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The House of Representatives Committee on Safety Standards and Regulations has commended the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) for upholding high safety standards at the Calabar Power Plant in Odukpani, Cross River State. The Committee gave the commendation on Monday after an on-the-spot assessment of the 565MW facility, noting significant improvements since its last […]
A group, Coalition of Independent Online Media Platforms, has decried negative media reports targeting Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and its leadership, denouncing the report as ‘misleading and politically motivated’. In a statement jointly signed by Olubade Jimoh and Ibrahim Umar, chairman and secretary of the group, respectively, they said the attempts to malign the person […]
The federal government has called on Nigerian entrepreneurs to invest more in tourism, saying such investments offer the opportunities to invest in the people, the youth and the future. Minister for Youth Development, Mr. Ayodele Olawande who stated made the call said tourism development, job creation, and youth empowerment were central pillars of the present […]
“Listen man, we’re a narco state, it’s just how it is, if you want to see drug deals, I’ll show you drug deals – it’s Colombia.”
The daughter of billionaire businessman Femi Otedola, Temi, has disclosed her reason for changing to her husband’s surname, Ajibade, after marrying Afrobeats star, Mr Eazi. In an interview she granted BBC on Wednesday, Temi explained that the decision was personal. “I’m now a married woman; the obvious thing for me is to take my husband’s […]
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, has called on the federal government to intensify efforts to apprehend perpetrators of killings in Kwara communities and bring them to justice. Oba Owoade also called on Nigerians to stand together against those he called blood guzzlers and enemies of state who take pleasure in mindless killing […]
The Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Roosevelt Ogbonna, has purchased a mansion worth £15 million ($20 million) in London’s upscale Hampstead neighborhood, popularly known as ‘Billionaires’ Row’. According to Bloomberg, the acquisition, finalised in August, was disclosed in a United Kingdom filing. The sprawling residence, complete with a spa and entertainment suite, had […]
Tension has enveloped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) state secretariat in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, following the refusal of the Elder Aniekan Akpan-led State Executive Council (SEC) to heed the dissolution order by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Debo Ologunagba, had issued a directive dissolving the State Executive […]
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has denied signing the communiqué that reportedly ended its recent nationwide strike over its dispute with Dangote Refinery, insisting that its core concerns remained unresolved. The strike, which disrupted operations across the oil and gas sector, was allegedly suspended on Wednesday after government’s intervention. […]
Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has stated that the power generated and distributed from the state’s independent power plant will not be free and that the people of the State will pay for the service. Governor Diri made the clarification on Wednesday when he visited the project site to inspect six out of the […]
