US President-elect, Donald Trump on Friday night, January 17, announced his inauguration will be held inside the Capitol rotunda due to the extreme cold temperatures forecast for Washington, D.C., on Monday, Jan. 20. The area has had consistent freezing conditions throughout the month of January and there is still snow on the ground from the …
Victorian Government Investigates Alleged Assault by Train Officers
The Victorian government has launched an investigation into allegations of an assault involving authorised officers at a Melbourne train station. According to ABC News, a passenger claims she was detained and assaulted by the officers on January 14 at Middle Footscray Station, later requiring hospital treatment. The allegations surfaced through social media, prompting the government …
Maritime workers raise alarm over poor safety at ports
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria has said that the safety of port workers under dilapidated quay aprons is not guaranteed. The President General of MWUN, Adewale Adeyanju, stated this in a chat with The PUNCH in Lagos on Monday. According to him, the workers’ lives are no longer safe because of the quay aprons, which are …
Transport minister seeks more funds for infrastructure development
The Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Alkali, has called for increased funding to sustain and expand the nation’s transportation infrastructure as outlined in the 2025 budget proposal. He disclosed this in a statement signed by Chief Information Officer, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Gift Seddon, on Friday. Addressing the Joint Committees at the National Assembly in …
Why Lagos-Calabar road project not in 2025 budget – Umahi
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has explained that the non-inclusion of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway in the 2025 budget was an error, amid concerns by operators over the exclusion of the multi-billion naira project in the appropriation bill. In a video clip on X (formerly Twitter), the minister said, “What you have in the budget was Lagos-Port …
Tribunal: Ighodalo, PDP present evidence of alleged poll rigging
The Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate for the 2024 Edo State governorship election, Asue Ighodalo, on Friday, opened his case at the election petition tribunal, tendering vital documents used in the election to support their allegations of rigging. Ighodalo told the tribunal that the election was marred by widespread irregularities which made the Independent …
N800bn can’t fix Nigeria’s bad roads – Umahi
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has described the N800bn allocated to the ministry in the 2025 budget proposal as inadequate to fix the country’s road infrastructural needs. Umahi, a two-time governor of Ebonyi State, disclosed this on Friday at a 2025 budget defence session, hosted by the House Committee on Works. He called on …
Dangote Refinery again increases PMS price
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has again increased the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, citing rising global crude oil prices. In a statement released on Friday, the refinery announced that the new bulk purchase rate for customers buying between 2 million and 4.99 million litres is now N955 per litre. Bulk buyers …
Vandals steal TCN cable in Abuja
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has confirmed that parts of the Presidential Villa and 60 percent of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are in darkness after vandals stole a 132-kilovolt underground cable that transports bulk electricity to its 132kV Central Area Transmission Substation. TCN disclosed this in a statement by its spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, …
Pastor Kumuyi gets invitation for Donald Trump’s inauguration
The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM), Pastor William Kumuyi has been invited as a guest to Donald Trump’s inauguration. Reports say that the man of God will attend the event and later carry out other key engagements. He will join other global leaders to witness Trump’s second inauguration as US president …