BY JOY OKON The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected plans by the Federal Government to regularise electricity tariffs for customers for Bands A, B and C. In a communique released on Sunday after the National Executive Council (NEC) in Yola, Adamawa State, the labour union vowed to lead massContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has said it would absorb N16bn loss by refunding N65/litre to marketers so Nigerians will benefit from cheaper fue In a statement issued over the weekend, the refinery said it will refund customers who purchase Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at rates higherContinue Reading
GODWIN OBI The Federal Government has mandated that road contractors will work on-site for at least two weeks before receiving mobilisation fee A statement published on the ministry’s website on Sunday, said the Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced this during an inspection of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Dual Carriageway. Umahi explainedContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS, JOY OKON, CHIGOZIE ZEH The allegation of sexual harassment levelled against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, took another turn on Saturday when High Chief Emmanuel Uduaghan, the husband of Kogi lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, said he was aware of the claims by his wife. He noted thatContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS Some retired generals have stated that the Nigerian military cannot prevent residents in some troubled areas from paying levies and ransoms to bandits, despite ongoing counterterrorism efforts. The retired officers expressed doubts about the ability of the military to stop the residents from meeting the bandits’ demandsContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU The traditional ruler of Barako Ancient Community, His Royal Highness Kadilo Kabari has called for the implementation of the Ogoni bill of rights. The monarch made the demand during the Uula-mii giaa/Lol-Giaa tor Festival which signified the full commencement of a new planting season in Ogoniland. HeContinue Reading
BY JOY OKON Fresh from its conduct of public hearings on the Tax Reform Bills, the National Assembly now says the planned legislation will remove all the fears entertained about them in some parts of the country, and meet the aspirations of the different geo-political zones. The Senate is alreadyContinue Reading
Fire has gutted sections of a storey building housing Ago Medical Centre, off Ago Palace Way, Okota. The inferno was caused by a power surge which led to a spark when public electricity power supply was restored. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed the incident in a statementContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has blacklisted an Indian firm, Aveo Pharmaceuticals Pvt Limited, over alleged production and importation of dangerous opioid combinations into West Africa, including Nigeria. In a statement signed by its Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, on Friday, NAFDACContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A former Governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji, and four others were on Friday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission before the Abia State High Court over alleged misappropriation of N47bn. Orji was arraigned alongside his son, Chinedum Orji, a former Commissioner of Finance forContinue Reading