Members of the House of Representatives during plenary A bill seeking to prescribe a jail term of seven years and/or a fine of N500m for officials who spend public funds on foreign medical trips narrowly passed second reading at the House of Representatives on Wednesday. Sponsored by Sergius Ogun (PDP, Edo), the proposed legislation is […]
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Lagos Ports. Photo: Stearng After five days of agony, with many drivers across the country struggling to fill their tanks, respite seems to be on the way for motorists. Already, two vessels have arrived at Lagos ports, waiting to discharge Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), known as petrol, The Guardian gathered yesterday. The vessels, as stated […]
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By Richard Odusanya On Feb 10, 2022 Nigeria is asset rich but poor in leadership; a land full of mineral resources, unimaginable wealth and human capital. Our beloved country is so blessed, yet crawling into avoidable crisis. Sadly, the whole world is watching us as the ‘sleeping giant’ becomes the poverty capital of world. The […]
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Suspected militias kill 4, raze Southern Kaduna community A Divisional Police Officer, Abdulkadir Rano, was yesterday, killed alongside a soldier and one other by bandits in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. The terrorists were also said to have robbed one Haliru of N2 million and abducted his wife in the course of the […]
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Traffic gridlocks, no doubt is a major challenge in Lagos State. On daily basis, commuters lose several man-hours on the road. Prime among the reasons for this are bad roads, obstructions, disobedient to traffic laws and indiscriminate parking of vehicles on major roads by motorists. With the government working assiduously to reduce gridlock occasioned by […]
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Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Finance, Hon. James Falake (Left); former Governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima; former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal; Senator Habu Ibrahim and Director General of BAT, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, during the conference and harmonisation activities of all BAT support groups for the President […]
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A plane injected with aviation fuel • Fuel price increased over 100% in one year from N190/litre • Air travellers to pay more • Local airlines groan over spike in operating expenses • Nigeria’s domestic airline business may go into extinction, says Okonkwo • FEC okays N12b for procurement of plane bridges • African airlines […]
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Dr Abayomi Finnih, a distinguished obstetrician and gynaecologist, who turned 80 yesterday, is a member of the Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governance Advisory Council (GAC). In this interview with Ibrahim Apekhade Yusuf, the Ba’Segun of Lagos, shares fond memories of his comradeship with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. He also speaks about his presidential ambition, […]
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Gunmen have killed a Divisional Police Officer in Katsina State. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Abdullahi Rano was slain when he led a team of police and military personnel to repel a gun attack on the Magama area of Jibiya council of the state early yesterday. A soldier was also said to have sustained injuries […]
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OAU. Credit: Premium Times A 200-level student of the Department of Linguistics and African Languages, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Miss Ajibola Ayomikun, has died after she fell into a soakaway in BVER, one of the private hostels in the students’ village. The Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, confirmed the incident. He […]
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