Industrial unrest looms over planned sack of 3,000 ports workers
Mounting restiveness in the nation’s Ports following alleged approval by the Minister of Transportation, Chief Rotimi Amechi, for the sack of no fewer than 3000 dockworkers.
Navy, Police clash over traffic control in P-Harcourt
Men of the Nigerian Navy and some policemen clashed, yesterday, on the busy GRA Junction on Aba Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Hosting ADS Forum’ll boost digital switchover project – Mba
The Director General, National Broadcasting Commission, Mr. Emeka Mba has said that the securing of the hosting rights of the African Digital Switchover Forum will add more impetus to Nigeria’s digital switchover project. He announced this at the weekend, during the formal signing of the hosting agreement with the CTO in Abuja.
S&T Minister unveils policy thrust, says political will needed for sustainable R&D
In an apparent move to hit the ground running, the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu says his main thrust in the new administration is to secure the dwindling economy through import substitution and fight crime using science, technology and innovation. He said the country had suffered setbacks in terms of economic and security development due to the continued display of ignorance by the previous administrations and their sheer neglect of science and technology as the critical factor in achieving true development.
Lassa fever patient set for full recovery — LASG
LAGOS State Government said one of the two remaining Lassa fever patients at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, was set for full recovery.
FG to revoke 500 mining licences
ABUJA — No fewer than 500 mining licences of the 1,400 issued in 2015 are to be revoked, Director General, Mining Cadestre Office, NMCO, Mohammed Amate, has said. According to him, the revocation of the licences is based on non-compliance with the provision of the 2007 mining laws of the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development. […]
