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The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) on Monday announced a 13% hike in the fares for all Bus Reform Initiative (BRI) schemes, including Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and standard routes. LAMATA said the hike followed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s approval. “The review is also in line with the previously approved annual fare review mechanism. The […]

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has urged that amendments under Executive Order 9 be subjected to legislative process to safeguard stability in the oil and gas sector. President of PENGASSAN, Mr Festus Osifo said this on Tuesday in Abuja while addressing newsmen at the opening of the association’s National

Kayode Egbetokun has resigned from his position as the Inspector General of Police (IGP). A source in the presidency told Channels Television that Egbetokun resigned from the position on Tuesday. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, later confirmed Egbetokun’s resignation. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has accepted the resignation of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun,

The Nigerian Army has begun a fresh round of pre-deployment training for troops, with authorities emphasising discipline and operational readiness to tackle security challenges across the country. The exercise was inaugurated on February 23, 2026, at the Kontagora Military Cantonment. The training was declared open by AGL Haruna, Commander of the Nigerian Army Training Centre,

The National Assembly has postponed the resumption of plenary, earlier scheduled for Tuesday, February 24, to March 5. In a statement signed by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, the assembly said this is to allow its committees to conclude ongoing budget defence sessions. The statement read, “This is to inform Distinguished Senators

The convoy of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division and Commander Sector 2 of the Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Major General Bemgha Koughna, narrowly escaped a deadly ambush by suspected Lakurawa terrorists near Mayama Hill in Kebbi State. Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations 8 Division,

The son of US movie director Rob Reiner pleaded not guilty to the fatal stabbing of both of his parents when he appeared in a Los Angeles court on Monday. Nick Reiner faces two counts of first-degree murder over the double killing that sent shockwaves through Hollywood days before Christmas. The 32-year-old was arrested on