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Motorists would soon heave a sigh of relief as the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has assured that the fuel scarcity across the country would soon be a thing of the past. Delta State Coordinator of NMDPRA, Victor Ohwodiasa, gave the assurance over the weekend, when he led a team of the … [Read more…]
The spate of insecurity in the South-East occasioned by renewed killings and kidnappings, particularly by murderous herders, has caused tension and anxiety in the zone ahead of the Yuletide. The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Nzuko Umunna, Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF), and the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), among others, have called on governors of the … [Read more…]
….Trouble for tax evaders as FG inaugurates Project Lighthouse committee The Federal Government has opened up on how N5.03 trillion and $3.4 billion have been disbursed as salary bailout, budget support facility, among others, to states since 2015. The details provided by government, yesterday, as at September 2015, showed N445,668,202,513.97 was disbursed as salary … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has announced that services along the Abuja–Kaduna rail corridor would resume on Monday, December 5, 2022. The Managing Director of Nigeria Railway Corporation, Fidet Okhiria, told the News Agency of Nigeria, on Thursday that all was set for the resumption of the services. Okhiria, however, advised passengers wishing to utilise the service … [Read more…]
The senator representing Akwa Ibom North East at the National Assembly, Albert Bassey, was yesterday, convicted and sentenced to 42 years imprisonment by Justice Agatha Okeke of the Federal High, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Bassey was found guilty of six-count of money laundering preferred against him by theEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Head, Media … [Read more…]
…Holds Citizen’s Engagement on the 2023 Budget The Enugu state government under the leadership of His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi, CON, has, Wednesday, November 30, 2022, demonstrated his ardent belief in inclusive and responsive governance as it holds Citizens’ Engagement on the 2023 Budget through the Ministry of Budget and Planning at … [Read more…]
The Convoy of the Adamawa state governor Ahmadu Fintiri has been involved in a ghastly accident, killing four persons who were members of a detachment of vigilantes, accompanying the governor while enroute Mubi for a campaign engagement. Witnesses said the accident occurred around Fadamareke, in Hong Local Government, and was linked to over speeding while … [Read more…]
The World Igbo Congress, WIC, has described the acts of the Governor of Anambra state, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, as a betrayal to the Igbos at home and in diaspora, who the group said had much expectations from the Governor but have been dashed in a brief period. The group also condemned what it said were … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency, ENS-PHCDA, will Saturday December 3rd begin free vaccination of Rotavirus vaccines, aimed at preventing diarrhoea among children. Diarrhoea is the cause of about 40 percent diseases among children which causes dehydration and hospitalisation. The vaccine has not been part of the routine immunization and it’s administration on … [Read more…]
The Nigerian military said it has concluded arrangement to prosecute over 886 radical fighters of the Boko Haram terrorists group, as the counter insurgency war has continued to yield very positive results in its renewed operations to wipe out terrorism in the country. This is just as another 323 terrorist ex-combatants, who willingly gave up … [Read more…]
There was pandemonium in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja yesterday, when policemen teargassed and dispersed hundreds of protesters staging a protest to demand for the resignation of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tajudeen Ariwoola, over his alleged partisanship comment recently made in Rivers State. The protesters, who brandished several placards and banners while … [Read more…]
The ghost of the recently suspended strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) roamed across several campuses, yesterday, as lecturers protested the pro-rata October salary payment and non-payment of eight-month salaries. The aggrieved lecturers called on the Federal Government to do the needful or risk another prolonged strike. At the Federal University, Lokoja, … [Read more…]