Ex-militants in Edo protest non-inclusion in amnesty programme
NO fewer than 2,000 ex- militants from 11 camps in Edo State, yesterday, stormed Benin, the state capital, protesting their non-inclusion in the third phase of the Federal Government’s amnesty programme for Niger Delta former militants.
Man charged for stealing N3.4m petroleum product
Lagos — A man, Kunle Oyediran, was, Tuesday, arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court, sitting in Ikeja, for allegedly receiving stolen petroleum motor spirit, PMS, worth N3.4million, belonging to one Okonkwo Amenike.
UN WSA award: Nigeria begins search for local talents
Nigeria has begun search for local e-content that has global relevance for the United Nation 2013 world summit award.
This year series will be hosted by ICTA, the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka.
Kaduna Poly teachers seek conversion to varsity status
KADUNA—LECTURERS of Kaduna Polytechnic, Tuesday, called on the Federal Government to hasten the process of converting the institution into a university.
‘My Pikin contains contaminant’
A Director of Chemical and Evaluation Research, National Agency for Food Drugs, Administration and Control, NAFDAC, and prosecution witness, yesterday, told a Federal High Court sitting Lagos, that laboratory analysis showed that My Pikin teething mixture contained a deadly contaminant.
LSBTS canvasses voluntary blood donation
Lagos Lagos State Blood Transfusion Services, LSBTS, has called on Lagosians to develop the culture of voluntary blood donation with a view to closing the gap in blood supply.
