About 150 women drawn from the Irepodun Local Government Area of Osun State on Saturday, received an amount totaling N3 million in business support grants under an empowerment initiative by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola. The sponsor of the initiative, the Executive Director, Marine and Operations, Nigerian Ports Authority, Mr Olalekan Badmus, while addressing the beneficiaries …

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has suspended all access gate fees at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. In a statement on Saturday signed by its spokesperson, Dr Obiageli Orah, the agency said the move was to alleviate the traffic burden on airport road users. The statement added that the suspension will take effect from Friday,  24 January 2025, …

The Oyo State Government, on Friday, paid a total sum of ₦12 billion to the state government workers. In a statement on Saturday, the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, said the money paid is a result of a promise kept by Governor Seyi Makinde on the ₦80,000 minimum wage for the state workers from 1 January 2025. …

Many people have been reportedly burnt to death in a petrol tanker accident that occurred on Saturday in Enugu State. Scores were reportedly injured in the inferno which destroyed several vehicles at Ugwu Onyeama Federal Highway. An eyewitness, a tanker driver, stated that the accident claimed many lives. He said some of the injured were taken to nearby hospitals. “Yes, …

Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on Friday, unveiled a five-year, N853 billion programme to support Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state. The governor, during the unveiling of the Action Plan in Makurdi, the state capital, said the aim was to foster the IDPs safe return to their ancestral homes. According to him, the Action Plan, also known as Durable …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday commiserated with Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State over the death of his elder brother, Mr Sunday Makinde. In a statement in Abuja on Friday, PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said the nation and Oyo State had lost a rare gem with the demise of Makinde. Ologunagba described the deceased as a …

  A former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomole, on Friday, accused some unnamed retired military generals of complicity in illegal mining activities going on across the country. Oshiomole, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Interior, made the allegation when the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals Development, Sampson Ekong, submitted his report before the Senate Committee …

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Nigeria after testifying in a case filed against Nigeria by Sunrise Power at the International Chamber of Commerce Court of Arbitration in Paris, France. Buhari’s return was disclosed with a video shared on X on Friday by former Special Assistant to the President on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmad. Buhari was spotted stepping off …

The Kano police command has alerted residents to intelligence reports of a suspected plan by terrorists to target public gatherings in strategic locations across the state. A statement by Abdullahi Kiyawa, police spokesperson in the state, asked residents to exercise caution and avoid crowded areas until further notice to enable security agencies identify and neutralise potential threats. “The Kano State …

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it has arrested two suspects in connection with the kidnapping of the wife of Hakeem Odumosu, a retired assistant inspector-general of police (AIG). A statement by Muyiwa Adejobi, force spokesperson, said the suspects, identified as Agbojule Smart and Keleke Michael, were apprehended early on Friday as they attempted to leave Lagos state. Adejobi said …