Political activist, Usman Okai Austin, has rejected claims that a federal constituency cannot have more than four seats in a state House of Assembly, describing the position as misleading and detrimental to fair representation in Kogi State. In a statement shared via his Facebook page on Tuesday, Okai urged the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of […]

THE Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Aliyu Abdullahi, Monday, disclosed that over 11.5 million Nigerians have directly benefited from improved access under the $575 million Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project, RAAMP.

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Golok Nanmwa ABUJA/JOS—The meeting between the Federal Government and the non-academic staff in the nation’s public universities yesterday ended in a deadlock as the nationwide strike by members Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, continued to paralyse public universities across […]

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two Chinese firms for the restart, operation and expansion of the Warri and Port Harcourt refineries. In a statement on Monday, NNPC’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Andy Odey, said the agreement was signed with Sanjiang […]

PORT HARCOURT— Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested 13 suspects over assault on a journalist in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.