Category: News

Transport Unions, FRSC Sign Covid-19 Safety Measures Agreement
July 14, 2020 No Responses

Transport Unions, FRSC Sign Covid-19 Safety Measures Agreement

Stakeholders in the transport sector in Kaduna State, on Monday, signed an agreement to comply with the post COVID-19 safety guidelines as the sector resumes full operation after lockdown. The agreement was reached during a meeting with the Kaduna Sector...
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Yobe Acquires 103 Tractors, 7,500 Metric Tonnes Of Fertiliser
July 14, 2020 No Responses

Yobe Acquires 103 Tractors, 7,500 Metric Tonnes Of Fertiliser

The Yobe State Government has acquired 103 tractors and 7,500 tonnes of NPK fertiliser to be distributed to farmers across the 17 local government areas. Showcasing the agricultural inputs in Damaturu on Monday, the State Governor,  Mai Mala-Buni exp...
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Ondo Distributes 20,000 Cocoa Seedlings To Farmers
July 13, 2020 No Responses

Ondo Distributes 20,000 Cocoa Seedlings To Farmers

No fewer than 100 cocoa farmers in Isua-Akoko, Ondo State on Monday, benefitted from the 20,000 free hybrid cocoa seedlings, donated by the State Government.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the distribution exercise was the core target of...
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Singapore, London, Shanghai,Top New List Of Most Important Shipping Hub
July 13, 2020 No Responses

Singapore, London, Shanghai,Top New List Of Most Important Shipping Hub

The 2020 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development (ISCD) Index has been published by the Baltic Exchange, in collaboration with Xinhua, the Chinese state news agency. The index, in its seventh edition, provides an independent ranking of the perf...
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ILO Renews Commitment To Create Better World Of Work After COVID-19
July 13, 2020 No Responses

ILO Renews Commitment To Create Better World Of Work After COVID-19

The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Ryder, has welcomed the commitment and determination of world leaders to build a better world of work as a core element of recovery from the COVID-19 crisis . Speaking at the close of ...
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FRSC Warns Personnel Against Collecting Bribe From Motorists
July 13, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Warns Personnel Against Collecting Bribe From Motorists

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, has warned its personnel to desist from collecting bribe from motorists in the state. The Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Ahmed Umar, gave this warning in an interview with the News...
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Court Dismisses N5b Libel Suit Against Thisday
July 13, 2020 No Responses

Court Dismisses N5b Libel Suit Against Thisday

An FCT High Court, in Kubwa on Monday, dismissed a N5 billion libel suit filed by a Chartered Accountant, Nixon Alanza, against Thisday Newspaper Limited and Diamond Bank PLC . Delivering judgment, Justice Bello Kawu , held that the plaintiff...
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Lagos Trains 450 Entrepreneurs On Coconut’s Waste-To-Wealth Initiative
July 13, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Trains 450 Entrepreneurs On Coconut’s Waste-To-Wealth Initiative

The Lagos State Government ( LASG) is to start a five-week intensive training on July 13 for no fewer than 450 young entrepreneurs on the use of coconut waste in arts and craft. The State Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms...
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Nigeria Reports 571 New Coronavirus Cases
July 13, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 571 New Coronavirus Cases

Nigeria on Sunday reported 571 new cases of Coronavirus in 20 states, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 32,558.  According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the 571 new cases reported were from Lagos(152), Ebonyi(108), Edo(5...
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CBN, Bankers Committee To Revamp National Theatre
July 13, 2020 No Responses

CBN, Bankers Committee To Revamp National Theatre

The Minister for Culture and Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Sunday in Lagos handed over the National Theatre to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Bankers committee for restoration and upgrade. Speaking at the event, Mohammed explained that t...
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Lagos Doctors Begin Three Days Warning Strike
July 13, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Doctors Begin Three Days Warning Strike

Doctors under the aegis of the Medical Guild in Lagos State are set to begin three days warning strike from Monday, over issues that affects their safety and welfare. The Medical Guild is the Association of Medical Doctors under the...
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Martins Warns Parents Against Negative Words To Children
July 13, 2020 No Responses

Martins Warns Parents Against Negative Words To Children

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Adewale Martins on Sunday warned all parents against negative declarations to their children, as every word shaped their behaviour. The Archbishop, who gave the warning during the online Sunday Service, urged Christi...
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Customs FOU Generates N17b In Six Months
July 13, 2020 No Responses

Customs FOU Generates N17b In Six Months

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) raised Debit Notes of N17 billion between January and June 2020. In a statement on Sunday, the Acting Customs Area Controller of the unit, Usman Yahaya, explained...
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Beyond The NDDC Forensic Audit
July 13, 2020 No Responses

Beyond The NDDC Forensic Audit

By Horatius Egua — It was yet another shocking revelation, at the Senate hearing, at the National Assembly, on the trouble Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), that the Interim Management Committee (IMC) led by Professor Pondei Kemebradikumo alloca...
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