ABUJA–MINISTER of Environment,Dr Mohammed Mahmood,asked environmental health officers in states and local governments to engage butchers to ensure they do not handle, slaughter, dress, sell and prepare meat originating from wild animals or sick livestock.

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday inaugurated a Joint Committee of the National Assembly and the Executive to ensure seamless passage of bills into law.

ABUJA–A group,League of Patriotic Nigerians,alleged marginalisation of South East in appointments by the federal government, saying the development was against the federal character principle of the country.

ABUJA-Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu has said that the Green Chamber has not yet fixed a date for the proposed 2 week leave.

THE British ports industry is requesting further support for port health authorities to prevent coronavirus spreading and impacting businesses. As the number of new confirmed cases of the Wuhan COVID-19 grows, particularly in mainland Europe, the British Ports Association (BPA) has today written to the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock MP to outline the UK port […]

PHILLIPS 66 and Trafigura  Group have formed a 50/50 joint venture, Bluewater Texas Terminal, to develop an offshore deepwater port project located approximately 21 nautical miles east of the entrance to the Port of Corpus Christi.

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu on Tuesday, expressed concern over mix-up of security issues with political, ethnic and religious issues in the country. Adamu stated in Abuja during a courtesy visit by Executive Members of the Alumni Association of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies. He said securing the country was […]

ABUJA–EX-Niger Delta agitators have demanded inclusion in the panel constituted by the federal government to probe activities of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP,under Prof. Charles Dokubo,its suspended coordinator.

THE Lagos State government in conjunction with Westron Group, weekend, commissioned a one kilometre link bridge at the Ijegun port city, Lagos, stressing that the new port will further enhance the evacuation of petroleum products from both Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports.

German trade union Verdi on Tuesday suspended the strike at one of Berlin’s main hospitals due to fears over the spread of the novel coronavirus. Several hundred employees of hospital subsidiary Charite Facility Management (CFM) ended a walkout early on Tuesday, returning to work at the Charite hospital after less than 24 hours, Verdi said. […]

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday called for the urgent establishment of more isolation centers across the country as part of proactive measures against any further outbreak of coronavirus in the country.

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–THE Executive Secretary,Tertiary Education Trust Fund,TETFund,Prof. Elias Bogoro,yesterday, disclosed that a total of N10 billion meant for high impact projects in selected tertiary institutions has been mopped up. The money he said,was part of amount meant for high impact projects but regretted that some of the benefiting tertiary institutions were stockpiling the allocated funds […]

THE Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, have accused those attributing the lull in business at Warri port to insecurity along the route to the port as looking for excuse to justify neglect of the port.

Airtel Nigeria has also cried out that road constructions in Lagos and other parts of the country are negatively impacting on its network performance due to the high level of cuts they give to its fibre cables. The telco said that between July last year and this February, it has experienced 1022 fibre cuts, accounting […]

An indigenous investor has tasked the Federal Government on the Ease of Doing Business in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.