Immediate past Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru, has said the organisation’s financial books were clean and open to scrutiny. Speaking at a valedictory session in his honour in Abuja, he stated that ...
Read More »ICC convicts Congolese warlord Ntaganda of war crimes, Buhari pledges support for Libya’s stability
Nine years after his arrest, the International Criminal Court (ICC) found former Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) warlord, Bosco Ntaganda, guilty of war crimes and related offences committed in Ituri, between 2002 and 2003. Trial Chamber VI, composed of ...
Read More »Nigeria still among poorest nations in the world, says United Nations as USAID tasks FG on population growth
The introduction of social safety net programmes by the Federal Government and development agencies to alleviate poverty in the country notwithstanding, the 2019 global multidimensional poverty index has yet again ranked Nigeria among poorest nations in the world. This comes ...
Read More »NPA assures stakeholders of industrial harmony and peace as MWUN suspends strike.
Stakeholders and other providers and users of port services in the country have been assured by the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) that it would leave no stone unturned in ensuring industrial peace and harmony. This assurance was ...
Read More »Army Day Celebration: Nigerian Army ,6 Division, Embark On Free Medical Outreach In Rivers.
The Nigerian Army, 6 Divison Port Harcourt, Commanded by Major General Jamil Sarham, on Wednesday carried out a free medical outreach in Rivers State, as part of the activities of marking the 2019 Army Day celebration. The outreach which was ...
Read More »FG inducts committee to develop policy on management of disaster victims.
A committee for the development of Policy documents on the Management of victims in disaster situations has been inaugurated by the Federal Government. It will harness all available resources towards producing a concise policy document for smooth implementation and management ...
Read More »Nigeria Immigration Service issues 20,000 10-year e-passport in one month.
Muhammad Babandede, Comptroller-General, NIS, disclosed that the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) issued 20,000 10-year enhanced e-passports in the month of June in Abuja on Friday at the official decoration of four senior officers promoted to the rank of Deputy Comptroller- ...
Read More »CGC Strike Force, Zone ‘A’ battles against smuggling through water-ways
The Nigeria Customs Service CGC Strike Force, Zone ‘A’ has taken a new dimension considering the recent onslaught against economic saboteurs within the zone. It has become the battle against smuggling and it’s vices by the Deputy Comptroller of Customs ...
Read More »WTP Expresses concern over rate of extrajudicial killings in Rivers
We The People, (WTP), a non-governmental organization, has expressed concern over the rate of reported extrajudicial killings in Rivers State. The group alleged that over 152 persons were killed between the months of April, May and June 2019 in the ...
Read More »Don canvasses establishment of more medical varsities.
Professor Friday Okonofua, the Vice Chancellor, University of Medicine, Ondo State, has pointed the need for establishment of more medical universities to improve the nation’s healthcare system. He made the assertion at the seventh Professor Adetokunbo Babatunde Sofoluwe Memorial Lecture ...
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