Abeokuta, 16, Nigeria

Road transport unions’ extortions worsen travellers’ woes

Despite the removal of petrol subsidy leading to higher fares, transport unions and police extortions have added more burden on travellers in Ogun and Lagos States, OLASUNKANMI AKINLOTAN writes Motorists are charged over 200 per cent more than necessary fee o…

2024-07-30 00:37

FG okays N1.4tn for 13 roads

The Federal Executive Council, on Monday, revisited and approved 13 road projects in various states of the federation worth about N1.455tn. The projects were mostly those the Council stepped down on July 10 due to a lack of funding. The projects were inherite…

2024-07-30 00:07

Federal allocation can’t cover LGs wage bills – ALGON

The Chairman of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria, Babatunde Emilola-Gazal, on Monday, said 16 local government areas in Ogun State may run into financial hitches and may not be able to pay staff salaries, unless the recent Supreme Court judgment…

2024-07-29 23:37

FG approves 13 road projects worth N1.44tn, purchases 7,887 dialysis consumables

The Federal Executive Council on Monday revisited and approved 13 road projects in various states of the federation worth about N1.455tn. The projects were mostly those the Council stepped down on July 10 due to a lack of funding. The Minister of Works, Dave …

2024-07-29 21:25

OgunInvest: Promoting new vista of opportunities for investment

The Ogun State Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency, in line with its mandate to sustain the state as an investment destination of choice in Nigeria and beyond, last week, organised an investment webinar in collaboration with international chambers of…

2024-08-23 02:28

Motorsports: X-Kart series returns August 3

The fourth leg of the first season of the X-Kart Race Series in Nigeria returns to the Work and Play Arena on Abeokuta Express Way, Ogun State, on Saturday, August 3, with a new team joining the challenge. Team Larry was announced as the 12th team for the sea…

2024-07-29 00:43

Hardship protest: US, UK, Canada issue security alerts, traders fear looting

•Foreign missions foresee violence as FG, Obi differ on protest sponsors The United States, United Kingdom and Canada have raised the alarm over the likelihood of violence during the planned August 1 #EndBadGovernance protest in the country. The three countri…

2024-07-29 00:28

SERAP asks CBN to account for N100bn dirty notes

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria “over the failure to account for and explain the whereabouts of the over N100bn ‘dirty and bad notes’ and ‘other large sum of cash awaiting examinatio…

2024-07-28 23:06

Ogun threatens to revoke land allocation in Ibara GRA

The Ogun State Government on Saturday threatened to revoke the land allocation of erring subscribers under its Regeneration Housing Scheme at the Ibara Government Residential Area in Abeokuta, the state capital. The government noted that it won’t hesitate to …

2024-07-28 15:25

SERAP sues CBN over failure to account for missing N100bn dirty notes

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria for failing to “account for and explain the whereabouts of over N100 billion in ‘dirty and bad notes’” kept in various branches of the bank. The suit …

2024-07-28 08:27