The Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC) has officially granted electricity distribution licences to Excel Distribution Company Limited and IE Energy Lagos Limited, signaling a major shift in the state’s electricity distribution landscape. These companies have now taken over the distribution operations previously managed by Eko Electricity Distribution Plc and Ikeja Electric Plc, respectively.According to […]

Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka has explained why he accepted the renaming of the National Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos State, after him. The Nobel laureate expressed his reservations on the revamping of the monument.Speaking at the reopening of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts, the former National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, Soyinka […]

The story of development in Nigeria is often written in the dust and mud of its roads. Highways are not just strips of asphalt; they are lifelines that connect farms to markets, towns to cities, and families to opportunity. When they fail, they do not simply inconvenience motorists. They cut communities off, strangle economic activity, […]

As Gombe State marked its 29th anniversary alongside Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has hailed the state’s steady progress while paying tribute to past leaders for laying the foundation for its growth and stability. In a statement issued by his Director-General of Press Affairs, Ismaila Uba Misilli, the governor described unity and […]

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpbholo, and the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, were visibly moved as they lamented the appalling condition of federal roads in Edo State, describing the plight of motorists as both tragic and unacceptable. During an inspection of the Benin–Warri dual carriageway bypass, the two leaders decried the hardship faced […]