Новости за 06.09.2023

Two people were reported dead while eight others were injured on Tuesday in a lone accident involving a Toyota Hiace with number plate GAS 937 XA around Christopher University along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun State Command, Florence Okpe, in a statement made available to journalists, attributed the

Some yet-to-be-identified taskforce officials said to be on illegal duty have allegedly killed a truck driver, identified simply as Toheeb in the Mile 2 area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident happened around 2am on Tuesday. It was learnt that the 30-year-old deceased victim had just departed Tincan Island when the officials

The Anambra State Government has dismissed two revenue officers who allegedly molested a motorist by dragging him down from his vehicle and driving it to an unknown destination. Their dismissal followed a viral video where the officers were seen dragging the motorist out of his vehicle and driving away in the same vehicle. The two

Armed robbers on Tuesday invaded three communities in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The robbers were said to have stolen money, phones, pieces of jewellery and other items. The affected communities include Alaja, Seriki and Ogogo on the new Ibadan-Oyo Expressway in the Akinyele Local Government Area of the state. Our correspondent, who visited the

A 43-year-old man on Tuesday fell into a well and died in the Egbejila area, Ilorin in the Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. The man, whose remains were recovered from the well by men of the Kwara State Fire Service, was identified as Abdulqadir Murtala of a compound opposite the Oniguguru compound,

Nexford University, a next-generation online university based in Washington DC, has announced the appointment of Oghogho Inneh as its new country director in Nigeria. A statement from the institution disclosed that Oghogho joined Nexford University from the Nigerian University of Technology and Management, where she served as the director of the Project Management Office and

To deliver on its climate target and energy transition plan, President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, stated that the country needed to spend $17.7bn annually. Energy Transition and Investment Plans reflect how countries show they would build energy systems to support economic and social development and achieve net-zero emissions. Nigeria released its Energy Transition Plan in August

The Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Caroline Adepoju on Tuesday commended officials of the Bwari Area Council for donating three Hectares of Land to the FCT Command as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility. Service Public Relations Officer, Dr Dotun Aridegbe, disclosed this in a statement he signed late Tuesday. Led by

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo on Tuesday said all passport backlogs should be cleared within the next two weeks, adding that there is no excuse for passport delay in Nigeria. Tunji-Ojo also said he is in talks with service providers and the Nigeria Immigration Service to digitise and decentralise the process of fresh passport

… says Nigeria Air remains suspended The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has disclosed that the construction of the second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja is expected to be completed within the next 12 months. Also, he said compensation to the affected communities has begun. “You know I had