The governor gave the assurance on Thursday while serving as the keynote guest at the 7th Annual Lecture organised by Freedom Online Newspapers, where he provided an update on the progress of the project and the timeline for its completion.
A technician working with Ikeja Electric Plc, IKEDC, has survived an electric shock while carrying out repair work on a power pole around Gbagada Bus Stop in Lagos State.
The ongoing operation was inspected along the Airport Expressway on Thursday by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA, Richard Dauda.
Nigeria’s Federal Government is facing renewed pressure over workers’ pay after the Federal Workers Forum, FWF, demanded an immediate increase in the federal minimum wage from ₦70,000 to ₦300,000.
The monarch reportedly died while receiving medical treatment in Egypt. The palace source said details concerning his burial would be announced later by the traditional institution.
Okpara made the call on Thursday while speaking during an interview on Arise Television, where he reacted to reports of a confrontation between police operatives and pensioners who had gathered in Lagos to demand payment of their outstanding entitlements.
The governor signed the appropriation bill on Thursday at a brief ceremony held inside the Executive Chambers of the Government House in Port Harcourt, completing the legislative process that preceded the budget’s enactment.
Wike, who remains associated with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was discussed after a trending video in which he said he would work to deliver the FCT and Rivers State to Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2027 presidential election.
Enikanolaiye said Nigeria remained committed to constitutional governance, democratic institutions and political stability, both within West Africa and across the wider Sahel region. He maintained that the country’s participation in regional efforts through the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, should not be interpreted as approval of military rule.
Dean, one of the most recognisable referees of the Premier League era, disclosed the unusual practice while appearing on former Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy’s Having a Party podcast. During the conversation, the former official admitted that he had gone between 20 and 25 minutes without blowing his whistle during several Premier League matches.
After those difficult opening weeks, the range of foods available to me became much broader. Low-fat yoghurt, eggs, egg-white omelettes, berries, rice, sweet potato, vegetable burgers and vegan bulk powders were incorporated into the programme. The important difference was that everything still had to fit within the nutritional allowance established for the day.
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The Netherlands has shifted more than $10 billion worth of gold reserves away from storage locations in the United States and Canada and increased the proportion held in London, with the Dutch central bank saying the move is intended to make its reserves more accessible and strengthen the country’s preparedness for severe financial or geopolitical crises.
Football clubs around the world spent a record $9.89 billion on international transfer fees in the 2026 mid-year window, according to FIFA, with more than 12,500 international player transfers completed during the period.
The growing economic relationship between Africa and the Gulf could develop into one of the world’s most important investment corridors over the next decade, according to billionaire investor and businessman Prateek Suri.
Nigerians and other foreign workers have welcomed a change to the United Kingdom’s immigration rules that gives recognised victims of modern slavery on Skilled Worker visas greater freedom to leave exploitative employers without putting their immigration status at risk.