Oil spill: Reps ask Chevron, communities to settle rift within 10 days
ABUJA — THE House of Representatives Committee on Gas (sub-committee on Environment) yesterday asked officials of Chevron Nigeria Limited and representatives of communities ravaged by series of oil spills in Warri, Delta State to reach an amicable settlement within the next 10 days.
40 killed as Boko Haram invades Adamawa villages
YOLA — Boko Haram terrorists are rampaging through seven villages in Adamawa State, killing, burning and looting with no troops protecting civilians, fleeing villagers said yesterday.
Probe killings during PDP, APC clash in Agege’
Lagos—A Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, Activists for Good Government, has called on the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, to investigate the killing of Mr Peter Eyitayo and the shooting of Mr Lanre Ogunjimi at Agege, Lagos State.
Monarch endorses Okpamen for Edo Assembly
HRH Anselm Eidenojie II, Onojie of Uromi, has given his blessings to Prince Henry Okpamen, who will fly the All Progressives Congress, APC, flag to contest for the Edo State House of Assembly polls in February.
Radisson Blu sacks 450 workers over harsh operating environment
Radisson Blu Anchorage Hotel has sacked 450 of its staff , attributing it to harsh operating environment in the country occasioned by recurring infrastructure and power challenges.
NLC delegates conference, not all about election — Aremu
A vice President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and General Secretary of the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, has said the National Delegates Conference, NLC, of NLC, holding between February 9 and 11, 2015, goes beyond election of officers.
UBA introduces Mobile Point Terminals
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has introduced mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) terminals. The Bank said that it has gone live with this initiative in partnership with POS partners across Africa.
World Bank warns against future health disaster
The World Bank yesterday warned against future occurrence of health disaster saying the world is dangerously unprepared for future pandemics.
Reduction in pump price: Half a loaf is worse than no bread
TODAY, we shall attempt to follow petrol on its journey from 6 kobo to N97 per litre – from General Yakubu Gowon to President Goodluck Jonathan. It has been a journey in which the Federal Government has always portrayed fuel price hikes as the panacea to every problem in the economy.
Crude price Fall: Fuel subsidy drops to N1.12 per litre
The amount the Federal Government is paying as subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, yesterday, dropped to N1.12 per litre, from N3.64 per litre when the pump price per litre of the product was reduced by the Federal Government to N87.
Keshi, Shorunmu sad over Agbonavbare’s death
Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi and his assistant, Ike Shorunmu have expressed shock over the death of their former national teammate, Wilfried Agbonavbare, who succumbed to cancer on Tuesday in a Spanish hospital.
