Usoro Akpabio confirmed as pioneer MD of South South Development Commission (SSDC)
The Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday, confirmed Usoro Akpabio as the pioneer Managing Director of the newly created South South Development Commission (SSDC).
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SPN slams Makinde over N77bn approval for Govt House, airport projects
The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN), Oyo State Chapter, has condemned the recent approval of N77 billion by the state government for the upgrade of the Government House and airport, describing it as a gross display of insensitivity and a misplacement of priority amidst worsening economic hardship.
Abidemi Babalola wins $300,000 Dan David Prize for archaeological discovery
Dr Abidemi Babatunde Babalola, a Nigerian research archaeologist at the British Museum, has won the 2025 Dan David Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious and financially significant awards in the historical disciplines.
Court grants N50m bail to suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Maitama has granted bail to the suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, in the sum of N50 million.
Man digs up late brother’s grave, sells skull for N12,000
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ebonyi State Command has paraded a hunter who exhumed and sold his late younger brother’s skull to a native doctor for Okite money rituals purposes at the rate of N12,000.00.
FG awards over N3trn contracts for Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway sections of Cross River, others
The Federal Government has awarded contracts worth over ₦3 trillion for the construction of key sections of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, covering parts of Lagos, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River States.