DPR tasks LPG plant operators on safety measures
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has urged Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plant operators to take necessary measures to ensure the safety of end-users of cooking gas in Kaduna State. The DPR North West Zonal Operational Controller, Mr Isa Tafida, gave the task at a one-day stakeholders’ sensitisation meeting on Wednesday in Kaduna. Tafida said […]
NSE market indices sustain negative posture, down 0.75%
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market indices sustained negative posture on Wednesday, dropping further by 0.75 per cent due to profit-taking. Specifically, the All-Share Index lost 220.65 points or 0.75 per cent to close at 29,062.50 compared with 29,283.15 posted on Tuesday. Similarly, the market capitalisation which opened at N15.106 trillion dipped N114 billion or […]
Obaseki responsible for Edo assembly crisis – Ize-Iyamu
BENIN CITY – A chief- tain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who was the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Edo State 2016 governorship election, Pastor Osagie OIze-Iyamu has said that Governor Godwin Obaseki should be held responsible for the crisis rocking the state House of Assembly.
Diversification: NITDA empowers 100 women on application of ICT tools
The National Information Technology Development Agency NITDA, has began training of 100 women in the North Central zone on application of ICT tools for small scale businesses and entrepreneurship.
VIDEO: Professional boxer who masturbates 7 times daily ahead of next match
Tyson Fury has admitted he is masturbating seven times a day to release testosterone ahead of his rematch against Wilder The two boxers will go ‘at it’ for Part II in Las Vegas after their controversial draw in December 2018. And in a bid to keep his “testosterone flowing” Fury has admitted to one special way […]
Equities investors lose N 295 bn in 2 days of negative sentiment
The equities investors on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE have lost over N295 billion for the two consecutive trading days following negative sentiment as market capitalisation which represents the total value of shares on the Exchange declined to N14.9 trillion from N15.2 trillion on Monday.
Supreme Court’s verdict unjust, unfair – Ihedioha
By David O Royal The former governor of Imo state, Emeka Ihedioha has finally spoken after he was removed from the office as the executive governor of the state by the Supreme court of Nigeria on Tuesday. The former Governor has accused the supreme court of contravening the will of the people of Imo state. […]
Tambuwal appoints ex-media aide, 3 others as permanent secretaries
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has approved the appointment of his former Senior Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs, Malam Abdullahi Danko, and three others as permanent secretaries in the state. Tambuwal’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Muhammad Bello, said this in a statement in Sokoto on Wednesday. Bello said […]
JAMB threatens to sanction e-PIN outlets over fraud, arrests five agents
ABUJA- THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,JAMB, has threatened to sanction its e-PIN outlet agents found involved in fraudulent practices.
DSS rescues five aid workers abducted in Borno
Five aid workers abducted by ISWAP 22nd December 2019 along the Monguno-Maiduguri Road, Borno State were on Wednesday rescued by the DSS in conjunction with other strategic stakeholders/partners. READ ALSO: Killing of aid workers barbaric, against tenets of Islam – ACF The rescued aid workers include Jennifer Samuel Ukumbong of the Alliance for International Medical […]
Tambuwal urges NASS to pass Legion Establishment Bill
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has called on the National Assembly to hasten the process of passing the bill for the amendment of the Nigeria Legion Establishment Act. The Bill is aimed at improving the welfare and well-being of the families of the fallen heroes, retired military personnel as well as injured military […]
Civil War: Presidency cautions Nigerians on ‘inflammatory rhetoric’
The Presidency on Wednesday called on all leaders and parties to moderate their language to avert a repeat of the mistakes that led to civil war in the country in 1967.
Armed Forces Day: Dickson tasks NGOs, Nigerians on Legionnaires’ welfare
By Samuel Oyadongha – Yenagnoa Governor Seriake Dickson made the appeal during this year’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration/Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Peace Park, Yenagoa. The governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Kemela Okara, commended the pivotal role of the men and women of the various Armed Forces […]
Sanwo-Olu to empower widows of fallen military personnel
The Lagos State Government (LASG) says it will come up with a programme aimed at empowering widows of the members of the Armed Force who laid down their lives to defend and protect their fatherland. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said this on Wednesday during the parade and laying of wreath to commemorate 2020 […]
Temi Olajide: Psychologist helping parents unravel digital age kids
Temi Olajide is a Certified Child Sleep/Potty Training Consultant and Child Psychologist. She is Nigeria’s first Certified Child Sleep consultant, Founder and Lead Strategist at Mummyclinic Global Services.
DPR seals 12 illegal gas plants in Enugu, Ebonyi
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Enugu said it detected and sealed 13 illegal Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plants in Ebonyi and Enugu states during its recent routine monitoring exercise. The Controller, Mr. Okechukwu Okoro, made the disclosure on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu. Okoro said […]
