Obajana Controversy: Kogi Set To Drag Cement Company To Court
By Austin Alfa, Lokoja Lokoja-The last has not been heard of the Kogi-Dangote face-off over the ownership of the Obajana Cement Plant as the Kogi State Government, resolved on Friday to drag Dangote Cement Plc to court and reclaim what rightfully belongs to the people. The decision to go to court was taken at an […]
DIL 650,000 BPD Refinery Is 97% Completed
By Austin Alfa, Lokoja The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has disclosed that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, upon which the hope of the nation rests for fuel sufficiency is now 97 percent completed. The agency has also commended the work done on the project. The refinery, with 650,000 barrels per-day installed capacity is […]
APC Youths Council Promises To Mobilise Electorates For AABOS
By Austin Alfa, Lokoja The council of All Progressive Congress, APC youths in Lokoja, Kogi State has made it mandatory to mobilise electorates for the cause of Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Shettima (AABOS), to emerge and champion the course of Nigeria in the next dispensation. They said in the duo there are visionary leaders who can […]
Iraq, Uruguay Deposit Crop Seeds At Arctic Doomsday Vault
Representatives from many countries and universities arrive in the Svalbard’s global seed vault with new seeds, in Longyearbyen, Norway February 25, 2020. NTB Scanpix/Lise Aserud via REUTERS
Climate Extremes Pose Big Threat To Power System As Ukraine War – WMO
BY ADMIN 1 A senior official of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)Roberta Boscolo, WMO climate and energy lead has warned that energy infrastructure will become more vulnerable to extreme weather such as heatwaves and hurricanes. The official told Reuters as the UN agency launched a major report on energy on Tuesday, said that climate change […]
Romania Confirms African Swine Fever Outbreak At Pig Farm
BY ADMIN 1 Timis and that 39,000 animals will be culled, the county prefect said on Wednesday. The fever affecting pigs and wild boar has spread across Eastern Europe in recent years. It does not affect humans. “It is official, there is an outbreak in Timis,” county prefect Mihai Ritivoiu said on Facebook, adding that […]
Buhari Confers National Honours on 443 Citizens, 7 Foreigners
BY ADMIN 1 President Muhammadu Buhari today conferred National Honours on 450 Nigerians and non-Nigerians, who have distinguished themselves in the service of the nation and humanity, saying that citizens who contribute to national development deserve to be encouraged and appreciated. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President, Media & Publicity, […]
Stealing the Nation
To say that Nigeria is being stolen is an understatement. It is a sordid situation. Shocking stories from the oil and gas sector continue to hit the news. Rather than being numbed by the monstrous pillaging of the nation, Nigerians should wake up to the wake-up call, especially in an election season. By some deft […]
Bauchi Dissolves LG Chairmen, Councillors
By Betty Earland, Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed, of Bauchi State, has directed the Chairmen of the 20 local government areas and their councilors to vacate office with immediate effect. This was contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mukhtar Mohammed Gidado, and made available to newsmen. It states the tenure […]
Buhari Grieves Over Anambra Boat Accident
By Ruth Tene Natsa, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the boat accident in Anambra state, in which dozens of people were killed. The boat reportedly carrying 85 persons capsized following rising floods in Ogbaru area of the state, with emergency bodies confirming a death toll of 76. Following the tragedy, the Nigerian […]