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Lagos State has recorded another landmark in its plan to cut down the use of dirty fuels responsible for carbon emission and air pollution. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, commissioned a 40 metric tons Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Refill Plant in Ikorodu division. The Governor, in company of his Deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, opened the…
A federal high court in Abuja has declared the activities of Yan Bindiga and Yan Ta’adda bandit groups as acts of terrorism. Taiwo Taiwo, the presiding judge gave the order on an ex parte motion filed by the federal government. Mohammed Abubakar, Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) at the Federal Ministry of Justice, who filed…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has backed the Federal Government’s plan to remove subsidy on Petrol, also referred to as Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) by year 2021. President of the association, Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, said that the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on August 16 had…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he will continue to promote the unity and oneness of Nigeria till his final days on Earth. Obasanjo said unity is paramount despite our differences and that good leadership was important in fostering unity and development in the country. The former president made the submission on Thursday while…
Nigeria and Pakistan on Thursday signed trade agreements on affordable cardiovascular pharmaceuticals and other antibiotics at the ongoing trade exhibition by Pakistani companies in Lagos. The agreements were signed on the last day of the 2nd Pakistan-Africa Trade Development Conference and Single Country Exhibition. The Deputy Managing Director, Assene Laborex Eurapharma, Mr Renaud Beauchamp, after…
The federal government has announced that, it is planning to implement a N5,000 per month grant to 40 million vulnerable Nigerians for one year to cushion the adverse effect that the proposed removal of petrol subsidy may bring next year. The General Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Mele Kyari has hinted that…
President Muhammadu Buhari has again directed security agencies to urgently address the resurgence of kidnapping and other crimes on the Abuja-Kaduna Highway and on other roads across the country. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said the president gave the directive while presiding over the meeting of the National Security Council, held at the Presidential…
The Defence Headquarters has said Nigerian troops eliminated more than 128 bandits and arrested 64 others in different operations across North West and North Central zones in the past two weeks. Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, disclosed this while giving updates of military operations between Nov. 11 and Nov. 25 on Thursday…
The Nigeria Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) has called for an intensive media involvement and sensitisation on its operations for nuclear safety and radiological protection in the country. Dr Yau Idris, NNRA Director-General and Chief Executive Officer made the call on Wednesday in Abuja while opening its fifth National Workshop for Correspondents on Nuclear Safety and…
The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) has been urged to address the demands of 221 National Assembly (NASS) staff recruited in 2018 who have allegedly been captured in every budget since 2019 but has never been paid. The 221 individuals demanded for the documentation and assumption of duties as legally employed staff by the commission…
