Security operatives have thwarted an attempted jailbreak by inmates at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ubiaja in Edo State. Aminu Suleman, who is the Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Edo State Command, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He explained that the incident occurred on Wednesday following a riot after […]
By Nathan Nwakamma The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) says it has suspended it proposed strike over Chevron Nigeria Limited’s plan (CNL) to lay off 600 workers at the Agbami Offshore Oilfield in Bayelsa. Mr Lumumba Okugbawa, General-Secretary of PENGASSAN made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto has offered Finland as a host country for a possible meeting between US president Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Niinisto’s office said on Friday. “When it comes to this possible meeting, the readiness of Finland to organise it has been presented to both Washington and Moscow,” a spokesman for […]
By Rotimi Ijikanmi The Federal Government has blamed the media and some unpatriotic Nigerians for the choice of Ghana over Nigeria for the citing of Twitter continental headquarters. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in an interview on Thursday in Abuja said the development would serve as a lesson for Nigerians the […]
By Nathan Nwakamma Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has taken steps to avert an impending industrial action at Agbami Offshore Oilfield operated by Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL). Mr Lumumba Okugbawa, General-Secretary of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), said this in a telephone conversation with the News Agency […]
By Yunus Yusuf The United Nigeria Airlines has unveiled plans to acquire lands from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to set up its own Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO) facility in Enugu State. Its Chairman, Dr Obiora Okonkwo, unveiled the airline’s plans at an interactive session with members of the League of Airports and […]
By Lizzy Okoji Mrs Sangeteta Thapa, Deputy Country Representative, UN Women, in Liberia, has urged the ECOWAS Parliament to come up policies to protect and recognise contributions of women in the informal sectors. Thappa made the call, on Wednesday, at a Technical Session on “Strategies to Empower Women Working in the Informal Sector” at the […]
By Usman Aliyu The Main Organising Committee (MOC) of the 20th National Sports Festival held in Benin says the festival tagged Edo 2020 cannot be forgot by all participants. Secretary of the committee Peter Nelson stated this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Benin. Nelson described the festival as […]
By Veronica Dariya Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, the Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said the board lost more than N10 million in 2020 to fraudsters. Oloyede told newsmen at the board’s headquarters on Wednesday in Abuja that the fraudsters penetrated the board’s payment portal for adhoc staff. He said that the money, which was […]
By Florence Onuegbu The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) is collaborating with the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) to incorporate waste management in primary school curriculum. Speaking at the inaugural training of teachers, with the theme: ”Waste Education in the 21st Century”, on Tuesday in Ikeja, the Managing Director, LAWMA, Mr Ibrahim Odumboni, […]
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