COVID-19: NLNG Donates Medical Equipment To Edo, Adamawa States

NLNG

The Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas Limited (NLNG), has donated medical equipment to Edo and Adamawa States, as part of its contribution to the N11.4 billion Oil and Gas Industry Collaborative Initiative. The company disclosed this in a statement by Mrs Eyono Fatayi-Williams, General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development on Sunday in Abuja. Read Also: … Read more

South-East Govs Call For More International Flights To Enugu Airport

South-East

The South-East Governors Forum has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to allow more international flights to the reopened Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu. The forum Chairman, Gov. Dave Umayi of Ebonyi, made the appeal during the reopening ceremony of the airport in Enugu on Sunday. Read Also: Playing Politics With Southern Kaduna Umayi said … Read more

Lagos Water Corporation Takes Samples For Quality Control — MD

Lagos Water Corporation

The Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) says its officials are visiting houses in the metropolis to obtain samples of water pumped from its waterworks to ascertain quality. The corporation’s Managing Director, Mr Muminu Badmus, said in a statement on Sunday that the visit by LWC quality monitoring team was to ensure that residents were served with … Read more

Kebbi Rice Farmers Lost N1bn To Flood – Official

Kebbi Rice Farmers

Kebbi State Government says it has lost about N1 billion worth of rice and other farm produce to ravaging flood recorded in different parts of the state. The government also urged the Federal Government to construct dam to address perennial flooding in the state. Read Also: Playing Politics With Southern Kaduna Attahiru Maccido, the state’s … Read more

ZMSG Moves Against Illegal Miners

JUST IN: Again, Gunmen Kidnap Secondary School Students In Zamfara

Zamfara state government has warned illegal miners operating in the state despite Federal Government’s ban on mining activities, to desist or face prosecution. Dr Nuruddwen Isah, the state’s Commissioner of Environment, issued the warning on Saturday when he visited one of the suspected illegal mining sites at Sauna village in Talata Mafara local government area … Read more

BREAKING: Pregnant Woman, Two Kids, Others Die In Ondo Tanker Crash

Accident, Gas tanker, Oyo, Kogi

Four persons have been confirmed dead in an accident that involved one tanker, one truck, and six motorcycles at Ikare, Akoko North-East local government. The accident was said to have occurred opposite Okorun Police station, Ikare. Read Also: Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Saturday, August 29th, 2020 Among the dead were a pregnant woman … Read more

Gov. Lalong Threatens To Arrest Community Leaders Over Dirty Environment

Gov. Simon Lalong

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has warned that community leaders found wanting over dirty environment in their various communities in the state would be punished. Lalong gave the charge in Jos on Saturday at the inauguration of the“Resuscitation of Monthly Sanitation Exercise” in the state. Read Also: Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Saturday, August … Read more

Slow Pace Of Work On Abuja-Kano Road Worries NASS‎

Abuja-Kano Road

The House of Representatives has expressed worry over the slow pace of work on the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano roads projects awarded by the Federal Government in 2018. The Chairman, House Committee on Works, Hon. Kabir Abubakar Bichi , ‎made the disclosure during a courtesy visit to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje on Friday in Kano. Read Also: Major Nigeria … Read more

Reelection: Uwaleke hails Adesina, tasks AfDB on African integration

Uwaleke

An economic expert, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, has urged the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, to facilitate the integration of African economies through the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Uwaleke, Professor of Capital Market at the Nasarawa State University Keffi, stated this on Saturday, while reacting to the reelection of … Read more

NEMA Warns Anambra Residents In Flood Plains To Relocate

NEMA 

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned residents of Anambra in flood plains and low lands near the River Niger and its tributaries to relocate. The South-East Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, Mr Fred Anusim, gave the warning while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Enugu. Read Also: Major Nigeria … Read more

Kano Govt. Plants 2m Tree Seedlings To Control Flooding, Desert Encroachment

Kano

Kano State Government says it has begun planting of two million tree seedlings to control flood and desert encroachment in the state. Dr Kabiru Getso, the state’s Commissioner for Environment, made the disclosure while inspecting the monthly sanitation exercise on Saturday in Kano. Read Also: Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Saturday, August 29th, 2020 … Read more

Helicopter Crash: Lady Who Claimed Pilot Died Over Police Report, Withdraws Statement

Gloria Ugolee, the lady who initially claimed that the pilot in the ill-fated helicopter crash that occurred in Lagos on Friday, August 28 died while the hospital waited for a police report, has recanted her statement. Gloria who is friends with the deceased pilot wrote ”Captain Chika Ernest,pilot of the plane crash in opebi Lagos … Read more

Kaduna Govt Bans Tricycle Operators From Major Roads

Kaduna

The Kaduna State Government has banned tricycle operators from plying major roads within the metropolis, in line with the ongoing transport sector reform. Hajiya Aisha Sa’idu-Bala, Director-General, Kaduna State Transport Regulatory Authority (KADSTRA), announced the ban in a statement in Kaduna. Read Also: Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Saturday, August 29th, 2020 She said … Read more

Kogi @ 29: Bello Promises To Help State Fulfill Destiny

Police

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has promised to ensure that the state, which was created with abundance of natural and human resources, fulfils her destiny. Bello made the promise on Thursday in Lokoja, in a statement he issued to commemorate the 29th anniversary of the creation of the state. Read Also: Court Declines Request … Read more

Lagos Pays Over N1bn To 218 Retirees

Lagos

The Lagos State Government says it has paid over N1 billion retirement benefit bond into the Retirement Savings Account (RSA) of 218 retirees under the state public service for the month of August. The Director-General, Lagos State Pension Commision (LASPEC), Mr Babalola Obilana made the disclosure at the 78th Batch Retirement Bond Presentation on Thursday … Read more

MGID