Uzodinma terminates road contract abandoned in Imo
By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri The Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma, on Monday terminated the Assumpta/Port Harcourt road contract over the abandonment of the project by the contractor handling it. The governor gave the order while on inspection of the road and instructed the State Ministry of Works to re-award the road project to a […]
2023: Delta govt cautions against distraction in governance
Delta Government has urged political appointees and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) officials to eschew acts capable of distracting governance in the state.
Nigerian voulnteers to help medical workers in China
A 24-year-old Nigerian studying in China, Olatoye Babatunde, has volunteered to assist medical workers as they treat patients of Coronavirus. According to Ecns.cn, the official English-language website of China News Service, Babatunde was touched by the workers, who fight against Coronavirus at the frontline and decided to contribute his quota. The Nigerian student takes the […]
Recruit only locals into Amotekun – YWC
THE Yoruba World Congress (YWC) yesterday asked the six South-West governors to ensure they recruit only competent personnel in each local government into the security outfit codenamed “Amotekun” to defend and protect their respective areas.
Herdsmen Killings: Delta community bans beef consumption
*As army denies ploy to destroy community By Perez Brisibe UGHELLI – IN a bid to discourage the business of cattle rearing and stifle the activities of armed Fulani herdsmen in their area, the people of Uwheru kingdom in Ughelli North local government area of Delta State, have banned the sales and consumption of beef […]
Car purchase: SERAP, 192 others drag Gbajabiamila, Reps to court
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, and 192 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court in Abuja to restrain and stop Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila and all members of the House from spending an estimated N5.04 billion to buy 400 exotic cars for […]
IGP orders investigation into killing of Remo Stars’ player
Following the death of the Assistant Captain of Remo Stars FC, Tiamiyu Kazeem, in Sagamu, Ogun State, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG, in charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department, FCID, Anthony Ogbizi, to, with immediate effect, take over investigations into the matter.
Coronavirus: FG releases N386m for preparedness
If the coronavirus becomes a true pandemic, a large proportion of the human population — a third, a half, two-thirds even — could become infected, although that doesn’t necessarily mean they will get sick. The word ‘pandemic’ invokes fear, but it describes how widespread an outbreak may be, not its deadliness. The Federal Government has […]
WHO worries over Africa as COVID-19 spreads
•Pledges support on joint preparedness & response By Sola Ogundipe The World Health organisation has warned that African health systems would be ill-equipped to respond to the rapid COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak should cases start to proliferate on the continent, even as it pledged to support African countries on joint preparedness and response strategy. The Director-General […]
Watch out for seasonal cholera, meningitis outbreaks, AMLSN warns
•Blames incessant Lassa fever occurrences on neglect of lab structures By Chioma Obinna As the battle against Lassa fever outbreak rages, the Nigerian government has been warned to watch out for the imminent outbreak of seasonal meningitis and cholera even as the development has been blamed on neglect and relegation of medical laboratory services structure […]
Non-Remittance: Reps threaten to arrest heads of defaulting agencies
By Tordue Salem, Abuja The House of Representatives on Monday threatened to issue a warrant of arrest of heads of government agencies that fail to appear before its Public Account Committee to answer questions on why they failed to submit their audited account to the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation. Chairman of […]
