The Chairman of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, Maurice Orwough, has said his administration is using road construction and improved infrastructure to strengthen security and facilitate access to communities affected by attacks. Orwough disclosed this on Wednesday while presenting an account of his administration’s achievements in the last two years. He said the…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has restored normal traffic flow following two separate road incidents along the Onipanu-Fadeyi corridor of Lagos, including a hit-and-run accident involving a teenager. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, noting that emergency responders were deployed promptly to both scenes….
The Federal Government has warned contractors handling its road projects that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will be invited to recover funds released to them if such monies are not reflected in ongoing construction works. The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, issued the warning on Wednesday during a press briefing in Abuja,…
The Federal Government has dismissed reports that the newly installed demarcation on the First Niger Bridge linking Onitsha, Anambra State, and Asaba, Delta State, has been demolished. The Federal Controller of Works, Anambra State Field Headquarters, Timothy Emenike, clarified on Wednesday that the demarcation remained intact, explaining that the ministry only created openings at strategic…
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, has intensified health surveillance and sensitisation measures, including the enforcement of health declaration forms for eligible arriving passengers, following Nigeria’s heightened alert over the spread of Ebola Virus Disease in parts of Africa. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria said the measures were designed to strengthen early detection, facilitate…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. (Mrs.) Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has called on residents to break the silence surrounding mental health challenges, stressing that early intervention, community support and access to professional care are essential to improving mental well-being. She made the appeal on Wednesday during the World Mental Health…
Four people sustained critical injuries on Tuesday following a multiple road crash involving two trucks, a commercial bus and nine motorcycles on the Mile 2-Seme Expressway in Lagos. The accident occurred at First Gate, inward Mile 2, and caused significant disruption to traffic along the busy corridor. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) confirmed…
The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Olubunmi Kuku, has commended President Bola Tinubu’s administration for its investment in the aviation sector, saying the support is helping to revive major airport projects abandoned for decades. Kuku spoke on Tuesday during the symbolic pouring of the final concrete for the ongoing rehabilitation…
Firefighters Prevent Explosion As 14,000-Litre Tanker Catches Fire In Ibadan Firefighters in Oyo State have prevented a possible explosion after a 14,000-litre Mercedes-Benz tanker caught fire along Eleyele Road, Ibadan. The incident occurred opposite the Nursing School, Eleyele, and was reported to the Oyo State Fire Services Agency at about 6:37 p.m. following a distress…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, and his Gombe State counterpart, Muhammadu Yahaya, have commissioned more than 86 kilometres of road projects and a three-span bridge in Gombe State. The projects, commissioned on Sunday, October 4, 2026, are part of the Gombe State Government’s ongoing investment in road infrastructure and rural connectivity across the state. Among…
