Day: April 23, 2021

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has called for stakeholders intervention over the windstorm destruction of infrastructure at the institution . She made the appeal to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Tertiary Education Trust Fund and the Niger Delta Development Commission while inspecting the damages […]

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Friday said it seized sub- standard tyres worth 600 million naira at an enforcement exercise on the Lagos Ibadan expressway. The Director-General of SON, Malam Farouk Salim, at the enforcement exercise, said the seizure was part of SON’s efforts and commitment to safeguarding […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibadan Zonal Office has arrested a Bitcoin trader for his alleged involvement in cybercrime. EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwajaren said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan. Uwajaren said the bitcoin trader was arrested alongside four others. According to […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the restoration of the leases on OMLs 123, 124, 126 and 137 to the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) which is in production sharing contract with Addax Petroleum. Addax Petroleum is wholly owned by Government of the People’s Republic of China. The leases belonging to […]

Bandits have shot dead three of the abducted students of Greenfield University in Kaduna The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan confirmed the death of the students in a statement on Friday in Kaduna. Several students were abducted on Tuesday night from the university campus at Kasarami […]

The House of Representatives has passed a resolution making it imperative to Investigate trade on human organs. The resolution followed a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rimamnde Kwekum ( PDP Taraba) in Thursday’s plenary. Moving the motion, Kwekum recalled that about 2 weeks ago, Chinese authorities seized a cargo […]