Nigeria News Archives — Page 5 of 22

November 9, 2021 No Responses

Senate Tasks I-G On Missing Journalist

The Senate has charged the Inspector-General of Police (I-G) Alkali Baba to investigate the circumstances leading to the disappearance of Mr Tordue Salem, an Abuja based vanguard journalist. This followed the adoption of a point of order by Sen.Orker-Jev Emmanuel...

November 8, 2021 No Responses

Ikoyi Building Collapse: Archbishop Martins Commiserates with Sanwo-Olu, Affected Families

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev Dr. Alfred Adewale Martins has commiserated with the families of those who lost their lives and the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the wake of the recent collapse of the...

November 8, 2021 No Responses

INEC Declares Anambra Election Inconclusive

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended collation of results of the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra pending the conduct of the election in Ihiala Local Government Area. Prof. Florence Obi, INEC Returning Officer for the...

November 2, 2021 No Responses

Court Orders FG To Pay Delta $1.638b derivative arrears

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Federal Government to pay 1.638 billion dollars to Delta Government being 13 per cent derivative sum due as arrears of revenue payable to the oil-rich state. Justice Donatus Okorowo, while delivering...

October 29, 2021 No Responses

Yakubu: INEC Will Not Deploy Election Materials To 86 Polling Units In Anambra

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will not deploy personnel or election materials to the new 86 polling units in Anambra for the state governorship election. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this during the co...

October 28, 2021 No Responses

SIFAX ICT Records 33,500 TEUs In First Year of Operations

SIFAX Inland Container Terminal, an off-dock terminal owned by SIFAX Group, has recorded over 33,500 TEUs in its first year of operations. The terminal, located in Ijora, Lagos, was commissioned in October 2020 to alleviate the difficulties experienced b...

October 28, 2021 No Responses

Heritage Bank, Next Titan To Sustain Entrepreneur Support With N15m

In a bid to ensure that entrepreneurial goals of the Nigerian youths are achieved, Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s most innovative service banking provider, in collaboration with The Next Titan is set to further invest N15million on viable Nigerian entrepre...

October 27, 2021 No Responses

Anambra: FRSC Implores Personnel On Collaboration With Other Security Agencies

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has directed operatives of the corps deployed to cover the Anambra governorship election to ensure effective collaboration with other security agencies. A statement issued by the Co...

October 26, 2021 No Responses

Imumolen: ENDSARS Is About Fixing The Economy

The recent #ENDSARS protests recorded in some parts of the country is beyond mere agitations to the activities of the police, but beyond that is the need for the government to fix the economy, which is moribund, Convener of Nigeria Peace...

October 26, 2021 No Responses

Akwa Ibom Budgets ₦582.12b For 2022

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel on Monday presented to the state House of Assembly a proposed budget of N582.115 billion for the 2022 Financial Year. . Christened “Budget of re-defining Standards,” the Appropriation Bill comprised of N26...

October 22, 2021 No Responses

Freight Forwarders Threaten Strike Over Alleged Extortion By Shipping Firms

Freight forwarders in Nigeria have issued a threat to the down tool from the nation’s seaports in the next two weeks due to alleged extortion and high-handedness by shipping companies. The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NA...

October 16, 2021 No Responses

5G: NCC Restates 97% Readiness Level

The Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC’s) plan for Fifth Generation (5G) technology deployment in the country continues to gather momentum with the Commission confirming that its readiness to begin full implementation is at 97 percent.The Executive ...

October 12, 2021 No Responses

FRSC Impounds 432 Vehicles In Lagos

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it had arrested 432 drivers without driver’s licences within the past two weeks in Lagos State. The Sector Commander of FRSC in Lagos, Corps Commander Olusegun Ogungbemide, disclosed this to the News Agency...

October 11, 2021 No Responses

Shell Reiterates Commitment To Nigeria’s Quest For Gas Hub In Energy Transition

As part of the global quest for cleaner energy, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) is working to transform Nigeria into a gas hub within the Gulf of Guinea. Speaking on Monday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State at the 7th Annual Public...