By Nathan Nwakamma The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) has said that the reported oil spill from its facility in Imiringi community in Bayelsa was caused by oil thieves. The company said that it carried out a Joint Investigative Visit (JIV) into the July 27 oil spill. The JIV, is a statutory probe that […]
A major incident has been declared following a toxic chemical spillage in a canal in the West Midlands. Walsall Council said the Environment Agency was testing the canal water for sodium cyanide and other chemicals in the affected area. The council warned that there would be a potential health risk to anyone who has had […]
Pakistan army on Wednesday said four soldiers were killed in a deadly gun battle with terrorists near the Afghan border. Six terrorists were also killed, the military said. “A sanitization operation is being conducted to eliminate the militants,” the military’s media wing ISPR said in a statement. The violence occurred as the nation celebrates its […]
The major wildfire that raged for almost three days near Athens has been extinguished, officials said on Wednesday. Fire-fighters continued to monitor an area north-east of the Greek capital to prevent any re-ignition of smouldering hotspots in the charred fields, forests and outlying neighbourhoods. A broken electricity pylon may have triggered the fire on Sunday […]
By Abujah Racheal The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has expressed its readiness to combat the spread of zoonotic disease with 23 million doses of Mpox vaccine this year. Dr Jean Kaseya, the Director-General of Africa CDC, who made this known at a webinar engagement on Tuesday, said that the centre had already secured […]
By Mohammed Tijjani The 1 Division Nigerian Army and Operations Whirl Punch on Tuesday issued a toll-free line for quick response in security-related issues. The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations in the division, Lt.-Col. Musa Yahaya, made the announcement in a statement issued in Kaduna. Yahaya said, “Given the security challenges in the divisions area […]
By Rukayat Adeyemi The Nigerian Exchange Ltd.(NGX) market capitalisation on Tuesday extended losses by N278 billion or 0.50 per cent, following selloffs in BUA Cement, Zenith Bank, FBN Holdings, among other declined equities. Notably, the market capitalisation which opened at N55.574 trillion closed at N55.296 trillion. The All-Share Index also decreased by 0.50 per cent […]
By Oboh Linus The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called for concerted efforts to tackle floods in North Central states of Nigeria. Mr Eugene Nyelong, NEMA Zonal Coordinator, North Central Zone, made the call at a stakeholders workshop on Proper Waste Management and Flood Preparedness in the North Central on Tuesday in Lafia. According […]
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says airstrikes by the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe has destroyed 13 illegal refining sites, This is according to a statement by NAF’s Director, Public Relations and Information, AVM Edward Gabkwet, on Sunday in Abuja, Gabkwet said that 10 overhead tanks and several gallons of […]
By Grace Alegba The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) says it has paid 82.36 per cent of depositors with above N5 million as insured sum in the defunct Heritage Bank. The Director of Communication and Public Affairs, Mr Bashir Nuhu, in a statement on Sunday, said that the step underscored the corporation’s commitment to safeguarding […]