. The Senate has clarified that the ongoing amendment to the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Act does not introduce a fresh ban on preaching or hawking in commercial vehicles, but merely reaffirms an existing provision already contained in the law. In a statement issued on Monday by the Directorate of Media and Public Affairs…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Chief Executive Officer of Ayinkealagbo Herbals and Trado-Medicals, Dr. (Chief) Mrs. Taofikat Ayinke Bello, has thrown her weight behind the business start-up grant initiatives championed by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, describing practical skills acquisition and entrepreneurship support as proven strategies for tackling poverty, unemployment and economic hardship. Speaking in…
The Lagos State Taskforce has arrested 26 suspects during a clean-up enforcement operation aimed at removing street urchins, miscreants, drug addicts, illegal commercial motorcycle riders, street traders, illegal ticket operators and other suspected criminal elements from parts of the state. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Director of Public Affairs of the…
Christian organisations have rejected a proposed amendment to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Act that seeks to criminalise preaching in commercial vehicles, describing the move as a threat to constitutional rights. The Senate recently passed the Federal Road Safety Corps (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which proposes a fine of N50,000, a six-month prison sentence, or…
The Nigerian Navy has dismantled illegal crude oil theft storage infrastructure in Bonny, Rivers State, preventing suspected oil thieves from establishing another operational base in the area. The operation was carried out by personnel of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Bonny under Operation DELTA SENTINEL, according to the Director of Naval Information, Captain Abiodun Folorunsho….
