President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, commissioned the 326 kilometre-Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line for commercial operation 30 years after the project was conceived. The president who also launched the ancillary facilities yard, at the recently named Goodluck Jonathan Railway Complex in Agbor (Owa-Oyibu), Delta State, said the rail line would eventually terminate in Abuja. The president, who

Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on behalf of the Federal Government has declared October 1 as a public holiday.This is for Nigerians to mark the country’s 60th Independence anniversary. In a statement released, Aregbesola congratulated Nigerians on the celebration of the country’s 60th independence anniversary and reiterated the government’s commitment to the socio-economic transformation

The election of the lawmaker representing Pategi Constituency, in the Kwara state House of Assembly, Ahmed Adam, has been nullified. The state House of Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal, sitting in Ilorin, nullified the election on Monday, over alleged irregularities in his names.The tribunal has consequently declared Hon Salihu Yahaya Mohammed, of the Peoples Democratic Party,

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has vowed to vigorously to promote and facilitate expansion of broadband and related Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure to expedite economic growth across the country. The Executive Vice Chairman of the federal government Agency, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta gave the assurance in a presentation titled “Communication Technology for Service Delivery in Health,

Former governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has officially returned to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Uduaghan had left the PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the build-up to the 2015 general elections and contested for the Delta South Senatorial district ticket but lost to incumbent Senator James Manager of the PDP.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has momentarily shelved a planned nationwide strike after a marathon meeting with the federal government. The strike and protests against hikes in petrol price and electricity tariff were supposed to kick off on Monday, September 28. However, hours after midnight, a truce was reached between organised labour and the federal

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, on his behalf and on behalf of the NBA, today paid glowing tributes to the Late Hon. Justice (Dr.) Adolphus Karibi-Whyte CON, CFR, JSC (rtd), former Justice of the Supreme Court, who passed away recently. The President gave these tributes as the late Justice was