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The House of Representatives has ordered the immediate probe of the alleged act of negligence by the Ministries of Justice and Petroleum Resources leading to the award of a $9.6 billion judgment debt against Nigeria in the gas swap deal ...
Read More »Border closure restricted influx of contraband goods, says FG, cautions Nigerians against fake products
The Federal Government has said the closure of the nation’s borders helped immensely to contain the importation of contraband goods, urging consumers to shun fake and substandard products. Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), ...
Read More »EcobankPay hits N2 billion transactions value, records 100,000 merchants on board
Ecobank Nigeria says over 100,000 merchants have been onboarded on the EcobankPay platform with transaction value reaching N2billion. EcobankPay offers customers a multi-channel payment experience that includes Mobile QR Payment at merchant stores (mCash, Masterpass and mVisa), Merchant QR is ...
Read More »NISA tasks FG on comprehensive health interventions to tackle diseases
The Nigeria Implementation Science Alliance (NISA) has urged the Federal Government to initiate comprehensive health interventions to address all communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the country. Speaking at the 2019 NISA Conference in Abuja, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chair ...
Read More »Akwa Ibom State government denies alleged inflation of enrollment in public schools
The Akwa Ibom State government has debunked allegations that principals, heads of public secondary and primary schools in the state used to inflate students enrollment figures to get more subventions from government, describing such claims as unfounded. Permanent Secretary, Ministry ...
Read More »Achuba wants to distabilise Kogi State, Fanwo tells investigative Panel
Director General, Media and Publicity to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, Kingsley Fanwo, has accused the Deputy Governor, Simon Achuba, of attempting to distabilise the state. He made the allegation during proceedings at the Investigative Panel probing charges of ...
Read More »Community leaders lament cultists’ activities, killings in Udu council
Leaders of Ovwian Community in Udu Council Area of Delta State have lamented activities of cultists in the area, exacerbated by the recent killings of several persons in the community. President General of the community, Chief Matthew Uparan, bemoaned the ...
Read More »Buhari resolves IGP, PSC tussle over recruitment, promotion in police force
President Muhammadu Buhari has resolved the misgivings between the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Police Service Commission (PSC), saying the PSC is responsible for appointments and promotions in the NFP. The president stated this when he received the 2018 ...
Read More »Fresh strike looms over FG’s failure to implement new minimum wage
Organised labour has alleged that the Federal Government is courting another industrial crisis over delay in the implementation of N30, 000 minimum wage. To avert another fresh strike, the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) has urged Nigerians to ...
Read More »NNPC, JV partners resolve disagreement, resume operations in OML 25
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its joint venture partners, Shell Production Development Company (SPDC) and Belema Oil, have resolved their dispute over the operations of Oil Mining Lease (OML) 25. The parties at the signing of a peace ...
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