DisCos advocate CBN funded massive metres roll-out project
Power Distribution Companies (DisCos) have advocated a Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, funded massive meters roll-out project, to ensure that electricity customers were adequately metered. The DisCos said on Thursday…
COVID-19 : WHO calls for equitable access to future vaccines in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) in Africa joined immunization experts in urging the international community and countries in Africa to take concrete actions to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines,…
GOVERNORS TO BE PART OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo says some State Governors may soon join in the membership of the Economic Sustainability Committee, ESC, as the implementation of the Sustainability Plan proceeds. Osinbajo…
Reopening the economy, schools: We have to be cautious not cause further health hazards – Okowa
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta says The National Economic Council (NEC) will hold further discussions with the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 (PTF) on reopening of the economy and schools. Okowa…
NDDC shocks Senate, says no missing N40bn; AGF clears air on releases
Appearing before a Senate Ad-hoc committee on Thursday, the  Acting Executive Director, Projects, Interim Management Committee, IMC, of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, shocked senators when…
Local content: Nigeria, Africa to expand coronavirus testing capacity with homemade diagnostic kits
Nigeria’s efforts at developing solution to the challenge of non-availability and high cost of coronavirus diagnostic kits have finally paid off with the development of RNASwift Extraction kit. This was…
N81bn financial recklessness allegation in NDDC unacceptable -LawanÂ
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, says financial recklessness allegation and misappropriation of N81 billion leveled against the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) are unacceptable. Lawan,…
Group wants National Assembly to probe Magu; commends Buhari
An NGO, United Global Resolve for Peace (UGRFFP), has called on the National Assembly to investigate suspended ex-EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu through its Financial Propriety Committee in exercise of its…
Man,36, arrested for raping 12-year-old girl with N500 bait
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom arrested four suspects in the last 18 days over alleged defilement in the state. One of such was the case of a man, aged…
15 stranded Nigerians to arrive from Europe today
The Federal Government has commenced the evacuation of another batch of 15 stranded Nigerians in France, Germany and Netherlands will depart citizenM Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris via…