COVID-19 vaccines risky – Ehanire
Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has disclosed that COVID-19 vaccines carry a certain amount of risk. Nigeria is expected to receive its first batch...
February 2021
NNPC denies plan to increase pump price
There is no plan to icrease pump price of petroleum products, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Tuesday. Group General Manager, Group Public...
Miyetti Allah lists conditions to stop farmers, herders clash
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria MACBAN, in the Southeast, says it will support any policy by the government that seeks to stop the...
Jonathan committed to PDP-Saraki
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Reconciliation and Strategy Committee led by former Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday met former President Goodluck Jonathan. Members...
Diri unveils projects to mark first anniversary
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has commissioned three projects as part of activities commemorating his first year in office. It would be recalled that...
NDDC to send post-graduate scholarship students to Nigerian varsities
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, says it is making plans to run its postgraduate scholarship programme in Nigerian universities, especially those in the Niger...
EFCC: Bawa’s appointment came as a shock to me– Magu
Former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has reacted to the appointment of Abdulrasheed Bawa as the new Chairman...
Shell didn’t underreport 2m barrels of crude-DPR
Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has dismissed media reports that it uncovered a ‘missing two million barrels of crude’ in oil production records by Shell...
Oil pollution: Monarch hails UK court’s ruling against Shell
Paramount ruler of Ogale community in Eleme Local Government Area, King Godwin Bebe Okpabi, has commended the United Kingdom (UK) Supreme Court ruling which says...
UNN suspends lecturer for allegedly impregnating student
Management of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, has suspended a lecturer accused of impregnating one of his students. This came a few days after...