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Governors Push For Stronger US Partnership On Economy, Governance, Health
Under the Nigeria Governors' Forum, the 36 state governors have emphasised the importance of strengthening governance, health, and economic development collaboration with the United States of America. In a communique issued after its meeting in Abuja, NGF Chairman and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, reaffirmed their commitment to working with state legislatures to promote governance reforms and ensure effective policy...
Delta Airline Offers $30,000 Compensation To Toronto Crash Survivors
US airline Delta told AFP on Wednesday that it would pay $30,000 to each passenger on a plane that crashed during the plane's landing at Toronto airport this week. “This gesture has no strings attached and does not affect the rights” of passengers, a company spokesman said. On Monday, a Delta Air Lines plane that departed from the US city of...
USAID B’Haram Controversy: Nigeria May Miss $603m Fund, Senate Summons Service Chiefs
Nigeria’s access to a $602.95m grant for 2025 from the United States Agency for International Development is now uncertain, following a 90-day suspension of all agency programmes by President Donald Trump. https://youtu.be/VfMbk5swphI The fund freeze stems from an executive order signed by President Trump after his return to office in January 2025, directing a comprehensive review of US foreign assistance. The review...
LG Autonomy: CBN, 774 Chairmen Differ Over Councils’ Account Opening
As part of the procedures to begin local government autonomy, the Central Bank of Nigeria has started profiling the chairmen and signatories to the bank accounts of the 774 local government areas in the nation. The Director of Legal Services at the CBN, Kofo Salam-Alada, explained that this was necessary to ensure financial accountability. However, the Association of Local Governments of...
Probe Begins As Wanted Controversial Singer Portable Surrenders
The Ogun State Police Command has said an investigation is ongoing as the controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, on Wednesday, turned himself in to the authorities. The Lagos State Police Command, through its spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed in a statement that the singer surrendered himself at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, in the Yaba area of the state...
Lagos Airport Customs Agents Lament Secretariat Closure
Customs agents operating at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos are protesting the alleged closure of their secretariat by the airport’s commandant, Chioma Udo. The agents, who are members of the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents, claimed that the closure of the secretariat on February 5 was obstructing their daily operations and causing them significant losses, including a...
British Diplomat Baxter Meets Ooni, Urges Action Against Osun’s Security Crisis
Mr. Jonny Baxter, the Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria, has voiced his alarm over the growing insecurity in Osun State, calling the violence a concerning development. He made this remark on Wednesday, during a courtesy visit to the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, at his palace. This is according to a press release signed by the Director, Media and Public...
Umahi kicks Off Dualisation Of Ekpoma-Auchi-Okpella-Okene-Ajaokuta Expressway
The Ekpoma-Auchi-Okpella-Okene-Ajaokuta Expressway's sections two through four are now being dualized. The project was officially launched yesterday in Ekpoma, the headquarters of the Esan West Local Government Area of Edo, by Works Minister Dave Umahi. Umahi reiterated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to making federal roads motorable. He stated that the Ekpoma-Auchi-Okpella-Okene-Ajaokuta corridor, which links Edo and Kogi states, was of...
FG Bans Fuel Tankers Above 60,000 Litres From Nigerian Roads
The Federal Government (FO) has announced a ban on fuel tankers exceeding 60,000 litres from operating on Nigerian roads, a move aimed at curbing accidents involving heavy-duty petroleum trucks, ABN TV reports. The ban is expected to take effect from March 1, 2025. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) disclosed this development, adding that by the fourth quarter...
OAU Set To Immortalize Staff Killed In Lion Attack
Olabode Olawuyi, a veterinary technologist who was killed by a lion in the university zoo, will be immortalized, according to a pledge made by the administration of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), located in Ile-Ife. The registrar of the university, Mr. Adetunji Bakare, stated this on Wednesday at a one-day workshop to mark the first anniversary of Olawuyi’s death, held at...
