Group urges FG to release budgetary provisions for NDDC
Federal government has been urged to release the budgetary provision for the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to achieve its set mandate to tackle matters of underdevelopment in the region.
PDP calls for investigation into Treasury House fire
By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has demanded a full-scale investigation into the circumstances surrounding the mysterious fire outbreak in critical offices at the Headquarters of the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation in Abuja on Wednesday. The party added that an investigation is imperative given apprehensions in the public […]
Tin-Can Customs rakes in N30.7bn in March
THE Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, recorded a total collection of N30.7 billion as import duties and other levies for the month of March.
FG to shut down oil refineries for upgrade — NNPC
The federal government is set to shut down all its oil refineries in its effort to secure funding and a model to upgrade them, the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said yesterday.
Electricity tariff hike’ll be catastrophic for businesses – OPS
The organised private sector (OPS) in Nigeria has called for the suspension of the proposed increase in electricity tariff warning that the increase will spell doom for businesses in the country, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and asked the action be put off for now.
COVID- 19: Lagos partners Naija FM, South Saharan for students’ audio lessons
THE Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo has announced a partnership the state entered with Naija FM 102.7 and South Saharan Social Development Organisation to provide daily radio programmes for Junior Secondary School Students to keep them engaged pending the opening of schools due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19: WAEC provides online resources for 2020 candidates
FOLLOWING the suspension of the conduct of the Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, for its 2020 school candidates, the West African Examination Council, WAEC, in Nigeria has announced the provision of online portals to update candidates, other Nigerians on the rescheduling of examination.
NGO gives laptop, cash prizes to best science students in Osun
A NON GOVERNMENTAL Organisation, Aenon Foundation, has rewarded students who emerged best in science subjects in its 2020 Secondary Schools Science quiz competition.
Stimulus packages not getting to the people says NGO
Founder, Olise Omolu Foundation, Mr. Sunday Omolu has called on both Federal and states governments to address the issue of the stimulus package to cushion the effect of lockdown order on Nigerians. He observed as things now stand, the palliatives package might not serve its purpose saying the majority of the people who were supposed […]
Lockdown: How Women, Children, Disabled will fare — Nigerians
By Ebunoluwa Sessou Nigerians have continued to lament over the ‘Stay at Home’, the order of the Federal Government as, for them, there are quite a number of issues that were left unattended before the restriction order was initiated. “What should concern us are the palliatives to be given out to Nigerians before locking down […]
Sanwo-Olu: A lesson in leadership
By Ikechukwu Amaechi I STRONGLY believe that Nigeria is yet to see the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. As Chinua Achebe would say, it is still “morning yet on creation day,” and, therefore, it may be too early to pat anyone on the back for a job well done. But I am tempted to do just […]
