Following the recent resolve by the Federal Government to clean-up Ogoniland after three years that the United Nations Environmental Programme, UNEP, submitted its report, the Host Communities Network of Nigeria, HOCoN, has demanded transparency in the implementation of the restoration exercise.

The number of automobile companies declaring interest to set up assembly plants in Nigeria have continued to swell as renowned German truck and bus maker, MAN entered into agreement with SCOA Nigeria Plc for the assembling of MAN products in Nigeria.

Akure—THE crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State was laid to rest yesterday as the former state chairman, Hon. Ebenezer Alabi handed over the control of the partys machinery to the new Chairman, Hon. Clement Faboyede.

Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, has carpeted the Federal government over perceived lukewarm attitude to the dwindling fortunes of the nation’s health sector called on Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, to join forces with striking health workers on the aegis of the Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, to compel government at all levels to see an urgent need to meet their demands.

All Progressive Congress, APC, in Enugu State, has raised alarm over alleged harassment of their members and destruction of billboards belonging to the party’s governorship aspirant.

A former accountant with Chevron Nigeria Ltd., Mr. Michael Adenuga, was yesterday, brought before a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over a N5 billion property theft.

At the resumed trial, a prosecution witness, Mr. S. Oyeniran, explained how the defendant (Adenuga) allegedly converted a landed property they jointly owned to his personal one.

THE Federal Government has developed a draft policy and strategic plan for the management of electronic waste (e-waste) in the country. This was disclosed by the Minister of Environment, Mrs Laurentia Mallam at the Consultative Stakeholders’ Workshop on the Management of Electrical and Electronic Waste in Nigeria held recently in Abuja. The workshop was organised by the United Nation Industrial Development Organisation UNIDO in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Environment and other stakeholders.

ABUJA—The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, has granted the prayers of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ekiti State to serve the six APC members who defected to the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, the originating motion and motion on notice seeking the defected members to vacate their seats having defected from the party under which platform they were elected.

Lagos PDP primaries: Protest greets outcome of governorship primaries By Dapo Akinrefon Protest greeted the outcome of the Lagos State governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held on Monday. Mr Olujimi Agbaje, was however, declared the winner of the primaries. Agbaje scored 434 votes to defeat former Minister of State for Defence, Senator […]

Nigeria’s foremost referee Peter Edibi has been invited to officiate during the 30th Orange Africa Cup of Nations taking place between January 17 to February 8 in Equatorial Guinea.