CORPORATE Fleet Owners Association, a group of truck owners, have expressed concern over the continued shut down of banks in and around the Apapa port area of Lagos, a development that is currently stalling cargo delivery process.

By Esther Onyegbula, The Civil Society Organisation in Nigeria has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to review composition of the Police Trust Fund, PTF, to ensure that it complies with the requirements of the law, particularly, the Federal Character Principle. Sequel to the constitution of the Board of Trustees for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund […]

…says claims against MD same as those dismissed by Presidency By Soni Daniel, An ambitious motion weaved by the House Committee on Power for the consideration and suspension from office of the Managing director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company, Marilyn Amobi, was on Tuesday, thrown out by the leadership of the House for […]

Authorities in the Chinese city where the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic began were moving forward Wednesday with efforts to test all 11 million residents for the virus within 10 days after a handful of fresh infections were found there. The United States (US) government’s top infectious disease expert, meanwhile, issued a blunt warning that cities and […]

Akwa Ibom State Government has discharged five more recovered COVID-19 cases with only one positive patient remaining in the state.

By Femi Bolaji – Jalingo The six are among the 17 COVID-19 cases so far recorded in the state. The state commissioner for Information and member of the state’s technical Committee on COVID-19, Danjuma Adamu disclosed this at a briefing in Jalingo, the state capital. He explained that the six patients who recovered from the […]

•Losses hit N65.6bn in April By Udeme Akpan Nigeria’s power sector has suffered a major setback as losses associated with insufficient gas supply distribution infrastructure and transmission infrastructure increased last month. Data obtained by Vanguard, from the Advisory Power Team, Office of the Vice President, indicated that the value of the losses is N65.64 billion […]

THE Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, has said that the strike action being proposed will commence today in the port facilities in the southern part of the country if the arrested port workers are not released by midnight yesterday.

As NUP gives palliatives, PPE to members Hundreds of pensioners,  few days ago gathered at the headquarters of Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP,  in Abuja  and decried alleged abandonment and neglect by the Federal Government and the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on Coronavirus,  COVID-19, as Nigeria struggles to contain the spread of the rampaging pandemic. […]

By Michael Eboh The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Tuesday, declared a trading surplus of N3.95 billion for February 2020, a 111 per cent growth from N1.87 billion recorded in January 2020. In a statement in Abuja, on the release of its Monthly Financial and Operations Report for February 2020, Group General Manager, Public Affairs […]

OPERATIVES of the Ogun I Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, patrol team on surveillance were last week attacked by smugglers who matcheted a member of the team after it seized 35 bags of 50kg of smuggled parboiled rice at Ilashe village in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State.

LEADERS of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, will today meet in Lagos to determine the next line of action following the expiration of 48 hours issued to the Rivers State Government to release about 20 dockworkers arrested last Saturday.

NIGERIA’s export drive appears to be under serious threat from some criminal gangs that specialise in pilfering, diversion and stealing of goods meant for export on the route to the nation’s seaports.

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has announced the discharge of 12 persons from its Covid-19 treatment centres, having undergone treatment and tested negative for the disease twice. The development brings the total number of those discharged to 104. Making the announcement on its twitter handle, the FCT administration said; […]

By Perez Brisibe UGHELLI – TWO sisters have been arrested and arraigned before an Ughelli Magistrate court for allegedly beating and biting off a finger of an 8-month pregnant woman during a fight between the sisters and the pregnant lady. The incident occurred at the Akporigbe residence of the ladies in Ughelli, headquarters of Ughelli […]