By Providence Emmanuel Experts have called on the federal government and other stakeholders to invest more in efforts to prevent HIV infection human immunodeficiency virus, HIV prevention interventions while advocating for supportive policy and programmes. They made the call at a media roundtable organised by AVAC Fellow 2020 in partnership with the Journalists Alliance for […]

…Says Okonjo-Iweala deserves job …Put a smile on my face, she begs President By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari promised yesterday to contact world leaders for their support for the victory of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who is contesting the position of Director-General (DG) of the World Trade Organisation, WTO. The President, who made the promise […]

…DISCOs to refund overcharged households – Presidency By Prince Okafor The Federal Government has agreed to provide a tariff relief of N10.20 per kilowatt of electricity for Nigerians for the next three months and also massively distribute free meters to electricity consumers. This was one of the resolutions of the technical committee set up by […]

The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, yesterday disclosed that the training of a new police unit to take over from the disbanded Special Anti -Robbery Squad (SARS) will begin next week. IGP Adamu made the disclosure when he received popular musician, David Adeleke, aka Davido, in his office at Force Headquarters over the ongoing […]

By Egufe Yafugborhi MINISTER of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has expressed shock at the transformation Indorama-Nigeria, formerly Eleme Petrochemicals, has recorded within a short transition from a failed public corporation to a private enterprise. Sylva, during a facility tour, yesterday, of the company’s petrochemicals and fertilizer plants in Eleme, Rivers State, noted that […]

…Commuters spend hours in gridlock as protesters shut Lagos, Sanwo-Olu sues for calm …CSO petitions US, UK, EU to place visa ban on Oyo Police CP, family members …Davido meets IGP over police brutality against civilians …Disbanding SARS first step to extensive police reforms, says Buhari, orders investigation into Oyo killing …Says few bad eggs […]

By Ikechukwu Odu Four years after Fulani herdsmen massacred the largely agrarian people of Nimbo in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, some suspected herders have returned to destroy crops with their cattle while also setting farmers’ settlements ablaze at Efu-Ozara  and Ugwu-Iga, also in Ukpabi Nimbo community. The herders also allegedly destroyed crops […]

…Harass, intimidate citizens …Motorists lament massive extortion …Stakeholders condemn the ugly act By Our Reporters THE South East zone can rightly be said to be under siege by soldiers and police that have mounted checkpoints almost at every two kilometers in all the major roads in the zone. From Aba to Umuahia to Owerri, Enugu […]

When the most of world are implementing social distancing to keep COVID-19 under control, people have more time to stay at home during the city lockdown. Because of this unexpected matter, people get away from their routine work and it seems that they have much spare time while staying at home. Although the quarantine has […]

By Kingsley Adegboye The Managing Director of Property World Africa Network ( PWAN) Plus, Business Concerns, a subsidiary of PWAN Plus, Julius Oyedemi, has noted that until Lagos state government regulates its burgeoning real estate sector, it will continue to lose the huge income from the sub-sector. Oyedemi who expressed the view while supporting the […]