Transport fares increase in Imo following petroleum marketers’ strike rumour
Public transport fares in Owerri have remained high following anticipation of an indefinite strike action by the Association of Independent Petroleum Marketers (AIPM) in Imo. The Association had embarked on a three-day strike from Aug. 24, and said it would resume after two weeks if its demands were not met by the Imo government. The […]
Kaduna bans felling of trees for timber, firewood, others in 7 LGs
The Kaduna State Government has announced the suspension of cutting/felling of trees for timber, firewood, charcoal and other commercial purposes in Birnin Gwari, Chikun, Giwa, Kauru, Igabi, Kajuru and Kachia local government areas with immediate effect
Borno Govt confirms 559 cholera cases, 43 deaths
The Borno government, has confirmed 559 cholera cases in the state. Mrs Juliana Bitrus, the state’s Commissioner for Health, said this when she spoke with newsmen in Maiduguri on Tuesday. READ ALSO:Diarrhoea kills 35, 150 hospitalised in 2 days in Borno Bitrus said 43 deaths have also been recorded out of 559 suspected cases. She […]
Just in: Court stops compulsory Covid-19 vaccination in Edo
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has granted an Exparte order restraining the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki from enforcing the order mandating all residents of the state to get vaccinated for Covid-19.
BUA builds 2,000-ton POP plant
BUA Group, one of Africa’s leading industrial companies, is set to commence the construction of a 2,000tons/day Plaster of Paris (Gypsum Powder) production plant.
Your’re 7 years late, court tells Abia community over 39-htr land suit against govt
A suit filed by Ngwu Uzuakoli community in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State challenging the alleged “forceful acquisition” of their communal land by the state government, was Tuesday, dismissed by a the state High Court sitting in Uzuakoli.
September 1: ActionAid to NERC, halt the proposed electricity tariff increment
As Nigerians groan under economic hardship amid frightening insecurity, NGO, ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, Tuesday, demanding a halt of alleged moves by NERC, to increase electricity tariff
(Breaking) UTME: JAMB cancels national cut-off mark
*Each institution to fix minimum admission point *Stakeholders fail to arrive on deadline for 2021/2022 By Joseph Erunke, ABUJA THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has cancelled national admission benchmark, otherwise called cut-off mark. With the scrapping of the age-long method, each of the nation’s tertiary institutions is now authorised to peg its admission […]
Breaking: Akeredolu signs anti-open grazing bill into law
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, Tuesday signed the Anti-Grazing Bill into law.
3 docked for allegedly stealing 9 goats, sheep
Three vagrants on Tuesday appeared in a Senior Magistrates’ Court in Kano for allegedly stealing nine goats and sheep. The police charged Hussaini Bala,18, Babangida Idris,18 and Ahmed Abubakar,20, with criminal conspiracy, theft and unlawful assembly while armed with dangerous weapons. The Prosecution Counsel, M A Abdulrahman, told the court that the defendants committed the […]
UPDATE: More players join Super Eagles camp ahead of Qatar 2022 qualifiers
More players are billed to arrive at the Super Eagles training camp in Lagos ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Qualifying campaign kicking off in Lagos. Napoli striker Victor Osimhen landed in camp on Tuesday morning. Others still expected to arrive include, Chidozie Awaziem, Zaidu Sanusi, Paul Onuachu, and Joe Aribo. Meanwhile, Hoffenheim defender, […]
