•Policemen The Lagos International Trade Fair Complex has been partially shut following a violent clash that left one person dead and three others injured at the Balogun Business Association (BBA) market. The incident, which occurred on Sunday along the Badagry Expressway axis of Lagos, prompted the management board to seal off the affected se...
•Ijora-Marine Bridge The Federal Ministry of Works has announced the closure of Ijora-Marine Bridge for critical repair works from Sunday, May 18, by 7 am for 21 days. The closure of the Ijora-Marine Bridge, according to the Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Engr Olukorede Keisha, will be full at some sections of the bridge and […]
•Olorunda Local Government secretariat deserted yesterday Local government administration in Osun State has remained paralysed for 11 consecutive weeks, as the leadership tussle between the state’s two major political parties — the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) — continues to deepen. What began as a cou...
•Parliament of Ghana Ghana’s parliament was adjourned indefinitely again today following a no-show by lawmakers from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) during a high-stakes session shortly before elections. The absence of the NPP legislators stalled government business, including crucial budget approvals needed to pay public sector workers a...
•Fuel queues Many filling stations operated by independent oil marketers have now fixed the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, at between N900 and N1,000/litre. Owners of these stations seem not to care about the cost of the product at retail outlets operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, reports The PU...
•NLC President Joe Ajaero The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has directed its affiliates, members and indeed all workers in the country to immediately shutdown the economy if the Nigerian Police arrest the Congress President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, reports Vanguard. The Frontier had earlier exclusively reported how Police had last night invited th...
•Governor Alia The Benue State Bureau for Education Quality Assurance (BEQA) in collaboration with the Benue State Urban Development Board has vowed to demolish all substandard schools by the end of the 2023/2024 academic session. Dr. Terna Francis made the disclosure when he led a delegation to the Urban Development Board. He stressed BEQA’s ...
•Petrol scarcity Many oil marketers have shut their filling stations, as panic buying continues in Lagos and its environs. This is even as the petrol supply challenges facing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, eased slightly following the supply of the product to many oil marketers. However, checks by our correspondent indicated that many mar...
•Ndume and Tinubu Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, has expressed concern over the rising cost of living and food scarcity. In an interview with BBC Hausa, Ndume said the federal government’s inability to address these issues is a major challenge, adding that some ministers are unable to meet with President Bola Tinubu to […]
The Adamawa State Government has ordered the immediate closure of all public and private schools in the state following the outbreak of measles. The directive, which was given today, is aimed at mitigating the spread of the disease and enabling the State Primary Health Care Development Agency (PHCDA) to vaccinate the vulnerable age group, repo...

