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
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
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 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
His Imperial Royal Majesty, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi lll, Iku Baba Yeye, the Alaafin of Oyo, has described the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, as the hero of the fight against the scourge of the Coronavirus in Nigeria. He said the global outbreak of the Coronavirus Pandemic has brought many economies in the … Read more
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
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. 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
The identities of victims of the helicopter crash in a residential part of Opebi in Lagos on Friday afternoon have been revealed. The three of them, according to Quorum Company, owners of the helicopter, were crew members. Two of them, including the pilot, were confirmed dead while the third victim was rushed to Lagos Teaching … Read more
Some residents of Salvation Road in Opebi area of Ikeja, Lagos have expressed shock over the crash of a helicopter into a building, thanking God for saving their lives. The residents, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the scene of the incident on Friday called for proper maintenance of aircraft before … Read more
Ten children have been killed in a lightning strike while sheltering from a storm during a football game in northern Uganda, police said on Friday. The boys, aged 11 to 16, had been sheltering from a storm in a makeshift structure in Arua city, northwest of the capital Kampala on Thursday, police spokeswoman Josephine Angucia … Read more
A man was reportedly found dead on Thursday morning, August 27, after he was swept away by heavy flood in Abuja. The moment the man drowned was caught on video. In the tragic video, the man is seen wading through the brownish flood water that extended above his waist. He appears to miss his step … Read more
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
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