The house of representatives is considering a bill seeking to scrap the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The legislation proposes to repeal the NSCDC (amendment) Act 2007. The bill seeks to establish a transition management committee to superintend ...
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East West Road: Akpabio Secures N10bn Funding From Sovereign Sukuk Bond
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has secured the sum of N10.4bn from the bond sovereign Sukuk for the completion of construction work on the East- West Road. In his remarks before he was presented with the cheque ...
Read More »Aviation Unions Embark On Strike Feb 8
…Over Conditions Of Service Aviation unions have threatened to withdraw their services on Tuesday, February 8, if the negotiated conditions of service for aviation agencies is not released for implementation. In a statement signed by the General Secretary of National ...
Read More »Crude Oil Theft: Nigeria Lost $3.5bn Revenue In 2021 – CISLAC
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), has revealed that Nigeria lost at least $3.5billion revenue to crude oil theft in the year 2021. CISLAC executive director, Auwal Ibrahim Musa Rafsanjani, made the revelation in Port Harcourt on Thursday while ...
Read More »National Convention: APC Finalizes February 26
After months of uncertainty and keeping members guessing about the possibility of keeping to date or expecting another shift, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has finally notified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that it will hold its national convention ...
Read More »Hoodlums Slaughter Village Head, Five Ors
…Abduct residents in midnight attack Suspected terrorist bandits invaded Daddarar village in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State on Wednesday night and reportedly killed the village head, Alhaji Jafaru Rabiu, his personal assistant alongside four other residents. The Katsina ...
Read More »Onitsha Port Concession to Connect Lagos to South East, Generates N50 billion – ICRC
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has said that the Onitsha River Port will serve as an alternative source of transporting goods to the South East from Lagos, Port Harcourt and other areas with adequate water resources. Spokesperson of ICRC ...
Read More »2023: IBBIL Boss Set to Take Over Hilltop Mansion
…Community Development, Education, Ors Topmost Priority By Our Reporter For more on Idorenyin Umo program, click here The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of IBBIL, an ICT firm in Nigeria and beyond, Hon Idorenyin Umo has joined the Akwa ...
Read More »MD Vows Turnaround of Cross River Basin Authority In Two Months
Managing Director of Cross River Basin Development Authority (CRBDA) Engineer Bassey Nkposong, has said the management is poised to ensure a total turnaround of all the EndSARS-vandalised facilities within the next two months. Engr Mkposong spoke shortly after being conferred ...
Read More »UNICAL Inducts 99 Graduands Into Nursing and MIdwifery Council of Nigeria
The University of Calabar has inducted ninety-nine new nurses into the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN). Speaking during the oath taking ceremony which took place at the institution’s Conference Centre in Calabar, Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. ...
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