The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has lauded marketers in Anambra for their eagerness to abide by the rules of the industry. Mr Okiemute Akpomudjere, Operations Controller of DPR in the state, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Monday in Awka that marketers complied with the price and standard metering. Akpomudjere said that the […]

By Rosemary Onuoha PENSION Despite the astronomical growth recorded in the pension fund, only 11 percent of workforce is enrolled in the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, and the micro pension schemes and this number needs to improve, the Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria, PenOp, has said. Head of Media, Communications and Branding Committee of […]

YENAGOA THE Bayelsa State House of Assembly has explained that the loan approvals granted the Governor Douye Diri led administration are legitimate and tied to specific items on project interventions and development.

By Perez Brisibe— Ughelli An unidentified commercial tricycle operator popularly known as Keke, has met his waterloo after he was burnt to death by an angry mob in Ughelli, headquarters of Ughelli North local government area of Delta State during a failed attempt to allegedly abduct three children. The incident which happened last Monday, led […]

Some well-meaning residents of the Federal Capital Territory has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari and the nation’s security chiefs for a Christmas celebration free from bombings. The group, under the auspices of Concerned Abuja Residents Association (CARA) made this known in a press conference to mark the new year on Friday. In a statement co-signed by Innocent Onuchukwu […]

House of Representatives has vehemently refuted a certain sectional media report that it had apologized to President Muhammadu Buhari or the Presidency for inviting him earlier in the month to brief it on the escalating security situation in the country.

By Eric Teniola The first part of this piece focused on the Oyo empire as one of the most politically important states in western Africa IT was a colourful day in Ejigbo that day. I was present at the installation that day in Ejigbo. King Sunny Ade entertained the guests. He later recorded an album […]

By Kunle Kola Olubiyo Nigeria returned to democratic governance in 1999, giving birth to a political milestone known as the 4th Republic. The Power Sector had gone over 20 years without a single major capital infusion by the government. This arguably set the tone for what was going to be a massive investment to revive […]

The Lagos State Sector Commander of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, said that 35 commercial motorists had their vehicles impounded on Monday in Lagos for not installing speed limit devices in them. Ogungbemide made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after the corps sensitized motorists […]

The Police Command in Bayelsa on Monday said four members of rival cult groups died in a shootout at a wake in the early hours of Monday.

Hajia  Sadiya Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, on Monday in Abuja condemned the killings and destruction of properties in Southern Borno and Adamawa. Farouq in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Alhaji Bashir Alkali described the attacks as tragic and barbaric. “It is really unfortunate that these […]

Soon, the prisons will be a home for cultivators, sellers and smokers of cannabis otherwise called Indian Hemp in Nigeria should a new bill currently before the House of Representatives eventually become a law.

The South African police on Monday said unidentified people broke into security company premises in Polokwane and stole 18 firearms between Saturday night and the early hours of Sunday. The police said the suspects violently opened the door with an unknown object and stole the firearms along with an unknown number of ammunition and one […]

By Charles Onunaiju JUST last November, China’s South West province of Guizhou announced that its last nine impoverished counties have been lifted out of absolute poverty, which translated that all registered impoverished counties and areas in the world’s most populous country have shaken off the pangs of poverty. This is ten years ahead of the […]

MINISTER of State for Power, Mr  Goddy Agba says his appointment has specific roles assigned  to him, prime being provision of electricity to urban and rural communities and not to give handouts in the form of bags of rice, cooking oil and wrappers   to people.