Kara Bridge Repairs to Resume Wednesday After Gridlock Pause
The Federal Government has announced that rehabilitation work on the Kara Bridge section of the…
Kara Bridge Repairs to Resume Wednesday After Gridlock Pause
The Federal Government has announced that rehabilitation work on the Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway will resume on Wednesday, March 4. The project, which involves the critical replacement of deteriorated expansion joints, was abruptly suspended on Saturday after construction-induced gridlock paralysed the corridor. Layi Komolafe, the Federal Controller of Works in Ogun State,…
Sanwo-Olu Names Adetola New Lagos Accountant-General
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the redeployment of Dr. Muyiwa John Adetola as the new Accountant-General of Lagos State. The appointment, which includes the role of Permanent Secretary of the State Treasury Office (STO), took immediate effect on Monday, March 2. Adetola succeeds Dr. Abiodun Muritala, who has reached the statutory age for retirement from…
NRC Restores Abuja–Kaduna Train Trips Following Stability
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) will increase train frequency on the Abuja–Kaduna corridor starting Friday, March 6. The expansion marks a significant recovery for the country’s most vital rail link, which has suffered from reduced rolling stock and safety restrictions for nearly four years. Under the new schedule, the corporation will operate three daily trips…
New Tenant Abducts Three Siblings in Ebonyi Community
The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of three siblings by a recently arrived tenant in the Igbeagu community of Izzi Local Government Area. The victims, Favour, Obinna, and Kamso Okeoha, were taken on Saturday from their home in Nwezenyi village while their parents were away. The suspect, a woman who had moved…
OpenAI Revises Pentagon Pact Following Ethics Backlash
OpenAI is amending its new agreement with the US Department of War following a swift and severe public backlash over the use of its technology in classified military operations. Chief Executive Sam Altman admitted on Monday that the rollout was “opportunistic and sloppy,” prompting the company to insert explicit prohibitions against using its AI for…
Manufacturing, Telecoms Power Nigeria’s N2.28 Trillion VAT Haul In Q3 2025
Nigeria’s Value Added Tax collections climbed to N2.28 trillion in the third quarter of 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics has disclosed, representing a 10.66 percent increase over the N2.06 trillion recorded in the second quarter of the same year and a significantly sharper 28.10 percent rise when measured against the corresponding period in…
UCH Workers Begin Five-Day Warning Strike
Healthcare services at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, came to a near standstill yesterday as workers commenced a five-day warning strike to protest what they described as a deliberate policy of internal electricity rationing implemented by the hospital management. The industrial action was declared by the Council of UCH Union Leaders (CUUL), a coalition…
Enugu Tech Festival Breaks Records with 53,000 Attendees
The second edition of the Enugu Tech Festival (ETF 2.0) concluded on Friday, drawing an unprecedented 53,000 physical participants to the Enugu International Conference Centre. The four-day event, held from 24 to 27 February, exceeded its initial target of 50,000 attendees and trended globally on social media. Convener and State Commissioner for Innovation, Dr. Prince…
Annie Macaulay Rejects ‘Single Mum’ Label Post-Idibia Split
Nollywood actress Annie Macaulay has moved to redefine her public identity, declaring that she is a “single woman raising two kids” rather than a “single mum.” In a reflective social media post on Monday, she rejected the stereotypes of struggle and limitation often attached to the traditional label. Macaulay emphasised that her priority is personal…
EU Ministers To Discuss Iran Contingency As Asylum Numbers Drop
Asylum applications lodged in the European Union fell by nearly one-fifth last year, marking the second consecutive annual decline, the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) reported on Tuesday. However, the agency cautioned that escalating turmoil inside Iran could rapidly reverse the trend and generate refugee movements of a scale not seen in decades….