Concession: FG releases request for qualification
By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA- The federal government through the Ministry of Aviation in compliance with the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, ICRC, and National Policy on Public-Private Partnership has released a request for qualification for the concession of four International Airport terminals and related services. In the document signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of […]
2023: Urhobo, Itsekiri Youth leaders meet, settle for Delta Central Governorship
AHEAD of the 2023 gubernatorial election, youth leaders from Urhobo and Itsekiri ethnic nationalities of Delta State, Monday, agreed on the push for a common front working with their counterparts from Ijaw, Isoko and Anioma ethnic nationalities towards deciding who becomes the next governor of the state.
PIB: Nigeria will hit 40bn barrels reserves target – OPEC
By Udeme Akpan THE Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, Monday, said that Nigeria stands a chance to increase its crude oil reserves to 40 billion barrels, from 37 billion barrels as President Muhammadu Buhari signs the nation’s Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, into law. In a letter to the President, obtained by Vanguard, Secretary General, […]
UN says 1.6m people die yearly from cooking stove fumes globally
The United Nations (UN), says at least 1.6 million people around the world die yearly of smoke-related illnesses due to inefficient cooking stoves. The UN Development Programme, Global Environment Facility Integrated Approach Programme on Food Security (UNDP-GEF-IAP-FS), made the disclosure on Monday, in Abuja. Ms Rhoda Dia, Project Manager, Resilient Food Security Project, under the […]
“Sit at home, lose your jobs”—Umahi warns Ebonyi workers
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has warned that workers who absent from work due to the sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), would lose their jobs. Umahi gave the warning on Monday in Abakaliki while reacting to the group’s weekly order in protest of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who had been […]
N17.5bn: Bayelsa State Post Flood Committee denies NGO’s claim against Dickson
The Bayelsa State Post Flood Management Committee on Sunday said that it received a total cash donation of N552,000,000 from public spirited individuals during the 2012 flood.
