The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Thursday said fire fighting truck would henceforth be part of the prerequisites for the renewal of the operational licences of depot owners. Mrs Ijeoma Onyeri, the Deputy Director and Head, Downstream Monitoring and Regulations, made this known at a stakeholders’ meeting with theContinue Reading
There was confusion in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital on Monday evening as another man was shot dead by unknown gunmen in broad daylight.Continue Reading
A 45-year-old businessman, Chukwuma Ibe, on Wednesday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly obtaining 3,285 cartons of assorted wine, valued at N19 million on false pretext. Ibe, whose address was not provided, had pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge of obtaining by false pretence and stealing. TheContinue Reading
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has filed submissions in the country’s highest court opposing a court challenge to his victory by main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, one of Mnangagwa’s lawyers said on Wednesday. Chamisa has said the July 30 vote was rigged and challenged the result which gave Mnangagwa 2.46Continue Reading
By Abdullahi Shugaba The Chairman of State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) in Jigawa, Alhaji Salisu Zakar, said on Wednesday that the state government would employ 1,736 teachers, to address the shortage of teachers in its primary and junior secondary schools in the state. Zakar told the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the average price for refilling of a five kilogramme cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) decreased to N2,010.45 in July from N2,034.93 in June. The NBS disclosed this in its “Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) Price Watch’’ released on Wednesday. The reportContinue Reading
By Temitope Ponle The trade volume between India and Nigeria hit 12 billion dollars between April 2017 to March 2018, Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Nagabhushana Reddy, has said. Reddy said this while speaking with newsmen at a flag hoisting ceremony to mark the 72nd Independence of India in AbujaContinue Reading
President Mamnoon Hussain of Pakistan on Tuesday paid tribute to security personnel who have scarified lives in the war against terrorism, saying that their sacrifices have eliminated the scourge of terrorism in the country. Hussain was addressing the national flag hoisting ceremony in the capital Islamabad as part of theContinue Reading
The Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, on Thursday lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC), for extending the Continuous Voter Registration(CVR) exercise to Aug. 31 in response to the demand of Nigerians. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC had earlier given Aug. 17 as the deadline for CVR but dueContinue Reading
