By Yunus Yusuf The Federal Government says it plans to settle all outstanding debts owed to gas producers, including long-standing legacy debts. Mr Abel Nse, Senior Technical Adviser to the Minister of Petroleum Resources (Gas), disclosed this during a panel session organised by Sahara Group on Friday in Lagos.Continue Reading
By Ibrahim Kado Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Lamurde Local Government Area with immediate effect. Humwashi Wonosikou, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, disclosed this in a statement issued in Yola He said the directive followed recent violent attacks and breach ofContinue Reading
By Peter Okolie Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has charged the nation’s leaders to tackle hunger and poverty, saying that economic statistics alone do not reflect the harsh reality faced by many Nigerians. Onaiyekan said this in a homily at Rev. Fr. Maurice Emelu’s 20th priestly ordinationContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mohammed Ndarani, has advised the National Assembly to ensure that the current constitution review reflects the views of the people. Ndarani gave the advice during a press conference on Friday in Abuja. He noted that developments in the country justifiesContinue Reading
By Reporters Stakeholders in the transportation sector have called on the Federal Government to link the Warri-Itakpe standard gauge rail line to inland ports and road networks to create seamless multimodal transport system. They made the call while responding to a national survey conducted by the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Reporters The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has attributed the suspension of operations on some of its rail lines to insecurity, banditry and vandalism of its rail tracks. Mr John Otivere, an official of the NRC in Niger, disclosed this in Minna in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Leonard Okachie The Station Manager, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Umuahia, Mr Joseph Odoh, has said that rail infrastructure along the corridor are protected from vandals. Odoh disclosed this while responding to a national survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on the state of railway lines andContinue Reading
By Adekunle Williams The Lagos State House of Assembly has proposed a bill to streamline marriage documentation and ensure proper records for marriages and dissolutions across the state. During Thursday’s plenary, Speaker Mudashiru Obasa disclosed this at the Second Reading of the Marriage and Dissolutions (Except Marriages under theContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Nigerian Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) on Tuesday commenced a 5-day training workshop for its personnel on doctrine development to enhance their operational skills. The Commander of TRADOC, Maj.-Gen. Kevin Aligbe, who delivered the keynote address, spoke on: “Enhancing Doctrine Development for Effective TrainingContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has restated his government’s commitment to improve the nutritional health status of school children in the state. Adeleke made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at a Conference on Sustainable School Feeding and Child Nutrition organised by the Osun government inContinue Reading
