Agricultural experts have faulted adoption of the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) in place of Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) scheme by the Northern Governors Forum (NGF), insisting that NLTP could not tackle continuous clashes between farmers and herdsmen. They accused ...
Read More »Chairman imposes curfew on Udu council over cult clashes, killings
Chairman of Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, Chief Jite Brown, has imposed a dust-to-down curfew on the council following rising waves of insecurity from activities of cultists in the area. The curfew is coming on the heels of ...
Read More »Delta to prosecute violators of environmental laws, mobile court out in 21 days
Residents of Delta State Capital Territory comprising of communities in four council areas were issued a 21-day ultimatum to comply with the laws guiding residency and business activities on environmental sanitation or be tried by mobile court. Director-General of the ...
Read More »Women issue ultimatum for arrest of serial killers in Rivers State hotels, guest houses
Protesting women in their hundreds marched through the streets of Port Harcourt, asking the Rivers Government and security agencies to produce in 14 days killers of over eight women in different hotels in the state. Drawn from over 70 organisations, ...
Read More »Again, gunmen kill five persons, injure several others in Taraba State
An end to ongoing attacks in Taraba State by bandits, which have led to massive killings and destruction of property in the last six months seems out of sight, as unidentified gunmen have again, killed no fewer than five persons ...
Read More »Central Bank of Nigeria approves three payment service banks to boost financial inclusion
To boost financial inclusion and the payment system by increasing access to deposit products and payment services through a secured technology-driven environment, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued Approvals-in-Principle (AIPs) to three payment service banks (PSBs). The three ...
Read More »House Speaker Gbajabiamila pledges to end estimated electricity billing system
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has hinted that the lower chamber of the National Assembly will ensure that Nigerians get adequate supply for the electricity they pay for. Speaking when he received management team of the Transmission ...
Read More »Reps probe $9.6 billion judgment debt as Senate justifies N5.5 billion cars
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 ...
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