Port Harcourt DisCo promotes 66 staff
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) has promoted 66 of its staff to encourage them for excellent performance. The company’s Head of Corporate Communications, […]
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Stakeholders urge NERC, EEDC to facilitate installation of prepaid meters
Stakeholders in the electricity industry in the South-East have urged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) to facilitate […]
Amaechi charges NIMASA to consider Nigerian institutes for cadet sea time
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday charged the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to consider the country’s maritime training institutes […]
NLC seeks better migration governance
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for better migration governance to support returning and reintegration of migrant workers in the midst of COVID-19 in […]
SGF urges Nigerians to have positive mindset about government
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha has urged Nigerians to desist from deliberately refusing to see anything good in […]
Community demands justice over illegal arrest, brutalisation of villager by Army
Dakunji community in Vwang District of Jos South Local Government Area in Plateau, on Saturday accused the military of invading the village to illegally arrest […]
NGO names Nasarawa House of Assembly speaker as best in North-Central
An NGO, Presidential School Debate of Nigeria (PSDN), has named the Speaker of Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, as the Best Speaker […]
Reps to investigate exclusion of Rivers from World Bank loan for projects
House of Representatives on Wednesday called for investigation of an alleged exclusion of Rivers from projects to be financed by a fresh World Bank loan. […]
How to address emerging security threats -Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that all efforts must be made to articulate a political, economic, military and […]
APC splinter group says parallel congresses bad for party
The Lagos4Lagos Movement, a splinter group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, says parallel congresses may impact negatively on coming elections. The […]
Security guard docked for stealing 170 chickens
A 60-year-old security guard, Igbakura Tyoper, on Monday appeared in a Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, for allegedly stealing 170 chickens. The police charged Tyoper, […]
Belarus athlete enters Poland’s embassy in Tokyo after refusing to return home
Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya walked into a Polish embassy on Monday, a day after refusing to board a flight at a Tokyo airport. The airport […]
Stoppage of sales of Forex to BDCs – Another courageous policy by the CBN
By Emmanuel Onyebeke The latest Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) decision to stop the sale of FOREX to Bureau De Change (BDC) operators due to […]
Troops arrest suspected bandit in possession of military kits – Army
The Nigerian Army says its troops operating along Mokwa-Jebba road, intercepted and arrested a fleeing bandit in a vehicle traveling from Zuru to Ibadan during […]
Why Borno Govt delays payment of promotion benefits – HoS
Mr Simon Malgwi, the Borno Head of Civil Service, has said that the delay in the payment of workers promotion benefits was caused by anomalies […]
Senate decries foreign dominance in diving sector
)Senate on Thursday decried dominance of foreign operators in the employment of personnel in the nation’s diving sector. Chairman, Senate Committee on Local Content, Sen. […]
Climatologist counsels Nigerians against indiscriminate dumping of wastes
As the rainy season begins, a climatologist has called on Nigerians to desist from dumping garbage in public spaces, to forestall outbreaks of health disasters […]
Employ multiple energy sources to solve power sector challenges – Expert
A Fellow, Nigerian Society of Engineers, Mr Abiodun Oyedepo, has urged the government to employ multiple energy sources, including renewable energy, to address the challenges […]
Police defuse IED in Gezawa, Kano State
The Police Command in Kano State, on Friday, defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in a bush at Aujirawa village in Gezawa Local Government Area […]
New AOC charges officers to work towards improving security situation in the country
reports that Makinde took over from the Acting AOC, Air Vice Marshal Cosmos Ozougwu. Makinde said that what is expected of the officers is to […]
Gombe consumers owe Jos DisCo N2.2 billion as over 19, 000 households get meters — Spokesman
Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) says 19, 317 households have so far been metered in Gombe state, according to Dr. Adakole Elijah, JEDC’s Head of […]
Delta LG poll: Residents obey resticted movement order
Residents of Delta on Saturday obeyed the restricted vehicular movement order imposed by government as Local Government election holds across the state. The News Agency […]
Runsewe urges Envoy designates to promote Nigeria’s cultural economy abroad
Chief Segun Runsewe, Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), has called on Ambassador designates to promote Nigerian cultural economy in their new places […]
Senator Okorocha arrested amid free-for-all in Imo
By Haruna Salami Senator representing Imo west and former governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police The […]
Farouq commiserates with victims of Borno IDP camp fire
By Chimezie Godfrey The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, has commiserated with the victims of the Borno IDP Camp […]