Tinapa coming back to life before December- Gov Otu
Otu explained that the decision to focus on reviving Tinapa was driven by financial realities and the need to protect existing public investments.
Senate backs Lafarge sale to Huaxin, calls for strict regulatory oversight
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Senate has endorsed the proposed sale of Lafarge Africa Plc to Hainan Huaxin Pan-African Investment Company Plc, urging all relevant regulatory agencies to ensure strict compliance with Nigerian laws throughout the transaction. The upper chamber said the acquisition should proceed provided all statutory requirements and due processes are fully […]
Court awards N100m against Police over murder of 22-year-old in Calabar
A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar on Thursday awarded N100 million damages against the Nigeria Police Force and four others over the murder of a 22-year-old, Onyekachi Mba, by police attached to the Cross River State Government House.
Zambian vice president survives as helicopter crashes on takeoff
Zambia goes to the polls on August 13 with President Hakainde Hichilema expected to win a second term as head of the country, one of Africa’s top copper producers.
Reps move to regulate nutrition profession
….seek establishment of Nutritionists Registration Council By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja The House of Representatives on Thursday considered a bill seeking to establish the Nutritionists Registration Council of Nigeria as part of efforts to regulate the nutrition profession, tackle quackery and strengthen the country’s response to malnutrition and food insecurity. Leading the debate on the […]
JED: 45% of electricity supplied to Plateau lost to theft
By Golok Nanmwa JOS — Jos Electricity Distribution Plc (JED) has raised concern over the rising incidence of electricity theft in Plateau State, disclosing that about 45 per cent of the energy supplied to the state is lost to illegal activities. The Plateau State Chief Operating Officer of JED, Engr. Hamisu Wakili Jigawa, made the […]
