Don’t provide opportunity for insurgency in South East, group advises FG
A group, Citizens’ Initiative for Security Awareness (CISA), has advised the Federal Government to tread carefully on the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) issue to […]
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Poor countries desperate for Covid vaccines may be outbid by richer neighbors
Richard Hatchett, the head of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), is worried. His job is to ensure that future vaccines against Covid-19 will […]
SOKAPU lauds FG peace efforts in Kaduna, gets knock from Muslim group
Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) has commended Federal Government’s efforts to ensure that peace returned to communities in the southern part of the state, while […]
Atiku writes Lawan, urges rejection of loan proposals for unviable projects
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has written Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, urging the National Assembly to reject new loan requests tied to projects that would […]
Ondo bitumen host communities kick against exploitation
Bitumen host communities in Irele Local Council of Ondo State have kicked against the exploitation of the natural resources found in that part of the […]
DisCos implement new tariffs
Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) across the country, yesterday, began the implementation of a new tariff regime. In a statement issued yesterday, the distribution companies notified […]
CNPP warns against repeat of 1983 crisis in Ondo State
Opposition parties in Ondo State, under the aegis of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), have vowed to resist every attempt to plunge the […]
Halogen bags global security body award
The Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) has voted Halogen Group as Nigeria’s outstanding contract security company for the third year in a row. In an […]
Lagos commercial drivers decry extortion, harassment by LASTMA, VIO
Some commercial bus drivers yesterday withdrew their vehicles from the road as a result of alleged incessant harassment and extortion by officials of the Lagos […]
Delta community seeks intervention of Buhari over abandoned road project
For about two decades now, residents of Ubulu-Uku community in Aniocha South Local Government area of Delta State have lived in pain due to the […]
NUJ canvasses support for journalists’ welfare
The Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos branch, Dr Qasim Olalere Akinreti, has assured journalists in the state of suitable welfare packages, health services […]
Body demands disability commissions in states, 5% job slots for disabled people
A group, ActionAid Nigeria, has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for reconstituting the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), calling on states to set up […]
NAHCON to launch hajj savings scheme in Kano
National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says arrangement has been concluded to unveil a savings scheme in Kano State ahead of the 2021 hajj. Chairman […]
Ije-Ododo residents laud Lagos on road project
Residents of Ije-Ododo community in Iba Local Council Development Area (LCDA) have commended the Lagos State government for approving a road to link Ijegun to […]
YOSIEC fixes LG elections for December 5
Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission (YOSIEC) has slated December 5, 2020 to conduct elections in the state’s 17 councils. Announcing this at a meeting with […]
FG to narrow gender gap in science, technology sector
The Federal Government is set to narrow the gender gap in the science and technology sector to achieve a more inclusive socio-economic development. Minister of […]