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One of the contractors handling the NLNG Train 7 project, Daewoo Engineering and Construction Nigeria (DECN), said it was engaging its workers and their unions to resolve the issues that led to the shutdown of the project. Welders and fitters working in the company, under the National Association of Plants Operators (NAPO) had last week […]
Noni Madueke could be out for an extended period of time after being hauled off at half time in the 1-1 draw with Man City at the Emirates Stadium yesterday. The England international winger starred before his substitution, and after feeling some discomfort in his knee manager Mikel Arteta opted to take Madueke off at the half way point.
A British-Egyptian activist who has spent years in prison has been pardoned by Egypt’s president, according to his lawyer.
Botswana has declared a public holiday in honour of its men’s 4×400 metres relay team who won historic gold medal at the World Athletics Championships (WAC) in Tokyo, Japan. This milestone marked the first time an African nation has clinched gold in the event. In a virtual address from New York, where he was attending […]
Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mariya Mahmoud, has stated that empowering women economically is one of the guaranteed pathways to reducing poverty, achieving equity, and fostering lasting peace. Mahmoud stated this at an economic empowerment forum organised for women political leaders and economic experts on the sidelines of the ongoing 80th […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted rainy and thundery weather conditions from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged isolated thunderstorms on Monday, with light rains over parts of Adamawa and Taraba during the morning hours in the northern region. It envisaged isolated thunderstorms with light […]
The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Buba Marwa (Rtd), has urged parents to acquire drug test kits for home use. Marwa said this was in order to ensure early detection of drug use by children and managing the situation. The NDLEA boss noted that substance abuse has become a […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed September 29 for hearing on a motion by the Osun State Government challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear a suit against withheld local government fund in Abuja Division of the court. The state government insisted that since the vacation of the court came to […]
The District Head of Birbyang, Alh Zubairu Garba, and two other women were on Sunday night kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Kanam local government area of Plateau state. LEADERSHIP gathered that the gunmen stormed the community, shooting sporadically before abducting the wife of the district head who later escaped from her abductors. The latest incident […]
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has thwarted an attempt to smuggle illicit substances into the Kuje Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In a statement on Monday, spokesperson of the FCT Command, Samson Duza, said the incident occurred around 12:45 p.m. on Saturday during a routine search. Duza identified the suspect as Njimogu […]
