By Yusuf Yunus Mr Tunji Oyebanji, former Chairman, Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN), has cautioned Nigerians, especially marketers against speculations over petreleum pump price. Oyetunji said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. He was reacting to a recent statement Mr Mike Osatuyi, National […]
By Monday Ajogun Mr Uche Nebuwa, National President of Heavy Duty Truck Drivers Association, says there will be no remedy to the hike in pump price of fuel caused by subsidy removal unless old refineries are repaired. Nebuwa stated this during the inauguration of Uzoeghelu General Motor Park, at Ugwu Nwasike/Nkwo […]
Ikuru Lizzy An appendage of a two-story hotel has collapsed in the Ada-George area of Port Harcourt, leaving four injured persons now receiving treatment in hospital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the two-storey building belonging to 1708 Hotel, Rumuoke by Okilton Junction, off Ada George, collapsed at about 6.15 am on […]
By Taiye Agbaje Mr Timipre Sylva, the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov. 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, says he was never elected as the state’s governor on two occasions. Sylva, the immediate-past Minister of State for Petroleum, refuted the allegations that he was previously elected as Bayelsa governor on April 14, […]
Infrastructure By Chijioke Okoronkwo Maiduguri, June 28, 2023(NAN) Vice President Kashim Shettima says the Federal Government will address the challenges of infrastructure deficit, youth unemployment and restiveness in Borno and Nigeria in general. Shettima spoke with newsmen shortly paying Sallah homage to the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar El-Kanemi, on Wednesday in Maiduguri. The […]
By Adenike Ayodele Ikeja June 27, 2023 (NAN) Mr Clement Onwuenwunor (SAN), the lead counsel for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr Abdulazeez Adediran, has accused the West African Examination Council (WAEC) official of compromising evidence in his testimony. The official was subpoenaed by the court to give evidence on […]
By Lydia Ngwakwe A financial expert, Mr Ayotunde Bally, has faulted the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directive on the inclusion of social media handles as part of commercial bank’s Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures. Bally, Chief Executive Officer of Arvofinance, a fintech company, expressed the reservation in an interview with the News Agency of […]
Nearly 36 million people in the World Health Organisation’s European region may have developed prolonged health impairments after Coronavirus infections since the pandemic began. This corresponds to about one in 30 Europeans over the past three years, WHO Regional Director Hans Kluge said at a news conference in Copenhagen on Tuesday. Much more needed to […]
By Kelechi Ogunleye The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 40,000 personnel to provide security across the country as Muslim faithfuls celebrate Eid-El-Fitr. This is contained in a statement by NSCDC Director of Public Relations, Olusola Odumosu, on Tuesday in Abuja. Odumosu said that NSCDC Commandant General (CG), Ahmed Audi ordered the […]
By Christian Njoku The marine unit of the Cross River Police Command on Monday said it had recovered the bodies of three medical students, who went missing after a boat mishap on Saturday. The bodies were recovered in collaboration with locals around the Marina Resort Area, Calabar, on Monday morning, the Cross River’s Commissioner of […]