Police Arrest 15 Over Looting Of Abuja Warehouse
Police authorities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have arrested 15 suspects over the looting of a warehouse in the area. Some residents had on Sunday morning looted a warehouse belonging to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Department of Agriculture in the Tasha area of Abuja. But hours after the incident, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command said 15 persons...
Alleged IGR Diversion: Soludo Closes Market, Calls Fleeing Leader
Anambra State Government has sealed off Odera Shopping Complex/Market, Awka, following alleged disappearance of the Chairman, Emmanuel Nwonwu, who is being quizzed to explain allegations of non-remittance of market levies to the government coffers. The shutting was at the instance of tax/revenue compliance enforcement team of Anambra Internal Revenue Service (AIRS), operating through a task force called Unified Hybrid Enforcement Team...
12 Killed, 28 Injured In Car Crash On Zaria-Kano Expressway – FRSC
Mr Kabir Nadabo, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna State Sector Commander says no fewer than 12 persons died and 28 sustained injuries in a road crash along Zaria-Kano expressway. Nadabo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kaduna that the fatal road traffic crash occurred at Tashar Yari village at 7:36 a.m. on Monday. “The trailer with...
Lagos Pledges Enforcement Of Monthly Rental Policy
The Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Housing, Barakat Odunuga-Bakare, has disclosed that the state’s monthly rental scheme will be enforced before the end of 2024 or early next year. She stated it during a recent press briefing of the Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority in Ikeja, Lagos. She said, “We all see what is being done in other...
Oyo Health Professionals Commence 7-Day Warning Strike
Health professionals under the aegis of the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) working in various health facilities owned by the Oyo state government on Monday, March 4, embarked on a 7-day warning strike. The strike will involve laboratory scientists, physiotherapists, dental technologists, dental therapists, medical social workers, radiographers, nutritionists, dietitians, and health records and information managers in all general, state,...
Dangote Breaks Down In Tears During Tribute To Wigwe, Names Refinery After Him
An emotional Aliko Dangote struggled to hold back the tears when the funeral rites for the late Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Holdings Herbert Wigwe began in Lagos State on Monday. Dressed in black attire, the Chairman of the Dangote Group broke into tears as he paid tributes to Wigwe whom he described as brother and friend. “To immortalize...
Again, Boko Haram Hits Borno IDPs, Sets Many Houses On Fire
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have razed down at least 25 newly constructed buildings meant for returnees in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State. Amid the heat of insurgency, Dikwa residents fled their homes and took cover as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). However, days after abducting IDPs who went into the forest to fetch firewood, insurgents stormed a remote village in...
Alleged Assault: UCH Resident Doctors Commence Strike
The Association of Resident Doctors, (ARD) at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan has commenced a three-day strike over alleged assault on one of their members by relatives of a patient in the hospital. A statement by UCH ARD President, Dr. John Oladapo said the doctors are demanding public apology from the people who assaulted their member and inflicted injuries on him...
Address Insecurity To Achieve Food Security, SAN To Tinubu
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Albert Akpomudje, has urged President Bola Tinubu to tackle the twin problems of insecurity and power supply as a way of ending food insecurity in the country. Akpomudje made the call during an interview with journalists in Ughelli, Delta State on Wednesday. He decried the illegal occupation of farmlands in most parts of the country which,...
National Minimum Wage: North Central Begins Public Hearing
The public hearing of the Tripartite Committee on national minimum wage has begun in the North Central. The public hearing commenced at 11:25 am on Thursday. The Chairman of the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage, North Central Zone, is the President of the Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, Governor...
