The Lagos State government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with construction company, Summa Group, for the construction of an international airport in the Lekki-Epe area of the state. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, disclosed this in a statement posted on his X handle on Saturday. He said the airport would facilitate travel and…
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has identified over 6,000 Nigeriens who were illegally registered in its database with the National Identification Number (NIN). This revelation comes amid President Bola Tinubu’s directive for a comprehensive update of the National Social Register to support the Federal Government’s social investment programmes.  Punch reported that sources at…
The State’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development, Hon. Johnson Ebokpo (6th from L) with Stakeholders at the meeting. By Ovat Lawrence The Cross River State Government has taken a significant step towards developing a viable coffee industry by engaging stakeholders in a roundtable discussion on coffee estates development. This initiative is part of the…
Mohammed El-Rufai, eldest son of the former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, backed the move to probe his father’s administration by the state House of Assembly. He, however, said such an exercise must be transparent. Governor Uba Sani during a town hall meeting in March 2024 said his government inherited a huge debt burden of…
Actor Yul Edochie has welcomed Naira Marley back into the music scene.  Recall that the singer recently released a new song and social media users have been dancing to it including singer AyraStarr. This however has earned them a backlash as some Nigerians feel that Naira Marley should be backlisted following his clash with…
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. he officers of Station 8 in Myanmar’s southern Shan state pile out of their police car, a beat up minivan with bad brakes and a busted front light. Their mission: set up a checkpoint to search for yaba, a type of methamphetamine…
