As contractors intensify palliative work on failed sections of the Lokoja-Benin highway to ease the challenges faced by travellers during the Christmas and New Year festivities, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has given a marching order to the contractors and the federal controllers of works in Edo and Kogi states to […]
The Federal Government has identified the ancient Kano City Wall and "Igbo Olodumare", a forest in Okeigbo, Ondo State, among the veritable sites for declaration as UNESCO world heritage sites. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said this on Tuesday when he paid a working visit to the Osun Oshogbo Sacred Grove, one […]
Nigeria shares international boundaries with the Republic of Benin to the west, Cameroon and Chad to the east and Niger, to the north. Apart from these official borders, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says more than 1,400 illegal border routes exist in the country as smugglers routes, creating security challenges. The former comptroller-general of the […]
The Senate has commenced moves to establish a Federal Road Authority (FRA) for the maintenance of the over 36,000 federal roads across the country. Chairman of the Senate committee on Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Senator Gershom Bassey, who disclosed this at the weekend said a bill to that effect is already before the upper […]
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has reaffirmed his government's commitment to ensuring improved road infrastructure in the state, noting that his administration is in talks with the Federal Government to improve the experience of commuters on the Benin-Lokoja Road during the festive season. Obaseki said this when he received some directors from the […]
There have been many attempts by people to leave the country, Nigeria, for so many reasons. These reasons range from corruption to poor governance. Hence, people are seeking for greener pastures where they will be a chance to put their talent to better use. However, being a Nigeria has its disadvantages especially when it comes […]
The Federal Government has announced plans to establish community museums as part of efforts to ensure that local communities benefit from tourism. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the plan on Thursday at the ongoing 4th World UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture in Kyoto, Japan. A statement on the […]
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says the Federal Government have approved that all Africans could come to Nigeria without Visa from January 2020. The Comptroller General, NIS, Mr Muhammad Babandede, disclosed this at the inauguration of the Africa-Frontex Intelligence Community (AFIC) on Wednesday in Abuja. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that European border and […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed that the state government plans for the construction of the fourth mainland bridge, saying his administration will make use of private equity to achieve the project. The governor, who made the revelation while fielding questions on Channels Television Sunrise Daily programme, said: “Two weeks ago, we advertised […]
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has ordered that no transport union should transport any National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member from 6 p.m. during the yuletide. Boboye said this during the FRSC end of the year parley with transport union stakeholders as one of their programmes in preparation for […]
