrorism, kidnapping, rituals, and human organ harvesting among others. Lawal in a statement on Thursday, noted that the normal courts alone would be overwhelmed by
For many students at Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja, getting to lectures has become a daily struggle, with transport shortages forcing long walks, lateness and unexpected financial burdens. Some of the students who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja expressed concern over persistent transportation challenges