KASG confirms killing of at least 50 by armed gunmen
Gov. Nasiru El-rufai An armed gang killed at least 50 people in attacks on villages in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna on Sunday, Kaduna’s governor said on Monday…
Shell plans turnaround scheduled maintenance on Bonga Vessel
The Shell Nigeria Production and Exploration Company (SNEPCO) says the Bonga Floating Storage Production and Offloading (FSPO) is due for scheduled turn around maintenance. The Shell Petroleum Development Company statement…
Abia govt exploits us with multiple taxes; we pay for security yet our goods are stolen – Aba market women
Eziukwu market women in Aba have rejected multiple taxation imposed on them by Abia government. The traders, who criticized the taxation in separate interviews with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
FG offers 2, 3-year savings bonds at 4.131%, 5.131% for March — DMO
The Federal Government has offered for subscription two-year savings bond at 4.131 per cent and three-year savings bond at 5.131 per cent per annum, the Debt Management Office (DMO) has…
Court bars hospitals from demanding blood donation from women seeking maternity services
An Ikeja High Court has ordered government hospitals in Lagos State to stop demanding compulsory blood donations from women seeking antenatal and maternity services. Justice Raliat Adebiyi, in the judgment…
Laughter as minister refuses to shake Merkel’s hand over coronavirus
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, on Monday raised a rare laugh when he refused to shake the hand of his boss, Chancellor Angela Merkel, at a meeting in Berlin. This…
Prof Danbatta, EVC NCC, to Deliver 2020 The Bullion Lecture March 26
Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is to deliver the 2020 edition of The Bullion Lecture scheduled for 10am on Thursday, March 26,…
Scavenger in court for drug trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday filed one-count charge of alleged trafficking in 500g cannabis against a scavenger, Ibrahim Dauda, in a Federal High Court, Lagos….
OECD says coronavirus outbreak plunging world economy into its worst downturn, as virus hits global factories
Global factories took a beating in February from the coronavirus outbreak with activity in China shrinking at a record pace, surveys showed on Monday, raising the prospect of…
Police confirms killing of village head in Zamfara
The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed the killing of Malam Gambo Kujemi, the village Head of Kujemi in Dansadau District of Maru Local Government Area of the state…