No fewer than 300 women drawn from various communities in Ibeshe, Ikorodu area of Lagos State, yesterday, embarked on a peaceful protest to the palace of two royal fathers the Onibeshe of Ibeshe land Oba Richard Ogunsanya and the Ayangburen of Ikorodu Oba Kabiru Shotobi over incessant killings by the suspected dreaded ritual cultists called Badoo.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria said it has increased the transformer capacity in its Ajah substation by additional 60MVA 132/33kV, thus bringing the stations’ capacity to 220MVA.

President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, said contrary to insinuations, the Senate had no pre-meditated plan to reject Mr Ibrahim Magu as chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Community contractors in the oil and gas industry will only pay five percent interest when they access the Nigerian Content Intervention Fund (NCIFund), the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Wabote has said.

Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire will partner to promote the oil and gas sector in West Africa, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has said.

THE Federal Government has said that anybody that does not have identification number from the National Identification Management Commission, NIMC, from 1st January 2018 will not be issued with the Nigerian passport.

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will partner Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) to expand the scope of social security coverage for Nigerian workers.

THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has suspended the consideration of applications for waivers on vessel manning for prescribed categories of officers in vessels engaged in coastal trade.

Med-View Airline on Tuesday pledged to complete the airlift of over 3,200 intending pilgrims for the 2017 Hajj operation from Kaduna State on Saturday, Aug 5.

President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has advised the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government and the anti-graft agencies to focus more on stopping corruption in public offices than dedicate time on recoveries alone.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday decried rising spate of attacks on journalists while on duty, and urged security agencies to adopt stringent measures to check the trend.

President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has advised the Federal Government and anti-graft agencies to focus more on stopping corruption in public offices than dedicate time on recoveries alone.

The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said that he had stopped collecting pension in Kwara as a former governor of the state.

THE Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiatives, NEITI, has called for urgent resolution of the legal battle between the 36 States and the Federal Government over maintenance of the Excess Crude Account, ECA, before the Supreme Court to enable the country save money for future generations.

The European Union (EU) and ECOWAS Commission have urged the Federal Government to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) to enhance its diversification agenda and regional integration.