The crude oil leak, which occurred at Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) facilities at Peremabiri in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, has been pinned on equipment failure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a Joint Investigation Visit (JIV) to the incident site on...
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Zamfara Head of Civil Service, Kabiru Gayari says the state government will soon implement the N30,000 minimum wage for workers. Gayari spoke on Tuesday at the 4th Quadrennial Delegates Conference of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), Zamfara Chapter in Gusau. The Head of Service, who...
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has ordered the conduct of promotion examinations for deserving personnel of Immigration, Fire, NSCDC and Correctional Service to states, instead of only in Abuja. The minister said on Tuesday that the centre being used for the examinations by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, has arrested one Zahradeen Mukhtar, 22, for allegedly vandalising and stealing window burglary shields in a Mosque. The Corps Public Relations Officer, DSC Ibrahim Idris-Abdullahi, announced the arrest in a statement on Tuesday in Kano. He said the...
A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Gender Mobile Initiative (GMI), said on Tuesday that 70 per cent of the female population in the country’s school system have experienced sexual harassment. The Executive Director of GMI, Ms Omowumi Ogunrotimi, said this in Abuja at a summit on “Anti-Sexual Harassment in Educational...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has lifted the suspension placed on the activities of the Order of the Knights of St John International (KSJI). This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday and jointly signed by the President and Secretary of the...
The Federal Government has recovered a total of N2.6 Trillion revenue from oil firms following the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) National Assembly intervention. NEITI said a total of 2.6 billion dollars remained outstanding in the hands of companies as at March 2022. Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, Executive...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has said armed bandits and hoodlums would have overrun his state if not for the prompt intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari. Governor Uzodimma stated this on Tuesday during the President’s visit to Owerri, the state capital. He said: “Your prompt intervention helped to restore...
The Court of Appeal Abuja has reserved judgment on an appeal filed by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, seeking to quash the terrorism and treasonable felony charge the Federal Government preferred against him. The IPOB leader, who is currently facing trial before the...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has partnered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on the deployment of forensic investigation to track criminals. The partnership was established when NSCDC Forensic Unit officers paid a visit to EFCC Headquaters Forensic Laboratory on Tuesday in Abuja. Mr Tersoo...
The United States Government is to commit 200 million U.S. dollars to start-up process on Clean Energy Demand Initiative to help address climate change in the country. The U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, Mr John Kerry, made the commitment when his team paid a courtesy visit to the...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, granted a prayer by the Department of State Services (DSS) to detain the former terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu, for 60 more days. Justice Nkeonye Maha, in a short ruling on the ex-parte motion moved by counsel for the DSS, Ahmed Magaji, granted...
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the recently reconstructed 36 Kilometres dualised Owerri-Orlu and the first phase of the 53 Kilometres dualised Owerri-Okigwe roads. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buhari performed the inaugurations on Tuesday, as part of his one-day working visit to the state, the second...
The Federal Government is considering the use of Compressed Natural Gas(CNG), which the country has in abundance to reposition the transportation sector in urban cities across the country. The Minister of State for Transportation, Prince Ademola Adegoroye said this in a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has delisted 1.1 million fresh registrants ahead of the 2023 general elections. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said this in a statement on Tuesday. “As Nigerians are aware, the cleaning up of the register of voters...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – Operatives from the Edo State Police Command have foiled an alleged kidnap bid and arrested four suspected kidnappers during a township surveillance patrol on Ugbor road at GRA in Benin. The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Jennifer Iwegbu disclosed this in a statement...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Worried by the destructions caused by floods in some communities across Borno State, Governor Babagana Zulum has assigned his Deputy, Umar Usman Kadafur to lead an assessment team to a tour of all affected LGAs for the purpose of ascertaining extent of damages, and...
As a prelude to her annual conference on October 6, 2022, the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has concluded plans to host media managers in both private and public sector to a business lunch on Wednesday, October 5 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos by 12 noon. A statement...