No fewer than 50 surgeons and health care professionals are undergoing training on surgical skills management, says International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Abuja. Eloi Fillion, ICRC Head of Delegation in Nigeria, who disclosed this on Tuesday, said the training was being done in collaboration with the FederalContinue Reading
Mobile telecommunication customers in Sokoto state have urged National Communication Commission (NCC) to facilitate more friendly services to them and assist in tracking insecurity in the industry. The customers gave the advice in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday at on the sideline of theContinue Reading
Oil rises on Saudi output cut, Iran sanctions (Reuters/NAN) Oil prices rose on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia said it cut production in July, adding to concerns over global supply as U.S. sanctions against Iran curb its exports. Benchmark Brent crude oil was higher at 73.31 dollars a barrel. U.S. lightContinue Reading
By Edith Ike-Eboh The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has plans to establish 100,000-barrels-per-day brownfield refineries in Port-Harcourt and Warri to boost local refining of crude oil in the country. The Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr Ndu Ughamadu, disclosed this in a statement issued onContinue Reading
TUNJI OLANIYI In a rare show of patriotism and exemplary behaviour, the General Manager of King Solomon Chariots Transportation, Johnson Ogbonnaya, has voluntarily handed over a driver of the company, Abuchi Okpara who absconded to Ghana after knocking down an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA),Continue Reading
TUNJI OLANIYI A former Commissioner of Public Transportation in Lagos State, Chief Lanre Razak, has declared his intention to contest for the Lagos East senatorial district on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, promising quality representation and the reintroduction of a bill to accord Lagos special status byContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise by two weeks. According to information obtained by SaharaReporters on Tuesday, the registration will be concluded at the end of August. The extension is coming a few days after TakeItBack Movement, OurMumuDonDo Movement,Continue Reading
Nigerian biotech startup Coating+ has won the top prize of $10,000 at the 2018 Food for Thought Summit in Rio de Janeiro for their innovative idea on food preservation. The biotech group based in the University of Ilorin developed a transparent gelatinous coating that is sprayed onto fresh fruit andContinue Reading
The AG-Dangote construction company has urged governments at all levels and engineers to switch over to rigid pavement for road construction, saying it is more affordable, durable, safer and stronger. Dangote Group’s Executive Director, Stakeholders Management and Corporate Communications, Engr Ahmed Mansur , led the delegation of the Dangote GroupContinue Reading
