Ignore alleged 21 days ultimatum, Bayelsa host communities tell Shell
Oil-producing communities in Bayelsa have asked the Federal Government, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and its Joint Ventures (JV), to disregard the purported 21-day ultimatum from a group in the area.
BREAKING: FG extends ease of lockdown by four weeks
The Federal Government has extended the ease of COVID-19 lockdown by another four weeks. The Presidential Task Force made this known in its daily updates of development around COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday. Vanguard
How we spent COVID-19 palliative funds – NDDC
By Emma Amaize, Asaba The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, dismissed as baseless, the claim that the Expanded Interim Management Committee, EIMC, embezzled the N6.25 billion fund approved for the procurement and distribution of COVID-19 palliatives to underprivileged Niger Deltans. Erstwhile Chairman of NDDC COVID-19 Palliatives Distribution Committee, High Chief Sobomabo Jackrich, had alleged in […]
DMO resumes FGN SAVINGS BOND Offers
Emma Ujah The Debt Management Office (DMO) has announced the resumption of its monthly Offers of the Federal Government of Nigeria Savings Bond (FGN Savings Bond) effective August 2020. The DMO suspended the Offers of the FGN Savings Bond in April due to the restrictions on activities and movement as part of measures adopted by […]
Edo 2020: Why many eligible voters will be disenfranchised — INEC
By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC on Thursday, said many eligible voters in Edo state would not be able to vote in the September 19th election because of the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic that has made impossible for the Commission to carry out continuous voters registration and collection […]
Coronaviru: CACOVID flags-off N23bn food palliatives distribution for1.7m households
Nigeria’s Private Sector led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) today formally announced the flag-off of a nationwide distribution of N23 billion food palliative and other relief items to mitigate the adverse effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic on vulnerable Nigerians.
