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Lagos extends Blue Line service to 94 trips, brings operation opening time forward

Nigeria, June 9 -- The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has increased daily trips on the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line from 90 to 94 and adjusted its weekday and Saturday opera... Read More


Bandits abduct 39 Zamfara 'elders' after failed reconciliation meeting

Nigeria, June 9 -- At least 39 elderly residents of Magamin Diddi village in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State remain in captivity after a reconciliation meeting with a notorious bandit l... Read More


EFCC arraigns native doctor, wife for alleged N1 billion fraud

Nigeria, June 9 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a self-styled native doctor and his wife for allegedly scamming a woman of over N1 billion. The EFCC arraigned Olo... Read More


FCMB Group's annual profit hits record N177 billion

Nigeria, June 9 -- Mid-tier lender FCMB Group reported on Monday a 147.7 per cent lead in net profit to the highest level on record, supported by a remarkable improvement in interest income, its prima... Read More


Tinubu approves $500 million for modernisation of Lagos airport

Nigeria, June 9 -- President Bola Tinubu has approved the sum of $500 million for the modernisation of the Lagos airport, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo said on Monday. ... Read More


Emir Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli at 60: Reflections on a unique form of leadership, By Samuel Aruwan

Nigeria, June 9 -- On the evening of 28th March 2022, while I had briefly stepped out of the office, I received a call from His Royal Highness, Ambassador Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli (CFR), Emir of Zazzau. He ... Read More


New power minister promises visible improvement in electricity supply, says progress won't be dramatic

Nigeria, June 9 -- Nigeria's newly appointed minister of power, Joseph Tegbe, has vowed that electricity supply across the country will witness notable improvement, but expressed reservations on the p... Read More


Federal govt plans rail extension to Lagos airport, says Keyamo

Nigeria, June 9 -- The federal government plans to extend the existing Lagos rail network to the domestic and international terminals of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) as part of efforts to improv... Read More


Labour Party sues INEC over exclusion from Enugu senatorial by-election

Nigeria, June 9 -- The Labour Party (LP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over alleged exclusion of the LP's candidate from forthcoming senatorial by-el... Read More


Police arrest suspected gun runners connected to Delta extrajudicial killing case

Nigeria, June 9 -- The Nigeria Police Force in Delta State has arrested four suspected members of a gun-running syndicate connected to the recovery of a Beretta pistol in Effurun, Uvwie Local Governme... Read More