The former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank has called for a thorough forensic probe of how the principal intermediary, Dolapo Babatunde Tanimola died mysteriously, following the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) bribery scandal. Frank noted that for accountability’s sake, the parents, family members, relatives and the public deserve to know what led to Tanimola’s death at a time when his presence would have helped to uncover...

Bauchi State Government has started taking measures to curb tabocco use and reduce its health and environmental consequences in the State by domesticating the National Tobacco Control Act in collaboration with the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre. This was revealed during a meeting on the development of the Bauchi State Tobacco Control Framework, where participants from relevant ministries, departments and agencies examined the need for a state law to regulate tobacco products. The Bauchi State...

Lagos State Government has warned contractors handling ongoing state housing projects to speed up construction work or ƙk revocation. Logos State Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, have the warning during an inspection tour of the housing projects at Abraham Adesanya Extension, a Joint Venture development, and the Sangotedo Housing Scheme Phase 2. “The state government remains committed to delivering at least 2,000 housing units before the end of the year and would not tolerate unnecessary...

As part of the Federal Government’s drive to expand and modernize Nigeria’s transport network, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved about N2.078 trillion for road infrastructure across 10 states. Minister of Works, David Umahi, told State House Correspondents yesterday the programme targets construction and rehabilitation of strategic corridors to boost connectivity, ease the movement of people and goods, and stimulate economic activity. He stated that FEC cleared 23 major road projects spanning Adamawa, Taraba,...