NDLEA intercepts largest consignment of heroin at Lagos airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has dismantled and arrested members of a cartel which specializes in trafficking heroin across Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, Europe and America in…
NLC president presents protesters’ demands to National Assembly
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajaero, has handed over a letter of demands to the National Assembly. The demands included full implementation of the welfare provisions,…
Makinde joins NLC protest, says hardship will soon be over
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state on Tuesday joined labour unions and their affiliates in a peaceful protest where he assured the people that the current pains and hardship…
BA supervisor ran £3 million migration scam from Heathrow check-in desk
A British Airways supervisor has been accused of running a £3 million immigration scam from his check-in desk at Heathrow and is now on the run in India. The 24-year-old…
FEC approves construction of Lagos-Calabar road, social security payments to vulnerable Nigerians
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the construction of the Lagos-Port Harcourt-Calabar highway to Messrs Hitech Construction Africa. The council gave the approval at its weekly meeting on…
FG announces one-day total closure of Third Mainland Bridge
The federal government has announced a planned total closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for repairs. In a statement on Monday, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, Lagos commissioner for information, said the…
VIDEO: Police distribute water, biscuits to protesters in Lagos
In an unusual move, police officers distributed sachets of water and biscuits to protesters in Lagos on Tuesday as thousands marched to protest the current economic hardship facing Nigerians. The…
Lawmakers’ salaries too small for job responsibilities -Deputy Speaker
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on Monday said the current salaries of federal lawmakers cannot take them home to do the jobs they were…
Akpabio apologises to governors over N30bn to states remark
Senate President Godswill Akpabio says his remark on how much each governor purportedly received from the federal government, in the face of economic hardship, was misunderstood and taken out…
Bandits’ leaders, fighters killed as rival groups clash in Zamfara
Five prominent bandits’ leaders and scores of their fighters were killed in violent clashes between rival bandit groups in Zamfara State. The deadly clashes between Ado Aliero’s group and…
