Homepage Lagos from Friday, July 17th, 2026

The Senate has passed the Federal Road Safety Corps (Amendment) Bill, 2026, proposing a ₦50,000 fine for anyone convicted of hawking, trading or preaching inside commercial vehicles as part of broader efforts to improve road safety across Nigeria.

Security operatives have rescued all the victims abducted during an attack on Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State while the National Examinations Council (NECO) examination was in progress.

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, officially launched the Sales Office and Experience Centre for the multi-billion-dollar Abuja City Walk development.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is considering conducting a mock presidential election and a comprehensive audit of its technology systems ahead of the 2027 general election to prevent a repeat of the technical problems that affected the 2023 presidential poll.

Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has filed a ₦15 billion defamation suit against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, over allegations that he demanded a 48 percent kickback from a ₦27.3 billion take-off grant meant for a purported federal agency.

President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstruction of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway with reinforced concrete pavement and extended the proposed Fourth Legacy Highway by an additional 400 kilometres, the Federal Government announced on Thursday.

The United States House of Representatives has passed a spending bill that would significantly reduce foreign assistance to Nigeria over concerns about violence against Christian communities, although the measure must still be approved by the Senate and signed by President Donald Trump before it can become law.