NSIP: Uwais faults lawmakers on claims regarding CCTS
Special Adviser to the President on Social Investment Programme, Mrs. Maryam Uwais. The Special Adviser to the President on Social Investment Programme, Mrs. Maryam Uwais, has faulted the leadership…
COVID-19: Conducting mass tests not feasible now – FG
The Federal Government has said that conducting mass testing for Coronavirus in Nigeria would not be feasible now, given the nation’s over 200 million population. Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire,…
DisCos gives support for plans to supply free electricity to consumers
The Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) have given assurance of its support for the plan to supply free electricity to all consumers, as one of the palliative measures to bring succour…
NNPC to hands off refineries after rehabilitation –Kyari
NNPC GMD, Mele Kyari The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, says the corporation will not be involved in the management of the nation’s…
NCDC debunks report it has spent N1 bn on SMS
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has debunked report claiming that NCDC has spent N1 billion on SMS to Nigerians. This was disclosed by the NCDC in a…
COVID-19: Gbajabiamila urges FG to give 100% waiver on electricity consumption
The Speaker of the House of Representative, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila has asked the Federal Government to waive electricity tariffs for two months. Speaking during a meeting between the leadership of…
Pilots’ arrest: We gave approval to fly, the gov, all those who effected arrest have exhibited dangerous ignorance, gross incompetence -FG
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has faulted the arrest of two pilots of Caverton Helicopters by the Rivers State Government. The minister noted this during the Presidential…
China spent $2m on equipment, medical team in Nigeria including Flight cost – Ambassador
The Ambassador of China to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian, on Wednesday said the Chinese experts that arrived Nigeria came to reciprocate the gestures demonstrated by Nigeria during China’s trying times in…
22 Diaspora Nigerians die of Covid-19 in Europe
No fewer than 22 Nigerians in the Diaspora have died of the Covid-19 pandemic, figures released by Nigerians in Diaspora Organization (Europe), NIDOE, Â have shown. Another 25 persons are said…
Wike shuts down all Carveton Helicopters offices in Rivers state
Moments after Aviation minister, Hadi Sirika, declared the arrest of Caverton Helicopters staff by Governor Nyesom Wike as illegal and an affront on the Federal Government, Wike has ordered that…