The Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led Lagos State Government Thursday disowned the viral video, where some uniformed impostors were promoting the sale of branded waste baskets purportedly on behalf of the state.
The government, in a statement by Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, noted that all...
A former Chief Press Secretary to President Muhammadu Buhari in 1983, Malam Wada Maida, has died.
Echotitbits gathered that a family member confirmed to NAN that Malam Maida died in Abuja on Monday at the age of 70.
Maida, one of the pioneer editors of the agency, was until his death,...
Nigeria's Federal Government has transferred the operations of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy.
This was made known by the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Mallam Isa Ali Pantami, who in a statement signed by his sokesperson, Mrs Uwa Suleiman, confirmed that...
A video has surfaced online showing the execution of five persons by masked men in military camouflage, suspected to be Boko Haram fighters.
A voice was heard speaking in Hausa before the execution, saying that the five persons were working for infidels.
“Those of you that are being used by infidels...
Tactical squads within the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has been banned from carrying out routine patrols and othe conventional low-risk duties.
According to a statement by police spokesman, DSP Frank Mba on Sunday, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu ordered that "all FSARS, STS, IRT & other Tactical Police...
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja assured Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance and Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, that the country will explore every opportunity and deploy its entire energy to ensure that she becomes the Director-General of World Trade Organisation (WTO), presidency spokesman, Garba Shehu, said in a statement.
Dr...
Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has reacted to criticisms from Nigerians who expressed discontent over the exclusion of former President Olusegun Obasanjo; ex-Chairman, Nigerian Railway Board late, Alhaji Waziri Mohammed and other notable Nigerians from the naming of rail stations.
The Minister in a statement Friday night, said more prominent...
Agency Reporter
Security lapses occasioned by the unrest that followed EndSARS protest by Nigerian youth, who demanded government put an end to police brutality and extortion, has put Governors in Nigeria's South-West on their toes to ensure that the security architecture of the region improves.
The Governors met on Sunday in...
The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government Sunday handed over the National Arts Theatre complex in Lagos State to the private sector for a complete revamp and modernisation.
This was coming as Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said the proposed transformation of the theatre complex give Nigeria an opportunity to harness...
Ahead of the September 5 re-opening of airports for international flights, Nigeria's Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has released the list of the approved airlines for Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja and Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
According to the list, the airlines approved include: British Airways, Delta...