UGHELLI—THERE was confusion, yesterday, at a popular hotel (names withheld) in Ughelli, following the death of a newspaper vendor, who slumped and died at the hotel premises.

Acting Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Mr. Femi Akingbade has said that the scheme, under his watch, will not hesitate to apply maximum sanction against those who betray the trust of the government, the NHIS and the enrolees, as a result of dereliction of duty, mismanagement of funds and sundry sharp practices.

A Nigerian firm, Epic Refinery Group, has signed a consulting agreement with a foreign firm, Chiron Refineries, for the construction of a 100,000 barrel refinery in Bayelsa State that is expected to provide employment for many Nigerians.

As outrage continued to trail the reportedly missing 2016 Budget presented to the joint session of the National Assembly on Tuesday, December 22, 2015, by President Muhammadu Buhari, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has described the reports as “an incredible and award winning April fool stunt.’

The candidate of Progressive Democratic Movement, PDM, in the just concluded Bayelsa State governorship election, Moses Siasia, Tuesday, congratulated the winner of the poll, Governor Seriake Dickson, calling on him to be magnanimous in victory and in his developmental approach.

Distinguished colleagues, let me use this opportunity to thank all of us for the bipartisan manner in which we have continued to carry on our legislative duties; the togetherness, commitment and resolve exhibited so far and the bipartisan support extended to the Executive towards anticorruption and the implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA), which has brought some sanity in the revenue system, to the approval of the 2015-2018 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy as well as the passage of the 2015 Supplementary Appropriation Act.

Drama on Twitter as Hypertek Entertainment artiste, Dammy Krane, accuses hip-hop star, Ayo Balogun a.k.a, Wizkid of stealing from him.

Senate urges FG to intensify awareness of Lassa Fever

At the just concluded 49th International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held in Las Vegas , Alcatel OneTouch, a brand of TCL Communication, was recognized twice at an awards ceremony for the 2015-2016 Global Top Brands hosted by International Data Group (IDG).

In its commitment to bringing effective medical service delivery to residents of the state, the Lagos State House of Assembly, through its Committee on Health Services, Tuesday ordered the closure of the blood bank section of Gbagada General Hospital.

Part of the thought behind M-KOPA is to uproot the utilization of kerosene as an energy source and support the uptake of sunlight based as an option.

Part of the thought behind M-KOPA is to uproot the utilization of kerosene as an energy source and support the uptake of sunlight based as an option.

Part of the thought behind M-KOPA is to uproot the utilization of kerosene as an energy source and support the uptake of sunlight based as an option.

The Nigerian Security Exchange Commission, says it embarked on e-Dividend sensitization campaign to across the country in order to sanitize the wrought in the system.

The Federal Ministry of Finance says it has successful completed a pilot project of using Bank Verification Number (BVN) details to fish out ghost workers, identity duplication and other irregular entries on the payroll.