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Petrol Queues: Stations to operate longer hours, share stock – NNPC
July 9, 2024
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) says fuel stations should operate longer hours to supply and distribute petrol to address the fuel queues across the country. The NNPC Ltd said the turnaround period of petrol...
Why FG plans to relocate correctional centres – Minister
July 9, 2024
Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the federal government is considering relocating some correctional facilities from their present locations in urban areas. He said this was because urbanisation has eaten deep into the setbacks that...
HYPREP: 5000 Graduands Threaten Protest Over Unpaid Stipends and Starter Packs
July 8, 2024
The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP project currently ongoing in Ogoni land, Rivers State, South-South Nigeria may hit the rock as the 5000 graduands who trained under the Balarabe Abbas Lawal-led Federal Ministry of Environment...
Kenyan President to cut cost of governance by over $1bn
July 5, 2024
Weeks after nationwide protests that forced President William Ruto to scrap planned tax hike, he has pledged on Friday to cut cost of governance totaling to 177 billion shillings ($1.39 billion) in the fiscal year...
Maggi “Let’s Jollof” Cooking Competition Winners Emerge at Lagos Orientation Camp
July 5, 2024
A cooking competition organized by Maggi at the 2024 Batch “B” Stream I Orientation Course in Iyana-Ipaja has produced winners among Lagos corps members. The “Let’s Jollof” contest tested the participants’ culinary skills in preparing...
Many feared trapped as another building collapses in Anambra
July 4, 2024
Many people were feared trapped when a two-storey building collapsed on Thursday in Amawbia, Awka South, Anambra State, Nigeria’s south-east. This is happening less than a month after a five-storey building collapsed in Onitsha, Onitsha North Local...
Senate condemns Borno bombings, rejects motion to stop service chiefs from diverting security funds
July 3, 2024
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a motion to stop service chiefs from diverting funds meant for the procurement of ammunition to the construction of universities and other unprioritised projects. The upper chamber, however, condemned the...
Seven rescued as two-storey building collapses in Lagos
July 3, 2024
Seven persons have been rescued in a newly constructed two-storey building that collapsed at 12 Cameroun Street, off Ewenla, in the Mushin area of Lagos State on Wednesday. A statement by the Permanent Secretary Lagos State...
Lagos Culture and Traditions Take Center Stage as Oniru Visits NYSC Camp
July 3, 2024
In a groundbreaking move, His Royal Majesty, Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal, the Oniru of Iru Kingdom, paid a historic visit to the NYSC Lagos Orientation Camp, marking the first time an Oniru has visited the...
EU unveils digital platform to boost investment in Nigeria’s agribusiness
July 3, 2024
The European Union (EU) has unveiled a digital platform to boost investment in Nigeria’s agribusiness sector. The Deputy Director General, Directorate of International Partnerships (INTPA), European Commission, made this known at the 9th edition of...
