The Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC) has deployed over 743 patrol vehicles, 184 administrative vehicles, 92 ambulances, 23 tow trucks and 144 motorbikes as part of the patrol logistics to mark the 2024 Easter celebrations. The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu, therefore, tasked Commanding Officers to ensure full deployment of staff for maximum visibility, prompt removal of obstructions and ease of movement on all highways across the country. He said was in line with the operational guidelines of this year’s Easter special patrol scheduled to commence from 29 March to 2 April, 2024. Biu,…
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The camp of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, appears to have been depleted after some of his close supporters pledged allegiance to the Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. Fubara, who had initially lost the grip of the political structure in the state, now appeared to be finding some footings as Wike’s staunch supporters pledged their loyalty to him. A member representing Ikwerre/Emohua Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Boniface Emerengwa, recently pledged loyalty to the government of Fubara. Also, other National Assembly lawmakers, who paid solidarity visit to the governor at the Government House, Port Harcourt,…
The Nigerian Agribusiness Group (NABG) has said that it is important for Nigeria to standardise its agro commodities Grading System to meet international benchmark, especially on exportation level. Its Director-General, Jafar Umar, made the call over the weekend in Abuja at a media briefing on the forthcoming ‘Agro Commodities Standard Grading System National Validation’ program, coming up this week in Abuja. He said that the organisation believed that agriculture being a major player is capable of lifting Nigeria out of its socio-economic crisis. Umar also highlighted the NABG’s ongoing efforts in collaborating with various stakeholders, including public, private, and donor…
Twenty-four hours after 15 members of the Ondo State House of Assembly declared support for Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s governorship ambition, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has changed the date for the governorship primary election. The Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon. Olamide Oladiji had on Monday led 14 other lawmakers to the National secretariat of the party in Abuja where they declared support for the governor. “We are in support of continuity. We want APC to continue with the governments of Ondo State. We believe it will work out and we are giving…
The 16 members of the Plateau State House of Assembly elected in the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said they are ready to square up against those promoting the ‘rule of might’ through self-help in absolute derogation of the orders of the court. The aggrieved lawmakers led by Hon. Maiyaki Bala disclosed this at a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja where they also warned that they would no longer continue to tolerate the wanton indiscretion by enemies of democracy. They expressed disbelief that four months after the judgement, the Speaker of the state Assembly has refused to…
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s governorship ambition received a major boost on Monday when 13 thirteen members of the Ondo State House of Assembly declared their support for him. The Ondo State House of Assembly members led by the Speaker, Hon. Olamide Oladiji threw their weight behind the governor ahead of the April 25 governorship primary election. Oladiji made this known on Monday in Abuja when he led other members to the National secretariat of the All Progressives Congress Party (APC). He stated categorically that the lawmakers are in support of continuity of an APC-led government in the state. The Speaker noted:…
Barely a month after the Federal Executive Council approved the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal superhighway, the contractor has moved to site to build what will be a monumental civil engineering project that Nigeria has ever seen. Since the construction of the iconic Third Mainland Bridge that stretched over 11 kilometres across the lagoon, the Lagos-Calabar Coastal road will usher in a new era of ambitious road infrastructural development projects in Nigeria. The Third Mainland Bridge, one of the longest bridges in the world, started during the administration of President Shehu Shagari in 1980. It was completed 10 years after,…
In a swift response to the urgency to halt the rising cases of traffic infractions occasioned by the use of trailers to convey passengers and the attendant fatalities, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu has inaugurated a Joint Task Force (JTF) to arrest and prosecute offenders involved in such traffic infractions. The JTF, Biu said comprises the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, State Traffic Management Agencies, and operatives of the Corps. Others who were drafted into the Task Force, he disclosed; include representatives of the various transport unions. Biu in a…
Troops of 7 Division Nigerian Army on Friday, 22 March 2024 rescued 78 persons, comprising 35 women and 43 children held hostage by the terrorists. Director Army Public Relations, Maj-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement issued Saturday said during the operation, the combat team came in contact with the terrorists and fiercely engaged them in a gun battle, eliminating 5 of the terrorists. He added: “Gallant troops of 7 Division Nigerian Army have continued to pounce on the vestiges of the Islamic State of West African Province and their JAS counterpart in North East Nigeria. “In an aggressive clearance patrol…
Ahead of the Edo and Ondo State governorship elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the security agencies to start security preparations very early. The electoral body noted that number of personnel and other assets to be deployed to strategic locations should be determined and mobilised early enough for both elections. It added that it was this proactive approach that led to the successful conduct of the last governorship election in Edo State on 19th September 2020 and in Ondo State on 10th October 2020. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the call on Friday in Abuja at…