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Stakeholders comprising oil and gas experts, civil society organisations and Niger Delta leaders have sought immediate action on crude theft, stating that the country had lost $12 billion to the menace. They accused security agencies, politicians and host communities of ...
Read More »Lawmakerss blame rising suicides on bad economy, poverty, frustration, others
Senators across party lines have blamed the rising cases of suicide among Nigerians on economic frustrations, particularly the high poverty level in the country. In separate submissions during debate on a motion sponsored by Theodore Orji (PDP Abia Central) and ...
Read More »President Buhari seeks sound education sector, better deal for teachers, promotes military officers
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the revival of the educational sector with focus on teaching of values like integrity in schools would require giving priority to the welfare and training of teachers who directly create the enabling environment for ...
Read More »Uber Driver and others Arrested, for Raising False Alarm on Car Snatching with Intent to Cover up their Crime.
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 39-year-old Ademola Quadri of No 24 Oloko Street off College Road, Ogba, Lagos for raising a false alarm, that three armed men snatched his Toyota Corrolla Saloon car. Confirming the arrest, the ...
Read More »Honeywell Flour Mills Plc grows revenue by 4 per cent to N74.4 billion
Honeywell Flour Mills Plc (HFMP), a leading foods manufacturer in Nigeria, has grown its revenue by 4 per cent to N74.4 billion recording its largest revenue figures since inception. The company’s audited results for the year ended March 31, 2019, ...
Read More »DPR shuts 17 illegal LPG skid operators in Ibadan, cautions nine plant owners
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Ibadan, Oyo State, has shut down 17 illegal Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) roadside retailers and issued warning to nine filling plants, in the second quarter of 2019. The Operations Controller of Ibadan Field ...
Read More »Race for Bayelsa Governor Dickson’s successor intensifies as Okara, others indicate interest
The Restoration Caucus in Bayelsa chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has begun the process of picking the standard-bearer for the November 16, 2019 governorship election in the state. Special Adviser to the outgoing Governor Henry Seriake Dickson on ...
Read More »Benue tribunal rejects Lawani’s application for more witness against Moro
The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi, Benue State has dismissed the application for additional witness brought before it by senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Steven Lawani. Lawani is challenging the election of Abba Moro in ...
Read More »University of Nigeria Nsukka unveils first five-seater electric car
It was excitement galore at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) as the institution’s Engineering Faculty successfully unveiled its first a five-seater electric car. Christened Lion Ozumba 551, the car, made with 80 per cent locally sourced materials could undertake ...
Read More »Katsina, Borno, Kebbi govs commend President Buhari on AfCFTA agreement
Governors Aminu Masari (Katsina), Babagana Zulum (Borno) and Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi) have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) pact. They said the agreement would increase the country’s volume of trade and boost the ...
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