The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has announced a 21-day traffic diversion on the Marine bridge to allow for maintenance works. The Federal Ministry of Works is to handle the repairs. According to a statement by the state Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the diversion would commence on Sunday, 18 May to Sunday, 8 June 2025. He said that, to …

The Federal Government has adopted the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) in Ijagun, Ogun State as a Federal University. Established by the Ogun State Government in 2005, TASUED holds the distinguished position as Nigeria’s first specialised university of education. It was named after Dr Tai Solarin, a revered activist and the founder of Mayflower School in Ikenne. As a …

The Federal Government has converted the Gombe State government-owned General Hospital, Kumo, into a Federal Medical Centre. The Kumo Federal Medical Centre is the second federal medical institution in the state, after the Federal Teaching Hospital in Gombe, the capital. The teaching hospital was initially a medical centre before being upgraded into a Federal Teaching Hospital. The Kumo Federal Medical …

2025 has already started full throttle, and our Renewed Hope Agenda is in full swing. In just under two years, we are seeing tangible progress, as our efforts aimed at economic transformation begin to bear fruit under President Bola Tinubu. 1. We’re working relentlessly to curb inflation and restore credibility to our monetary framework. By transforming the foreign exchange regime, …

Over 5,000 indigent pupils spread across some hard-to-reach communities in Oyo State benefitted from the Federal Government BAT-STEM initiative during the official flag off of the programme recently. According to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement (Southwest), Moremi Ojudu, the initiative aligns with the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which seeks to uplift grassroots communities through …

Two months after it agreed with labour on N70,000 minimum wage, the Federal Government on Thursday began payment of the new salary and its consequential adjustments to public servants across all levels of the federal civil service. With over 1.2 million civil servants on the payroll of the Federal Government, the wage bill will now be N4.019 trillion annually. The …

The Federal Government has commended the National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC) for what it described as “its impartial and thorough investigation”, which found Daily Trust‘s report on the Samoa Agreement to be inaccurate, misleading, and not in line with the Code of Ethics for Nigerian journalists. On Monday, NMCC (better known as the Ombudsman) released the report of its investigation into …

The Federal Government has repaired and reopened the section of the Kano-Maiduguri road damaged by floods in August, The Nation reports. The flood, driven by climate change, had threatened to cause significant hardship for residents and road users in the affected area. In a statement on Thursday, the Special Adviser on Media to the Minister of Works, Mr. Uchenna Orji, …

One week after the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) imposed a $220 million fine on WhatsApp for a data privacy breach, the company may suspend its operations in the country due to further regulatory demands. Sources close to the situation indicate that WhatsApp’s parent company, Meta, is contemplating the withdrawal of certain services from Nigeria. Alongside the substantial …

The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has commenced contempt proceedings against the Federal Government for failing to obey a court order. Kanu through his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, filed Form 49 titled: “Notice to Show Cause Why An Order Of Committal Should Not Be Made,” before the Abuja federal high court on Monday. The …