The National Union of Civil Engineering Construction, Furniture and Wood Workers (NUCECFWW) has threatened to shut down activities in the construction industry in solidarity with striking unions in the education sector. NUCECFWW made the threat in a statement jointly signed by its National President, Mr Stephen Okoro, and General Secretary, Mr Ibrahim Walama, on Friday. […]
Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Ltd., the bottling partner of the Coca-Cola Company in Nigeria, on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the implementing partners of its recently announced €1 million donation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the MoU was signed at the company’s headquarters in Lagos. Speaking during the ceremony, […]
Huawei, a global Information and Communications Technology (ICT) provider, has expressed commitment to complementing government’s efforts in creating job opportunities for Nigerians. Huawei Media Manager, Idongesit Bassey said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. According to her, as the largest economy in Africa with great potential […]
Russia has resumed pumping gas to Europe through its biggest pipeline after warnings it could curb or halt supplies altogether. The Nord Stream 1 pipeline restarted following a 10-day maintenance break but at a reduced level. On Wednesday, the European Commission urged countries to cut gas use by 15% over the next seven months in […]
Lagos State Government has reclaimed encroached portions of Ikorodu GRA Scheme III, located at Odonla, Lucky Fibre axis of Ikorodu. The government has also returned the portions to the original allottees. The state Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Idris Salako, made the disclosure at the Government House, Alausa, Ikeja, according to a […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says millions of refugees and migrants in vulnerable situations, face poorer health outcomes than their host communities especially where living and working conditions are sub-standard. The organisation said on Wednesday that the report was according to the first WHO World report on the health of refugees and migrants. “Around the […]
The Lagos State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, has won the 2022 Best Sector Commander Award. Ogungbemide made this disclosure in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday. The award was presented to him by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, during the Strategy Session organised at […]
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has received 34 Nigerians who voluntarily returned from Chad. Mr Justin Uwazuruonye, Head, Abuja Operations Office, NEMA, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday in Abuja. Uwazuruonye said that the returnees were received at the […]
The European Commission has urged countries across the bloc to cut their gas use by 15% from August to March amid fears Russia could halt supplies. It says the target is voluntary but will become legally binding if Moscow turns off the taps this summer. The key Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Russia to Germany […]