The Federal Government through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, says it will clamp down and withdraw the license of erring marketers aiding the peddling of petroleum products, particularly Premium Motor Spirit in jerry cans. The NMDPRA made this known on Friday after an indoor stakeholders’ meeting involving major retail outlet managers … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has warned water producers, patent medicine dealers and other manufacturers of regulated products against selling fake and substandard products. NAFDAC Southwest Coordinator, Mrs Roseline Ajayi, gave the warning during a stakeholder’s engagement meeting organized by the agency, on Friday, in Ibadan. EDITOR’S PICKS Focus … Read more
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Lagos State Chapter says the N35,000 wage award in the state should not be taken as part of or in lieu of the N70,000 new minimum wage recently passed into law. The State NLC Chairman, Funmi Sessi, who gave this explanation in Lagos on Friday, said the congress expressed concern … Read more
The Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital Yaba chapter of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) has joined the nationwide solidarity march of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) over prolonged captivity of one of its members, Dr Popoola Ganiyat. The doctors, during the protest on Friday in Lagos, called on the Federal Government to intensify efforts … Read more
The Federal Government says it will take disciplinary actions against federal mine officers found wanting in the discharge of their duties. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, issued the warning on Friday in Abuja. He said that the move was part of efforts to reposition the mining sector to increase its contribution to the … Read more
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed claims of discrepancies between the results on its website and those presented by returning officers at the National Collation Centre, which were broadcast live. The commission stated this in letter dated Aug. 15 to the Centre for Collaborative Investigative Journalism (CCIJ), which alleged to have found some discrepancies … Read more
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has expressed satisfaction with the preparations made so far by the Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIEC) for the Saturday Local Government elections. The State Chairman of the council, Mr Auwal Isa, was reacting to a statement allegedly issued by a chairmanship aspirant of a political party, discrediting BASIEC’s efforts to conduct … Read more
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government not to take steps to interfere in the tenure of union leaders in the country. Mr Benson Upah, NLC Head of Information made the call while addressing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. Upah alleged that the government wanted to impose a two-year tenure on … Read more
The Nigerian military in the last week eliminated 147 terrorists, apprehended 381 suspects and rescued 113 kidnapped hostages across the country. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations of the armed forces on Thursday in Abuja. Buba said the troops recovered 74 assorted weapons … Read more
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to resetting Nigeria for the betterment of the citizens. Umahi made this statement on Thursday in Bauchi during a courtesy visit to Governor Bala Mohammed to sympathize with the governor and the people over the flood disaster that killed seven persons, destroyed houses, … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, has called for a specialized court to try culprits of oil theft in the country. Mr Michael Uzokwe, the Chief of Staff to the Chairman of the commission, Mr Ola Olukoyede said this during the investigative hearing of crude oil theft in Abuja. Uzokwe said that the delay … Read more
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, says vandals destroyed 13 towers on the Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV Double Circuit transmission line. The General Manager, TCN’s Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, who revealed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the incident was first reported by the Youth President of the Ukpeli Community in Rivers on … Read more
The Federal Government has unveiled guidelines for the implementation of the “Zero Percent Duty Rate and Value Added Tax” exemption on certain basic food items. Spokesperson of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Abdullahi Maiwada, made this announcement in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Maiwada said that President Bola Tinubu approved the guidelines through Wale … Read more
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has issued a stern warning against any attempt to undermine or disrupt the peaceful conduct of the forthcoming Edo and Ondo governorship elections. Ribadu gave the warning during an Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICESS) organized by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday in Abuja. Ribadu, … Read more
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, says the unbundling of Mass Communication in the nation’s tertiary institutions was untimely. Oloyede made this statement on Tuesday in Ilorin while speaking at the 15th anniversary of 89.3FM, a radio station owned by the University of Ilorin. EDITOR’S PICKS Focus on Hard … Read more
Former presidents and former state governors have passed a vote of confidence on President Bola Tinubu. EKO HOT BLOG reports that former Presidents Muhammadu Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan, who attended the Council of State meeting on Tuesday physically, and all other former presidents who attended virtually, passed a vote of confidence in President Bola Tinubu. EDITOR’S … Read more
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts lambasted the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and other agencies over their persistent refusal to respond to queries raised against them in the 2019 Audit report. Chairman of the committee, Sen. Ahmed Wadada (SDP-Nasarawa West), who made this known while speaking to newsmen in Abuja, … Read more
The Kano Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has received 12 rescued victims of human trafficking. The Zonal Commander of the agency, Mr Abdullahi Babale, made this disclosure on Tuesday, in Kano while receiving the victims rescued by the Kano State Police Command. EDITOR’S PICK: NYSC Revokes … Read more
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, says it will cripple the activities of states that fail to implement the N70,000 new national minimum wage. President of the Association, Shehu Muhammed, gave the threat on Monday during the association’s 5th Quadrennial Delegates Conference in Lagos, where he emerged as the new president. EDITOR’S … Read more
The Federal Government says many African nations are now turning to Nigeria to produce high-tech military hardware. The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, stated this at a news conference to herald NICON’s 60th anniversary. He also said that the weapons produced by the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), show the seriousness of … Read more