Government

Just recently, we introduced the Blue Box initiative – a waste collection programme designed to help residents sort recyclable waste from the source, that is, at the point where an item or material is considered […]

The house of representatives committee on appropriations has recommended an increase in the 2020 budget by N260 billion. The committee’s recommendations were contained in its report presented at Wednesday’s plenary session by Muktar Betara, its […]

The General Manager, LASEPA, Dr Dolapo Fasawe on Friday called for caution in the storage and usage of gases in both the domestic and commercial activities and advised for immediate evacuation from the vicinity, where […]

That every society, whether in the developing or advanced economies of the world, face all manners of challenge in their dynamics and evolution cannot be over-emphasised. However, the truth is many of these challenges have […]

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) said that the current open price market of the premium motor spirit (PMS) also known as petrol as at November 15 was N163.68. The agency disclosed this in […]

Abdulfatai Buhari, senator representing Oyo north senatorial district, says the 2020 budget can only cover 500 roads out of the 3,800 identified as requiring attention across the nation. Buhari, who is also the chairman, senate […]

Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, says his comment on the state of roads across the country was taken out of context. Earlier in the week, the minister had told state house correspondents that […]

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has called on residents to properly dispose of their domestic wastes by bagging them and patronizing assigned PSP operators. The Managing Director of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, in a […]

Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, says President Muhammadu Buhari is too powerful for anyone to control. Shehu said this in reaction to comments that some individuals influenced the sacking of some aides of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. […]

The presidency has broken its silence on why some aides of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo were asked to go. The appointments of more than 30 aides of the nation’s number two citizen were terminated on Wednesday. […]

The National Identification Management Commission (NIMC) says it registered and issued national identification numbers to about 38 million Nigerians out of an estimated 200 million. Aliyu Aziz, director-general of the commission, said this on Monday […]

In this report, AFEEZ HANAFI writes about weak birth registration procedures in Nigeria and how they may aid child trafficking The rowdiness at the waiting section of Ojodu Primary Health Centre on Gbadamosi Street, Lagos […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigerians should accept that patronising locally produced goods are their new reality. Buhari, who was represented by Mariam Katagum, the minister of state for industry, trade and investment, said this in his keynote […]

The federal government has announced to work on a 20-year economic development plan for the country to succeed the Vision 2020. Speaking on Thursday at the BusinessDay Investment and Capital Markets conference in Abuja, Zainab […]

On Tuesday, October 29, 2019, the list of nominees into the incoming board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, was read on the floor of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Shortly […]

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says Nigeria needs more regulations to ensure that consumers are protected in the country. Babatunde Irukera, FCCPC chief executive officer (CEO), said this in his keynote address […]

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, says the title “excellency” should only be used for leaders who have performed well. Sanwo-Olu said this while addressing a congregation at the King’s Court Parish of the Redeemed […]

I read with keen interest a featured article titled: Motorists worry as VIO cameras make big catches on Lagos ‘un-roadworthy’ roads published in the Metro section of October 14, 2019. The writer tried to interpret […]

Following the resurgence of thuggery and hooliganism in Edo State in recent times after three years of concerted efforts by the administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki to stamp this anti-development vice out of the state […]