UNGA: Roundtable panel charges FG to provide enabling environment for investments
An institutionalized high-level Global Executive Investment and Grant Intervention Roundtable has charged the federal government to provide required environment for investments and donor agencies in the country.
Housing Minister hails BUA for reducing cement price to N3,500
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc Ahmed Musa Dangiwa has commended BUA Cement Plc over its recent decision to reduce the price of cement to about N5,500 to N3,500.
No plot to influence tribunal’s judgment – Gov Otti’s aide
Abia Government has described the allegation that it is plotting to influence the judgment of the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in favour of Gov. Alex Otti as unfounded.
Donald Trump returns for second day of civil fraud trial
Former US president Donald Trump began day two of his civil fraud trial Tuesday, lashing out at New York’s attorney general before entering the courtroom where he could be barred from doing business in the state.
One Chance: Police warn FCT residents against boarding unpainted taxis
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the state of pension funds and to recover the N10 trillion loaned to the Federal Government.
14-yr-old arrested as two killed in Thailand mall shooting
A 14-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday after a shooting at a packed Bangkok mall that left two people dead and five wounded, and sent hundreds of panicked shoppers running in terror into the streets.
Rivers gov’t express satisfaction with crime-fighting strategies of Police
Rivers State Government has expressed satisfaction with the crime-fighting strategies employed by the police in the state, calling for more synergy among security agencies in the state to reduce criminality to its barest minimum in the state.
Reps move to establish bio-fuels energy industry framework
In a significant move towards a greener and more sustainable energy future in Nigeria, the House of Representatives has passed for Second reading a Bill for an Act to Provide a Policy Framework for the Development of Bio-Fuels Energy Industry in Nigeria”
Oborevwori lauds religious leaders’ contributions to Nation building
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Tuesday, lauded religious leaders for their prayers and contributions to the peace and development of the country, saying the prayers of the church have been a stabilising factor in Nigeria.
Reps move to stop killing of peasant farmers in Borno
The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the Federal Government, in collaboration with the state and local governments, to deploy additional security personnel and resources to the Chibok/Damboa/Gwoza Constituency to provide adequate protection to peasant farmers and their farms.
The House also called on security agencies to intensify intelligence gathering and surveillance activities in the constituency to identify and apprehend the perpetrators of attacks on farmers.
Police warn FCT residents against boarding unpainted taxis
The FCT Police Command has advised the residents to be wary of boarding unpainted taxis, otherwise known as ‘kabu-kabu,’ to avoid becoming victims of armed robbers, also known as ‘One Chance’.
