PIB: Persons with disabilities crave for 5% of oil projects, activities in N/Delta
…say oil, gas explorations in Nigeria are conducted to their detriment By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja Nigerians living with disabilities have asked the federal government to earmark 5 percent of oil projects and activities for their members in the Host Community Development Trust Fund prescribed in the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB. The Executive Director, Centre for Citizens […]
UPDATED: Attahiru assumes office as new army chief, Buratai bows out
The new Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has taken over the mantle of leadership of the Nigerian Army in an elaborate handing over ceremony by his predecessor, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Thursday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that President Muhammadu Buhari had, on Tuesday, announced the appointment of Attahiru […]
Nigeria dealing with protracted security problem— Buhari
*Warns against ethnic, religious prejudices *Says govt ‘ll protect religious freedom By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari Thursday met with the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Buhari who told the body that the country was dealing with a […]
Apapa: Gridlock, chaos return as truck drivers defy Sanwo-Olu’s directive on regulation
…Okada riders go berserk after 3 colleagues crushed to death by truckers …Residents, motorists groan …We suspect sabotage-Lagos govt …Corruption has taken higher dimension in Apapa gridlock- AMATO President By Olasunkanmi Akoniand Godwin Oritse Residents, motorists and commuters along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway are currently groaning as gridlock retuned due to the activities of truck and tanker […]
Ondo govt to pay civil servants 50% of November 2020 salary
By Dayo Johnson – Akure Civil servants in Ondo state are to receive 50 per cent of their November 2020 salaries. The leadership of the organised labour in the state said this in a statement issued in Akure, the state capital. According to them “only 50 per cent of gross pay would be effected for […]
COVID-19: NAFDAC approves use of Niprimune as immune drug, says NIPRD
By Joseph Erunke THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has given approval for the safe consumption of Niprimune, a drug developed for boosting immunity to COVID-19. The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, NIPRD, which disclosed this yesterday, said already, it has begun a clinical trial on the efficacy […]
