Police rescues kidnap victim, arrests suspect in Delta
Oct. 8, 2021 The Police Command in Delta says it has rescued a kidnapped female victim from a suspected armed robbery and kidnapping gang in the state. DSP Bright Edafe,…
Alleged N2.1bn fraud: Abdulrasheed Maina to know fate Nov. 8
Oct. 8, 2012 Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday fixed Nov. 8 for judgment in the alleged N2.1 billion fraud suit filed against Abdulrasheed Maina,…
PIA: Buhari receives NNPC Certificate of incorporation, expects nothing less than a global oil company
Oct. 8, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja received the certificate of incorporation of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited from the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). Speaking at…
Pope, at peace meeting with Merkel, says divert arms money for food, vaccines
Oct 8, 2021 Pope Francis, closing a peace meeting of world religions, called the arms trade a bane of humanity on Thursday, saying that money spent on weapons should be…
Plateau State dissolves local government councils
Oct. 8, 2021 Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has dissolved the 17 Local Government Councils in the state, following expiration of their tenure. Lalong directed that they should hand over…
NAFDAC shuts down 4 yoghurt production companies in Kaduna over non-compliance
Oct. 8, 2021 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) office in Kaduna State has closed four illegal facilities engaged in the production of unregistered yoghurt….
Moderna plans to invest $500m for vaccine plant in Africa
Oct 8, 2021 Moderna plans to invest up to $500 million to build a factory in Africa to make up to 500 million doses of mRNA vaccines each year, including…
African Union to start talks with WHO on malaria vaccine rollout
Oct 8, 2021 Africa will start talks with the World Health Organization about getting the first approved malaria vaccine to the continent as soon as possible, the African Union’s top…
Renewable energy: FG eager to follow up its national energy system, policy, reiterates commitment to electrifying 5m homes
Oct. 8, 2021 The Federal Government says it has commissioned several sites in the six geopolitical zones of the country toward actualising its promise of electrifying five millions homes with…
Nigeria rejects single pathway to energy transition, says Energy transition major concern for African, developed nations
Oct. 8, 2021 The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says Nigeria will not support any concept that promotes a single pathway to energy transition. Sylva said…