Kerosene scarcity is depleting forest reserve – firewood dealer
Mr Adele John, a firewood dealer in Ibeno, Akwa Ibom says the scarcity of kerosene in the country has heightened the demand for firewood and increased pressure on forest resources.
Adeboye endows N50m Professorial Chair in Maths at UNN
GENERAL Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, yesterday, charged Nigerians aspiring to leadership positions to imbibe the spirit of service to succeed.
Alleged N6bn fraud: Court asked to order LPDC boss to step down
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has been asked to order Chairman of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, LPDC, Justice Umaru Eri, to step aside, following allegation of corruption against him, pending his investigation and clearance by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC.
How the presiding officers will emerge
TODAY’s inauguration of the National Assembly should come to a climax with the election of the two presiding officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Bail: Ex-Works minister knows fate today in N75bn fraud case
Justice Bilkisu Aliyu of a Federal High Court in Abuja, will today, determine the merits of a bail application that was filed in court by the former Minister of works, Dr Hassan Muhammad Lawal, seeking to be released from Kuje Prisons where he has been for the past 3-weeks and six days.
Elect House leadership on basis of constitution – Falana
As the newly elected and returned members of the House of Representatives are sworn in today, the lawmakers have been urged to jettison zoning formula of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and elect their leaders on the basis of the Constitution and House Rules.
World Bank okays CBN’s cashless banking policy
The World Bank has endorsed the planned cashless banking policy recently announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
NEPA privatization enters critical stage
The Privatisation of the National Electric Power Authority, NEPA, which metamorphosed into the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, has entered its critical stage as 525 firms have been prequalified to either buy the distribution companies or participate in power generation
NUATE disruption of services questions the future of PPP in the Aviation Industry
The action of the aviation workers under the aegis of National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN)
Insurance industry under Daniel’s regulation
Having manned the office of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) at a critical period in the history of the nation’s insurance industry as the Commissioner for Insurance, Mr. Fola Daniel has less than three months to the end of his four-year tenure.
PENGASSAN re-elects Ogun president
Members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, have re-elected Comrade Babatunde Ogun as the president to run the affairs of the association for the next three years.
