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The alleged inflation of a water hyacinth contract from N2.5 billion to N65 billion by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has elicited reactions. The Senate Public Account probing the development has summoned the commission’s Acting Managing Director, Dr. Enyia ...

The Governor Ifeanyi Okowa administration has committed itself to the continued partnerships with vigilante groups and security agencies for better protection of lives and properties in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, made the pledge at Onicha-Ugbo while ...

The Rivers State command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested no fewer than 16 persons suspected to be engaged in diversion of stolen crude oil and other petroleum products. While parading the suspects yesterday in ...

World Bank tasks governments on policies to drive penetration For Nigeria and other African countries to achieve universal, affordable and good quality Internet access by 2030, the region will require an investment of over $100 billion. This was contained in ...

The trial of human rights activist and journalist, Agba Jalingo, has again been stalled at the Federal High Court in Calabar, Cross River State. When the matter came up for hearing on Wednesday, it was adjourned at the instance of ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured of Federal Government’s readiness to support the development of Calabar and open it up to the rest of the country. A statement issued by Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, revealed that ...

As the final document for the Ibom Deep Sea Port awaits Federal Executive Council (FAC’s) approval, the Akwa Ibom State government has commended all federal agencies in charge of port development for their support towards realising the project. Commissioner for ...

After capturing over 24,000 of the over 48,000 retirees in both the state and local government, the Imo State Government disclosed that it has uncovered 8,549 ghost retirees. It also uncovered a monthly savings of N428m, which would have ended ...

As the Imo State Government begins payment of pension arrears, some of the retirees who confirmed that they have been receiving alerts from their banks have complained of being short- changed in payment of 57 per cent, urging quick reconciliation ...

Minister of Interior, Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, has charged civil society and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to campaign against drug addiction and encourage youths to key into government’s development programmes. Aregbesola, who stated this when members of Centre for Peace and Environmental ...