The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) Kano state branch has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation…
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Shoprite on nationwide shutdown, as workers embark on industrial strike action
Workers of retail giant, Shoprite, have embarked on a nationwide industrial strike action demanding proper…
Bayelsa Assembly okays bill to outlaw open grazing
An Executive Bill seeking to ban open grazing and regulate the business of livestock breeding and…
Nigeria, Egypt to collaborate on Siemens power project
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Ministry of Power to collaborate with the Egyptian government on…
Ex-BPE D-G, Dikki arraigned over N26bn PHCN severance benefit scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today March 1, 2021 arraigned a former Director General…
Despite NNPC’s directives, petrol stations refuse to dispense fuel
By Moses Okorie Despite the order given by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, that filling…
NEMA distributes relief materials to flood victims in Enugu LG
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Sunday, distributed relief materials worth millions of naira to…
Lagos to host stakeholders’ engagement on red meat value chain
The Lagos State Government is to host stakeholders’ engagement on the Red Meat Value Chain as…
Omo- Agege calls for diversification of Nigeria’s energy sources
By Gabriel Atumeyi The Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has advocated for…
Amaechi inspects Apapa Port to ascertain Lagos-Ibadan rail completion
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says the Federal Government has extended the Lagos-Ibadan Modernisation…
Nasarawa Govt threatens to shutdown market over dirty environment
Nasarawa State Government has given the management of Lafia modern market seven days ultimatum to clear…
Dangote Group pays N500,000 to each family of students killed in crash
Dangote Group of Companies has paid N500,000 to each family of the eight students killed on…
FCTA disburses N3.8bn to 6 Area Councils for January
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) had disbursed a total sum of N3,825,254,760.45 to the six…
Enugu Govt. launches loan scheme for entrepreneurs
Enugu State Government, through the state’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Centre, has launched a loan…
CAACASVI felicitates with Bawa on his confirmation as EFCC boss
By Gabriel Atumeyi A Civil Society Organization, Citizens Awareness Against Corruption And Social Vices Initiative (CAACASVI)…
Lagos to shut Third Mainland Bridge again
The Lagos State Government will shut the Third Mainland Bridge on Saturday. The government explained that…
Hajj: Sultan tasks NAHCON on service delivery
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria…
Israel donates e-learning centre to vulnerable children in Nigeria
Israel on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, donated an e-learning centre to the Brand Life Vision Foundation…
Senate confirms Bawa as EFCC Chairman
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive Chairman of the Economic…
DHQ assures NNPC of adequate protection of national assets
The Chief of Defence Staff, Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, has pledged to ensure that the armed forces…
Okonjo-Iweala: Africa’s meal ticket at WTO?
By Harrison Arubu Unarguably, expectations are high across Africa following the emergence of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala…
Nigeria’s restructuring should be driven by economic viability – Adesina
Former Minister of Agriculture and President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said…
Alleged 26m fraud: EFCC presents third witness against Fani-Kayode
The trial of a former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode before Justice John Tsoho of a Federal…
CSO drum support for confirmation of Bawa as new EFCC boss
By Gabriel Atumeyi A Civil Society Organizations, Citizens Awareness Against Corruption and Social Vices Initiative, (CAACASVI)…
Highway Development, Management Initiative Will Boost Economy – APC
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) said it has welcomed the federal government’s introduction of a…
Makinde reopens Sasa Market, lifts curfew
Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, directed the immediate re-opening of…
How Akingbola bypassed protocols to transfer fund offshore – Witness
The ongoing trial of Erastus Akingbola, a former Group Managing Director of the defunct Intercontinental Bank,…
Gov. Diri flays attempt to ethnicise Brass Fertiliser project
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has strongly condemned an attempt to cause ethnic disharmony in…
Labour calls for openness as new fuel price takes effect March
Organized labour, yesterday, canvassed openness and public participation in determining the petrol price template for the…