By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), South-West Zone, has directed its members to boycott the Lekki-Epe corridor from Monday, June 16, 2025. The directive follows a dispute over the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation’s implementation of the E-Call-up policy, which requires a payment...
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by JOY ADARA, Abuja – “Doing and Being” written by an executive Director of Emadeb Energy Services Limited, Mrs Gbesoye Debo-Olujimi, which was initially slated for public presentation on June 14, 2025, in Lagos, will now be unveiled in Abuja on Saturday, June 21, 2025. The event, powered by...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- The Nigeria Chess Federation has announced that over 2,000 students from 500 schools nationwide will participate in the 2025 EcoBank National School Team Chess Championship, scheduled to take place from June 26 to 28 at the EcoBank Pan African Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. Vice President...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Former PDP Deputy National Chairman, Chief Bode George, has made a heartfelt appeal to President Bola Tinubu to reinstate suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, in the spirit of the June 12 anniversary. George’s plea comes as the nation commemorates the 32nd anniversary of the...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has expressed indifference to the defection of some party leaders to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying it won’t miss them. The PDP Vice Chairman (Lagos Central), Mr. Hakeem Olalemi, stated that the defectors were not active...
BY OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Nestlé Nigeria Plc has marked World Environment Day with a nationwide clean-up and sensitisation campaign, reaffirming its commitment to environmental sustainability. The initiative, held in 11 cities across Nigeria, aimed to tackle plastic pollution and promote community-based waste management efforts. *Clean-Up Efforts* According to Dr....
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) is operating additional special train services on the Lagos-Ibadan and Abuja-Kaduna routes to accommodate the surge in passenger traffic during the Eid-Kabir celebration. The Corporation Managing Director, Dr. Kayode Opeifa, disclosed this in a statement issued to NATIONAL ACCORD...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) through the African Regional At-Large Organisation (AFRALO) is supporting the 2025 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum series is organised by ITREALMS Media and hosted under DigitalSENSE Africa (DSA), an At-Large Structure certified ICANN, in collaboration with other...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to offer more prayers and support for the military and security agencies making sacrifices to protect the nation from terrorism and banditry. The President made the call during Eid-al-Adha prayers at the Dodan Barracks in Lagos. Tinubu emphasized the...
The Chairman of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has credited President Bola Tinubu with being the driving force behind the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Complex. Alhaji Dangote made the remark during the President’s visit to the complex in Lagos State. Dangote stated, “The Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals...
“Doing and Being-Living Intentionally Each Day” written by an Executive Director at Emadeb Energy Services Limited, Mrs Gbesoye Debo-Olujimi, has been slated for public presentation on June 14, 2025, in Lagos. The ten-chapter book explores the leitmotif of transiting from simply “doing” life to truly “being” present in it....
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has added an extra trip to its Lagos-Ibadan Train Service (LITS) on Thursday to accommodate the surge in passenger demand during the Eid-el-Kabir (sallah) festive period. According to NRC Managing Director Dr. Kayode Opeifa, the updated train schedules are as...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos– Suspended River State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Tuesday visited President Bola Tinubu in Lagos Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga posted photos of the duo during the meeting. “Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers, now on suspension from office, visited President Bola Tinubu in Lagos on Tuesday,” Onanuga...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to local content, technology transfer, and the empowerment of Nigerians as he commissioned the first phase of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and several major road projects across the country. At the ceremony in Lagos on...
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated three Nigerian Navy Ships (NNS) – NNS SHERE, NNS FARO and NNS IKOGOSI and three AW109 Trekker helicopters: 501, 502 and 503 into the Nigerian Navy fleet. Tinubu, speaking at the inauguration on Saturday in Lagos, said that the addition of the three Fast...
President Bola Tinubu will on Saturday inaugurate the completed portion of the Phase One, Section One of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, made this known in a statement on Friday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project is...
The shutdown of the Unit 10 of the Port Harcourt Refinery should serve as a wake-up call to building long-term capacities and ensuring sustainability in the management and execution of refinery projects. A lawyer and engineer, Mr Patrick Edward, gave the advice on Thursday in an interview with the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has called on West African leaders to uphold and pass on the vision of the founding fathers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as the regional bloc marks its 50th anniversary. In a keynote address on Wednesday in Lagos,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- Former President Muhammadu Buhari has explained the reason behind his absence from the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held in Lagos on Wednesday. In a statement, Buhari revealed that he was unable to attend the event due to a...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Wednesday sentenced a 25-year-old teacher Chukwunonso Okafor, to life imprisonment for defiling a 3-year-old baby Justice Abiola Soladoye convicted and sentenced Okafor to life imprisonment after she held that the prosecution has successfully proved the three-count charge of sexual assault...