archiveMarch 2021

 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 135 new infections, bringing the number of infections in the country to 161,409. The NCDC made this known on Thursday night via its official Twitter handle, where it disclosed that the new infections were recorded in 16 states including the Federal...

  As part of measures to address the insecurity challenges in the South-West geopolitical zone, Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, held a closed-door meeting with the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams. Adams, who paid a private visit to Makinde, said that discussions centred on issues related...

Nigeria’s former vice-president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has faulted the decision of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to rehabilitate the Port Harcourt refinery with $1.5 billion. The presidential candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general election argued that Nigeria is sinking deeper into debt from N12...

  to set up committee on amicable resolution of leadership crisis Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Thursday met with leaders of market men and women in the state, declaring that he was ready to put in place policies to boost economic growth. The governor, who stated this at an...

 President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with Government and people of Republic of Tanzania in mourning the passing of President John Pombe Magufuli, aged 61. In a condolence message by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Thursday, Buhari believed that Magufuli’s legacy of...

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and Transparency International – Nigeria have welcomed the decision by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for operators in the Nigerian financial system, particularly bankers to declare their assets as from June 1, 2021. This was made known in a statement for...

The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen Buba Marwa (rtd), has disclosed that illicit drugs worth over N60 billion have been seized by the agency in the last two months, which he said confirmed the alarming level of drug abuse and trafficking in the country. The NDLEA boss...

 The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) on Thursday gave regulated service providers one month to register with the council or face sanctions.The Executive Secretary, Mr Hassan Bello disclosed this in Lagos at a sensitisation clinic for regulated service providers, the second phase for shipping companies, terminal operators and inland container dry ports....

The Nigerian Navy has released the list of candidates who were successful in its Direct Short Service Commission Course 28 Selection Board. Commodore for Chief of the Naval Staff Suleman Dahun in a statement said candidates who attended the Selection Board interview held at the Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Ojo,...

  The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) currently before the National Assembly will guarantee a robust petroleum upstream framework for development. Sylva made this known at the 2021 Society of Petroleum Engineers Oloibiri Lecture Series and Energy Forum (SPEOLEF) in...