*Nigeria has increased testing labs to 100 — LAI MOHAMMED *NIS warns travellers defaulting Covid-19 rules *Lagos fixes Jan 18 for resumption of schools *Edo records 36 new cases in 5 days *Nasarawa shuts schools till Jan 18 *Mobile court seals 4 parks in FCT By Dapo Akinrefon, Gabriel Enogholase, Adesina Wahab & David Odama […]

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo will on Jan. 5, open his defence at the Federal High Court, Abuja,  in the ongoing alleged certificate forgery suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against him. The trial judge, Justice Ahmed Mohammed,  adjourned the matter on Monday for Obaseki to open his defence on Jan. 5, after […]

The founder of Sly Foundation, Mr. Sylvester Omobor has reiterated his commitment to eradicate hunger from Agbarha Otor community in Ughelli North Local Government, Delta State. Omobor said Sly Foundation is a nongovernmental organisation that  is committed to  the eradication  of hunger and poverty. According to him “we have been  given out food items as […]

The first part of this piece which was published yesterday canvassed for the election of a credible Ohanaeze leadership that will be independent of the establishment. By Iheke Awa Solomon THE leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo over the years by establishment men and conventional politicians has occasioned some intractable and protracted internal rivalries, partisanship, bickering, factionalism […]

By Godfrey Bivbere Residents of Satellite town and its environs have called for a forensic audit of the N715.5 million Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR projects by operators of tank farms. According to them, the audit of the alleged expenditure became necessary to ascertain if such amount was committed into CSR projects in the area. It […]

By Udeme Akpan Consumers of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, would have more domestic supply, as the Nigeria LNG Limited, has started the supply of 450,000 metric tonnes, MT in 2021. A company source, who confirmed the development, said the product would be delivered to designated destinations, including Lagos. Earlier, Managing Director, NLNG Limited, Mr […]

By Udeme Akpan THE average price of Bonny Light, Nigeria’s premium oil grade, has dropped by 34.8 percent to $42.9 per barrel in the past 11 months of 2020, due mainly to the prolonged Coronavirus pandemic, drop in economic activities and oil demand. The data obtained from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC reports, […]

Dr Rabi Ibrahim, Special Adviser on Investment and Public-Private Partnership to Zamfara Gov. Bello Matawalle says the governor has curbed the rates of insecurity in the state. Ibrahim, who made the assertion at an interactive session with newsmen on Monday in Abuja, said that Matawalle had reduced the level of insecurity to the barest minimum […]

Prof. Femi Akinwumi, Executive Chairman, Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in Ekiti, has charged contractors handling the board’s projects to always use quality materials and abide by project specifications. Akinwumi gave the charge on Monday, in Ado-Ekiti, while overseeing the opening of tenders for the 2019 UBEC/SUBEB intervention projects in Ekiti. Akinwumi also charged the […]

By Dirisu Yakubu  Foremost rights advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, Monday, called on Northern elders and leaders to do their part in the fight against Boko Haram rather than their fixation on the nation’s security architecture, particularly the service chiefs. This is even as the rights group faulted what it […]

Barely two years after SHI-MCI FZE fabrication and integration yard, a joint venture company of Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria Limited (SHIN), was certified as International Standards Organisation (ISO) 9001:2015 and ISO 29001:2010 compliant, the company has obtained ISO14001:2015 and ISO45001:2018 certifications. SHI-MCI yard located in Lagos had grabbed global attention in the offshore oil industry […]

Egypt said Sunday it had opened an investigation into the deaths of four Covid-19 patients in an intensive care unit allegedly due to lack of oxygen, amid a public outcry. “The prosecutor’s office in Al-Husseiniya (in the northern Sharqiya province) summoned the director of Al-Husseiniya hospital to question him over the deaths of four people due […]

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo will on January 5, open his defence at the Federal High Court, Abuja,  in the ongoing alleged certificate forgery suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against him. The trial judge, Justice Ahmed Mohammed,  adjourned the matter on Monday for Obaseki to open his defence on Jan. 5, after […]

The Enugu State Ministry of Education says all schools in the state will resume on January 18, 2021. The Commissioner for Education, Professor Uchenna Eze, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Enugu on Monday. Eze noted that the decision was reached at a meeting between the ministry and major stakeholders in […]

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has sworn in four new commissioners into the State Executive Council and charged them to be diligent and contribute to the development of the state. The swearing-in ceremony was performed on Monday at the Banquet Hall, Government House, Uyo. Emmanuel urged the newly-sworn in commissioners to shun self aggrandisement […]