Textile workers appeal to Northern govs over N700m arrears
Textile workers in the country have urged the Northern Governors’ Forum, NGF, and Kaduna State Governor, Mr. Patrick Yakowa, in particular, to intercede on their behalf to ensure the payment of about N700 million owed their members by Kaduna Textiles Limited, KTL, and Arewa Textiles Plc, since 2002.
Politicians want to share the Cabotage fund – NIMASA boss
Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi, has said that politicians have been mounting pressure on his management to favour them in the planned disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF).
Lagos CJ commissions recreational centre for Judges
The need for judges to recreate and avoid unnecessary influences has been stressed, as the Lagos State Government commissioned a multi-million naira recreation centre for judges and magistrates in the state.
Tourism without art is merely desert walk
The Nigerian artist is ready for the ‘international market, but he needs to web his domestic commercial environment and create a local market for his productions
Police kill 1, arrest 8 robbery suspects in Ebonyi
ABAKALIKI-EBONYI State Police Command, Wednesday, killed one suspected armed robber, while eight others were arrested during a shootout with the bandits at Oriuzor, Ezza North local government area of the state.
How NNPC spends over $1.7trn as JV cash calls-NEITI
ABUJA-Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, NEITI, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has disclosed that over $1.7 trillion was spent by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, as Joint Venture cash calls over a period of four years, 2005 – 2008.
