Wike imposes night curfew at all Rivers’ land borders
By Davies Iheamnachor, Port-Harcourt The Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, has imposed night curfew at all entry and exit points into the state, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, and Imo States. Wike in State broadcast on Tuesday said the curfew which takes effect from Wednesday night, is necessitated by the recent security breaches and […]
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Startweb Africa launches Easy-To-Use ‘Website Builder’ for business owners, professionals
StartWeb Africa, a tech startup and foremost all-in-one website builder, has released a drag and drop, mobile-friendly website building tool. The platform which automates the entire website building process helps businesses and entrepreneurs reach a wider audience and increase sales. StartWeb Africa features an integrated solution with tools to help businesses (SMEs), entrepreneurs, digital marketers […]
Reps expose NUC, threaten sanctions over alleged budget fraud
By Tordue Salem – Abuja The House of Representatives on Tuesday raised the alarm over a three-year duplication of annual budget figures by the National Universities Commission, NUC. A House panel, found that the agency duplicated its annual capital budgets from 2017 to 2020. According to the house ad hoc committee “On the need to […]
FG yields to pressure to crash price of cement
By Emmanuel Elebeke The Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NIBBRI) says it is set to crash the rising price of cement in the country with the establishment of two Posolana plants in Ogun and Plateau states. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Samson Duna disclosed this on Tuesday at the 10th NIBBRI International Conference […]
Ondo records over 85 percent coverage in COVID-19 vaccination
By Dayo Johnson, Akure Ondo State has recorded over 85 percent coverage in the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination across the state. The Permanent Secretary, State Primary Healthcare Development Agency. Dr. Francis Akanbiemu said this in Akure. Akanbiemu said that “The remaining 15 percent coverage in the first phase still remains significant to us in […]
Accident claims 5 lives on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
No fewer than five persons died while two others sustained various degrees of injuries in a road crash involving four vehicles around Iperu on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday in Abeokuta. Umar said that the accident […]
