As global concern over possible side effects of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine grows, the Federal Government has once again reassured Nigerians that the vaccine is safe for use. Speaking at a meeting with traditional and religious leaders in Abuja to clear the air on some misconception about the vaccine, the Minister of Health, Doctor Osagie Ehanire…
It has been revealed that the Marine Beach Bridge in Lagos will not be totally closed to traffic while it is undergoing repairs, which began yesterday. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Olukayode Popoola, made the clarification in an interview with Lasgidi FM News Desk. Popoola said traffic on the bridge would be diverted for about…
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered surveillance on all non-state actors who have been causing problems across Nigeria. President Buhari also charged both the defence and intelligence agencies to use all means necessary to halt the decent of Nigeria into chaos. The President’s directives were handed down during the first meeting of the National Security Council this year.…
The Federal Government has approved the reopening of Osubi Airport in Warri, Delta State, for daylight operations. This was announced by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on his personal Twitter handle. Sirika said operations at Osubi Airport in Warri shall be subject to all procedures, practices and protocols, including Covid-19. The Minister said there would not…
The stage has been set for a legal battle between the Federal Government and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP. The move follows the purported refusal by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs to provide details of those who received the government cash payments under the Social Intervention Programme. In a short statement on its Twitter handle,…
Work has formally started on the rail line linking Nigeria’s northern city of Kano with Maradi town, in Niger Republic. The rail project, which is to cost over 1.9 billion dollars, is expected to cut across Kano, Jigawa and Katsina in the north. The groundbreaking ceremony of the project was held in Katsina State, while President Muhammadu…