COVID-19: Oyo bans street carnivals
***as 50 deaths recorded so far By Adeola Badru The Oyo State government has said that there will no longer be street carnivals in order to ensure strict compliance to the COVID-19 guidelines and protocols in the state, as not less than 50 deaths were recorded. The coordinator of the Oyo State Task Force on […]
Enugu Assembly passes 2021 Appropriation Bill of N169.8bn
Enugu State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the state’s 2021 appropriation bill of N169.8 billion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that passage of the 2021 budget followed the presentation and adoption of a report by the House Committee Chairman on Finance and Appropriation, Mr Ezenta Ezeani during plenary. Ezeani said that the […]
Gov. Akeredolu donates office building to Police
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Tuesday donated a storey building to the Zone 17 of the Nigeria Police Force. The building is to serve as the zone’s operational office and headquarters. Recall that Zone 17 was created on May 27, 2020, to serve Ondo and Ekiti States. While handing over the building to […]
Zakzaky donates blankets, drugs, mosquito nets to IDPs
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The leader of the Islamic Movement, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky on Tuesday in Faskari town of Katsina State. donated blankets, drugs and mosquito nets to the internally displaced persons, IDPs, to help them stay warm during the cool season. A representative of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky in Funtua, Sheikh Rabi’u Abdullahi, on the occasion, […]
Oil revenue to remain subdued as output dips 15%
Bonny Light price hovers at $50 per barrel By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor Despite the recent rise in oil prices, there are strong indications that Nigeria is not likely to be out of the woods in its petroleum revenue performance and budget funding, due, mainly to the significant drop in its oil output. The […]
Insecurity: Benue bans use of motorbikes
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Benue State Security Council has banned the use of motorbikes and all illegal revenue collection points in Katsina-Ala and Ukum Local Government Areas of the state. The decision followed the growing security concern in Katsina-Ala and other parts Sankera axis of the state where men on motorbikes have recently unleashed […]
CROSSOVER SERVICE: Ondo govt threatens to jail any church leader who flouts ban
By Dayo Johnson, Akure Ondo state government has threatened to jail any church leader who flouts its ban on crossover services across the state due to COVID-19 pandemic. The state government through the Ondo State Inter-ministerial Committee on COVID-19 had last week directed that the churches and mosques are not permitted to hold any service […]
Nigeria’s petroleum imports gulp N2.2trn in 9 months
As 3 refineries remain comatose Prince Okafor The Federal Government spent N2.17 trillion in the first nine months of 2020 on importation of petroleum products into the country. The petroleum products, according to the latest data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, consists of mineral fuels like Natural gas, oil, Bituminous coal, amongst […]
INSECURITY: Ignore psychopaths, heed counsel of statesmen, CNG tells Buhari
…Says North at mercy of bandits, rapists, others By Victor Arjihromanus Following the alarming insecurity in northern Nigeria, the Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to heed the counsel of genuine statesmen instead of relying on those it called close-knit circle of family, friends and psychopaths. They lamented that the […]
Katsina-Ala killings: Benue restricts use of motorbikes in parts of state
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Benue State Security Council has banned the issue of motorbikes and all illegal revenue collection points in Katsina-Ala and Ukum Local Government Areas of the state. The decision followed the growing security concern in Katsina-Ala and other parts Sankera axis of the state where men on motorbikes have recently unleashed […]
We’re not meant to beg for devt projects, Rivers community laments
By Davies Iheamnachor, Egbema Indigenes of Aggah community in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State have called for speedy development of their community by oil companies operating in their domain. The natives who converged on the community town hall to thank God that none of their folks died or contracted the dreaded coronavirus during […]
