Riches to tackle unemployment in Nigeria buried in ground ― Osinbajo
—Says FG must collaborate with states, LGAs, communities to effectively regulate mining … Insists exportation of raw materials must be discouraged By Johnbosco Agbakwuru VICE President Yemi Osinbajo, Thursday lamented that resources that should be used to tackle unemployment in the country were buried in the ground in different parts of the country. Professor Osinbajo […]
Reactions as NASS passes PIB with two regulators
By Obas Esiedesa – Abuja Experts and other stakeholders working in Nigeria’s petroleum industry has expressed optimism that reforms needed to grow the sector would happen following the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, by the National Assembly on Thursday. The PIB which has been in the making for 20 years would replace the […]
21 police officers’ families who lost their lives receive N5 million each in Imo
The Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma has given a cheque of N5 million each to the families of 21 police officers who were murdered in the line of duty by “unknown gunmen” in the state.
Kwale-Beneku Bridge ready Feb 2022 – Okowa
Delta State GovernorDr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday, said the ongoing Kwale-Beneku Bridge project across Ase River linking Ndokwa West and Ndokwa East would be ready for use in February 2022. The governor disclosed this while speaking to newsmen shortly after inspecting the project, and said that the bridge was of great significance to the government […]
UNIUYO shuts hostels as suspected rival cult groups clash, kill one
A student of the University Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, has been reportedly killed and another shot in a supremacy battle which erupted between two rivals cult groups in the institution.
Gay Marriage: Methodist Church Nigeria parts way with British counterpart
The Methodist Church Nigeria (MCN) on Friday passed a vote of no confidence on its British counterpart, over the latter’s approval of same-sex marriage. The Nigeria variant of the church said this in a statement by its Director, Media and Public Relations, Rev. Oladapo Daramola, in Lagos. Daramola said that the Church expressed its displeasure […]
Anambra pensioners agonize unpaid gratuities, non-harmonization of pensions
THE Anambra State branch of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, has expressed worry over the nonpayment of gratuities to retired workers for the past four years.
Police arrest 36 criminals, recover 14 guns in Rivers
By Davies Iheamnachor Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in Rivers State have arrested 36 criminals for different offenses in the state. The security agents also recovered 14 guns and over 200 pieces of ammunition from the suspects who were arrested in different parts of the state. Parading the suspects in Port Harcourt, Friday, the […]
Railway vandals should be charged for manslaughter ― Amaechi
—Says Nigeria, China sign contract for local manufacture of train coaches —-Kaduna-Kano rail line to be flagged off in 2-weeks By Johnbosco Agbakwuru Minister of Transportation, Rotimi on Friday recommended that anyone caught engaging in vandalism of railway facilities in the country should be charged to court for manslaughter. The Minister made the recommendation when […]
Wike moves to sanitize Rivers streets of lunatics, drug victims
The Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, has commenced efforts to free the streets of the state of lunatics and drug victims.
Buhari approves establishment of aerospace, aviation varsity in Abuja
N1 bn has been budgeted as takeoff, says Aviation Minister By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a university for the aerospace and aviation sector. The university known as the African University of Aerospace and Aviation is to be located in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, FCT. To this end, N1 […]
Herdsmen cut off Nasarawa farmer’s hands
TENSION is mounting in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State as suspected herdsmen, who have been dislodging farmers and dispossessing them of their property, chopped off the two hands of a farmer in the area on Friday.
Buhari approves establishment of aerospace, aviation varsity in Abuja
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a university for aerospace and aviation sector.
400,000 youths benefit from N-Power, says NASS C’ttee
The House of Representatives Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN) says 400,000 youths have benefited from the N-Power Scheme. Rep. Balarabe Salame, Chairman of the committee, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, said that the success was recorded during his tenure as […]
LG primaries: Lagos APC tasks c’tte to resolve all outstanding fallouts of primaries
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State chapter of APC has charged the newly inaugurated Peace and Reconciliation Committee to resolve all outstanding fallouts of its primaries in order to win the forthcoming local government elections scheduled for July 24, 2021. Inaugurating members of the committee on Friday at the party’s Secretariat, Acme, Ogba, the state […]
NDDC: Forensic audit exercise attains 80% completion in Rivers, Delta
By Chris Ochayi The ongoing physical verification of activities of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, by forensic auditors in Rivers and Delta States have attained 80 attained 80 percent completion. Recall President Muhammadu Buhari had directed forensic audit exercise to ascertain the performance of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, from 2001 – 2019. READ […]
