•Catholic Bishops of Nigeria Catholic Bishops yesterday, decried the high-level corruption in Nigeria and asked the government to improve the economy and address poverty to stem its tide. The Bishops also noted the mindless bloodletting and kidnapping in Imo State, which has had no peace in recent times, reports Vanguard. President of the Cath...
•Tinubu and Uzodimma President Bola Tinubu, state governors, ministers, National Assembly members and other prominent Nigerians are expected in Owerri for the second term inauguration of Senator Hope Uzodimma. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, disclosed that the presidency had confirmed the attendance of President Tin...
The Nigerian MeteorologÂical Agency (NiMet) has budgeted N644.2 million on the cleaning, fumigation, purchase of computers and stationery for its offices across the country. This was contained in the 2024 budget recently approved by the National Assembly. The budget, which was obtained by our corresponÂdent, indicated that NiMet would spend N3...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives has announced an extension of its ongoing recess, with the resumption of members now slated for Tuesday, January 30. The National Assembly proceeded on break on December 30, 2023, shortly after passing the 2024 Appropriation Bill and announced January 23, 2024, as the resumption date. Howe...
•Scene of the accident The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority yesterday disclosed that it found two corpses under an empty diesel truck at the Barracks Bus Stop along the Lagos–Badagry Expressway. In a statement by the Public Relations Officer of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, yesterday, the accident occurred at the same location where a soldie...
•Nigerian oil pipelines Stakeholders from the six states of the Niger Delta region have thrown their weight behind Gov Douye Diri’s call to include people from the region in pipeline surveillance contracts. The regional group welcomed the call for a review and decentralisation of the crude oil and gas facilities surveillance contracts awarded ...
The Dangote Refinery has started production. The largest single-train refinery in the world located in Nigeria’s commercial hub began operations in the early hours of yesterday. This followed the delivery of six million barrels of crude supply to the refinery, reports Channels TV. Although it was supposed to begin operations in June 2023, the ...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has suspended all administered Social Investment Programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency. Announcing the suspension in a statement today, the Director Information, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, said the president’s decision was in view of the “ongoing investi...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) today introduced the complete automated passport application system. The NIS in a statement regarding the online application and document upload said one can apply from anywhere using its user-friendly portal and upload breeder documents and passport photos effortlessly. For passport application options, t...
•Late Madam Obebhatein Jonathan Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has condoled former President Goodluck Jonathan over the death of his elder sister, Madam Obebhatein Jonathan. The speaker described as painful, the death of one’s sister, noting that the late Madam Obebhatein would be remembered for her dedication and sac...

