This information was made known in a daily energy report by the Advisory Power Team, office of the Vice President, a copy of which was obtained by News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday. The report also noted that 200.1 megawatts of electricity were not generated due to unavailability of transmission infrastructure during […]
The Minister of State for Transportation, Gbemisola Saraki, has described Nigerian ports as the most expensive in the West African sub-region. A statement signed by Mr Eric Ojiekwe, Head, Press and Public Relations of the ministry, quoted the minister as saying that the high cost of port operations in the country was occasioned by the […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says its members will embark on strike action if the federal government fails to pay their salaries by the end of January. President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered all government workers to enrol in the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) — including university lecturers. The union had […]
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources said it would promote handwashing culture in public places to halt the spread of Lassa fever outbreak in the country. The Director, Water Quality Control and Sanitation in the ministry, Emmanuel Awe, made this known in Abuja. Awe said that with the recent outbreak of Lassa fever in parts […]
Nigeria had no warning from Washington that it could be added to the list of countries subject to a U.S. travel ban, information minister Lai Mohammed said on Monday, adding such a move would be “hasty” and send the wrong signal to investors. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would add more countries […]
The Lagos State Government has banned the activities of commercial motorcycles, popularly called Okada, and tricycles, known as Keke Napep, in some Local Government Areas, bridges, and highways in the state. The State Government directed security operatives to embark on total enforcement of the State’s Transport Sector Reform Law of 2018 on the affected six […]
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Sunday announced that it is immediately committing $10 million in emergency funds and corresponding technical support to help frontline responders in China and Africa accelerate their efforts to contain the global spread of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). The Foundation is committing $5 million to the 2019-nCoV response in […]
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi has decried the carriage of containers by flatbed trailers without proper latching, on the highways, and has ordered the immediate impoundment of such vehicles by patrol teams. In a press statement made available on Twitter by the Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, the FRSC […]
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Monday, convicted and sentenced Maryam Sanda to death by hanging for the murder of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello. Delivering the judgment, Justice Yusuf Halilu, held that there was circumstantial evidence coupled with her testimony and statement to the police that she “fatally” stabbed her husband […]
The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries has faulted a report that it has the highest number of single ladies among churches in Nigeria. The church stated that for the past 10 years, it had conducted over 150,000 weddings. The MFM made the clarification in a statement on Sunday by Collins Edomaruse, spokesperson for its […]