Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says three trillion dollars is needed to bridge the infrastructural deficit in Nigeria over the next 30 years. He said that adopting new models of investments for infrastructural development in the country was imperative as reliance on public expenditure alone was no longer sufficient to...
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Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has won the most outstanding contribution in the industry award as a joint winner at the ongoing 2020 World LNG Virtual Summit and Award. NLNG emerged the winner alongside Kpler in a nomination group comprising British Petroleum (B.P.), Chart Industries, Natural Gas Company (DEFA), Qatar...
SADIQ ABUBAKAR, MAIDUGURI Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has Thursday commissioned the newly reconstructed and expanded State Psychiatric Hospital Budum by World Health Organization+WHO) which was built in 1976 with 48 bed capacity of 4 Wards to serve the entire north eastern part of Nigeria and the...
The Nigerian Army has urged religious leaders to produce appropriate narratives that would counter the terrorists’ ideologies towards discouraging the young minds from accepting extremist ideologies. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, made the call at the Second Nigerian Army Spiritual Warfare Seminar organised by the Chaplain...
The Lagos State Government says it will increase fish production by at least 60,000 metric tons to bridge the huge deficit in the sector and meet the state’s demand for fish. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, said this at a news conference on Thursday in Lagos...
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River on Thursday launched a special operation to flush out criminals from the state, especially kidnappers.Code-named “Operation Akpakwu”, the outfit draws personnel from the Army, Navy, Air Force and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps.To enhance the operations, the governor handed over 100...
UNICEF said on Thursday that it would need 197.8 million dollars in 2021 to assist 5.1 million South Sudanese, including 3.7 million children affected by conflict and disease outbreaks. Mohamed Ayoya, the UNICEF Country Director said this in a statement issued in Juba. The UNICEF said that many children...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State says it has received and dispatched sensitive materials for Saturday’s Lagos East Senatorial and Kosofe Constituency II House of Assembly by-elections to the affected council areas. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Sam Olumekun, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
The Police on Thursday returned title documents belonging to Mr Gabriel Ofoma, in compliance with the order of the National Human Rights Commission’s panel, sitting in Abuja. The panel investigating the allegations of human rights violations against the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Abuja, had on Nov. 16, ...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced that the revised Stamp Duty on securities transactions to 0.08 per cent from 0.075 per cent, will take effect from Dec. 7. This is contained in a notice by the NSE made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday...
The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has removed cannabis from the most dangerous category of drugs, where it had been placed for 59 years, the UN said in a statement. This happened as a result of a historic vote of 27 in favour and 25 against has removed...
Dangote Oil Refinery has been listed among top 20 influential projects by the renowned Project Management Institute (PMI) for its potential to fuel Nigeria’s economic transformation from importer to self-sustaining powerhouse in petroleum refining. A statement signed on Thursday in Lagos by Mrs Roseline Okere, Internal Communications analyst, Dangote...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi Senator Bala Mohammed, the Bauchi state governor, on Thursday, warned the Federal Road Safety Corps Officers and Men in the state to stop extorting money from motorists and other road users.He gave the warning while delivering a speech during the distribution of the second batch of...
Efforts are under way in England to make sure that medical records reflect who received the soon-to-be-rolled-out Pfizer/BioNTech Coronavirus vaccine, England’s deputy chief medical officer said on Thursday. Jonathan Van-Tam told the BBC that work was under way to link people’s medical records with their status of vaccination so...
The Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA) says it is mobilising community members to monitor the implementation of the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Universal Basic Education (UBE) intervention projects in Kaduna State. The Acting Policy Adviser of CSACEFA, Mr Adamu Nathaniel, said at a town hall...
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, fixed March 3, 2021 for Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to fully comply with its orders in the trial of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu fixed the date after counsel to the EFCC, Farouk Abdullah, prayed the court...
The UAE Foreign Ministry on Thursday confirmed the activation of tourist visas for Israeli passport holders via air companies and travel agencies, in light of the conclusion of the bilateral normalisation deal. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said this in a statement. The ministry said...
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Thursday distributed 655 subsidised tricycles and 154 commercial buses to 809 beneficiaries to provide employment and help ease transportation in the state. Speaking during the flag-off and distribution of the buses and tricycles in Bauchi, Mohammed said the gesture was a fulfilment...
President Donald Trump’s administration is pushing to finalise new immigration restrictions before his term ends in January, according to three senior homeland security officials. This is a last-gasp effort in a policy area that was a central focus during his four years in office. The moves come even as...