By Sunday Nwakanma Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, on Monday approved the reconstruction of the long-abandoned Omenuko Bridge at Ozuabam in the Arochukwu Local Government Area of the state. The bridge serves as a link between Abia North and Abia Central Senatorial Zones. For decades, the dilapidated structure has posed a severe safety risk to…
By Gbenga Odogun As part of its efforts to achieve universal health coverage, the Kogi State Government said it has so far enrolled 167,000 persons in its health insurance scheme. The Executive Secretary of the state Health Insurance Agency, Adekunle Aledare, disclosed this on Monday in Lokoja, the state capital, shortly after defending the agency’s…
By Bola Bamigbola The Osun State Government has pledged to review the grievances raised by the Forum of Contributory Pensioners over the N10,000 monthly palliative offered to them following the implementation of the new minimum wage for workers. At the signing of the agreement for the new minimum wage implementation, the Osun State Commissioner for…
By Ademola Adegbite The Oyo State Government, on Monday, vowed to prosecute a reckless driver found culpable in the death of an officer of the State Traffic Management Authority, Kehinde Fabunmi, at Agbowo in the Ibadan North Local Government Area of the state. Fabunmi, a Level four officer of the OYRTMA, was killed on Saturday,…
By Dennis Naku The Transmission Company of Nigeria, Port Harcourt region has decried the continued attack on its towers, saying it has secured four convictions and arrested six suspected vandals within its jurisdiction. This is as the company confirmed the repairs and erecting of 20 vandalised towers along the Ahoada-Yenagoa 132KV lines which it said…
By Collins Agwam The organised labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, have ended a 16-day-old industrial action in Nasarawa State following a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the labour and the government. The state chairman of the NLC, Ismaila Okoh, made the disclosure while speaking with journalists shortly after the agreement…
By Makua Ubanagu FC Barcelona has confirmed that first-team player Lamine Yamal suffered an injury to his right ankle during Sunday’s match against CD Leganés. In a statement released by the club on Monday, Barcelona revealed the 16-year-old winger underwent medical tests on Monday, which confirmed a grade 1 injury to a ligament in his…
By Onozure Dania The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has signed a law prohibiting human organ harvesting and 10 years’ imprisonment for offenders. The Human Organ Harvesting and Tissue Transplantation Law was among five new laws rolled out by the state government last week. Sanwo-Olu signed the bills into law, declaring them “a testament to…
By Deborah Sanusi A fatal accident involving a J5 Ford bus and a Mercedes truck occurred at Ilubirin, inward Sura, along the Lagos Third Mainland Bridge on Monday morning. According to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, the collision claimed one life leaving four others injured. The LASTMA Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo…
By Tope Omogbolagu The N47.9tn 2025 budget presentation to the joint session of the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu, earlier fixed for Tuesday, December 17, has been shifted to Wednesday, December 18. Our correspondent in the Senate authoritatively gathered from top management staff of the National Assembly. The insider source said an official statement…
