The House of Representatives has called for improved welfare for troops, as well as effective delivery of welfare packages across the ranks. This was the position of the lawmakers during plenary on Tuesday at the Lower Chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja. They made the call following the findings […]
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Association of South East Town Unions says food blockade will help Ndigbo return to farming and achieve food sufficiency in a short time
Association of South East Town Unions (ASETU) have thanked the north for the food blockage to the southern part of Nigeria, saying the move will help actualise the dream of the Union. In a press release signed by the National President, Chief Emeka Diwe, and theNational Secretary, Honourable Gideon Adikwuru, the […]
NLC threatens to picket filling stations hoarding petrol
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to picket filling stations that hoard fuel as scarcity bites harder. NLC issued the threat, in Abuja at the end of its virtual National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. At a press briefing in Abuja, NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, said the meeting deliberated on […]
Nigeria yesterday recorded 479 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Infections across the country
On the 2nd of March 2021, 479 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 156,496 cases have been confirmed, 134,551 cases have been discharged and 1,923 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The 479 new cases are reported from […]
Oyo NSCDC Arrests Vigilante Officer, Rescues 7 Over Attack On Fulani Settlement
Oyo State Command of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday paraded a security guard, an official of Vigilante Guard of Nigerian (VGN), for allegedly attacking a Fulani settlement. According to a copy of a press release made available to newsmen in Ibadan stated that the state Commandant […]
FG working to crash price of petroleum products – Enang
The Federal Government said it has concluded plans to crash the price of petroleum products in the country.The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Ita Enang disclosed this over the weekend during an interaction with journalists in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. Enang […]
COVID-19: Police raid Cubana Night Club again, arrest over 200 suspects
Men of the Nigerian Police Force have arrested about 200 clubbers and workers at popular Cubana Night Club on Saturday night for allegedly breaching COVID-19 protocols. Detectives attached to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Team reported that at the wee hours of Saturday they busted the gathering following […]
Nigeria yesterday recorded 360 new cases of Coronavirus infections accross the Nation
Update of Covid-19 shows that Nigeria yesterday recorded 360 new cases of Coronavirus infections accross the Nation. According to the Nigeria Centre for disease control till date 156,017 cases has been confirmed in the country out of which 133,904 has been treated and discharged while1,915 deaths have so far been […]
Okonjo-Iweala Makes Fashion Statement At The WTO
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala reported for her historic duty at the Geneva office of the World Trade Organisation on Monday with trademark fashion statement: decked in African wax fabric. Pictures posted online showed the first African woman to head the WTO, arriving the office in a three-piece ankara ensemble.She was received by […]
Pope Francis Condemns The Kidnappings In Nigeria
Pope Francis, on Sunday, has joined the rest of the world to condemn ithe kidnapping of more than 300 schoolgirls in Zamfara state last week as vile He said that he joins the bishops of the church in Nigeria in condemning this vile abduction of 317 young girls. The pope […]