Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has sympathised with the victims and families of those affected in a tanker explosion that occurred on the Lapai-Agaie-Bida road in the early hours of Tuesday. AsheNews reports that the explosion led to loss of lives and many others injured and vehicles burnt. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor, Mary Noel-Berje on Tuesday, said the governor who noted that it is a moment of grieve to the families of the victims, people of Lapai local government and the entire people of the state, prayed for the quick recovery of those injured.…
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The United States Mission to Nigeria has shut down its consulate in Lagos following the #EndSARS protest in the state. The U.S Mission in Nigeria made this known in a message on its official website on Tuesday. The mission also issued security warnings to its nationals living across the country. The US Government said multiple demonstrations were ongoing across Nigeria, to include areas within the consular districts of Abuja and Lagos. The Embassy said that although most demonstrations were peaceful, some have become violent and had shut down in 02 major thoroughfares and bridges. “Some police stations have been targeted. …
The Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba has charged the officers of the newly inaugurated Anti-corruption and transparency unit (ACTU) of the Agency to carry out their duties diligently while ensuring transparency and accountability. The DG, who said this while inaugurating the unit in Abuja today, (20/10/2020), noted that the unit is expected to lay the foundation for transparency and due diligence in the NBMA. “The NBMA is a regulatory Agency and as such, is expected to be handling various activities as they concern regulation of modern Biotechnology, new and emerging modern technologies,…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre/Transparency International CISLAC/TI, has disclosed that Nigeria ranks 131 out of 190 in the World Bank of Doing Business Rankings. The Executive Director of the Centre, Mr Ibrahim Rafsanjani made the disclosure in his goodwill message during the official release of the 2019/2020 Federal Government scorecard for ranking websites of the Federal ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, in Abuja on Tuesday. Rafsanjani said compared to 1991 when there was only one website in the world, “Today, there are about 2 billion websites globally, but only around 400 million of them are active. A large number…
Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to use reason against force on #EndSARS protesters. Atiku gave the advise on his Facebook account on Tuesday. “I am saddened by the loss of lives following the infiltration of hoodlums in the #EndSARS peaceful protests. “My appeal to the Buhari-led administration is to not succumb to the temptation to use further maximum force on #EndSARS protesters. “The #EndSARS protesters are not unreasonable; they mean well and acted responsibly. This is the time to appeal to their reason by speedily implementing their reasonable demands. The use of maximum force will…
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, says the country’s oil revenue target declined by N1.06 trillion due to COVID-19 and low crude oil price. The NNPC’s Group Managing Director, Malam Mele Kyari, made the disclosure on Tuesday during a Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) oil and gas webinar with theme as: “Perspectives of Operations and Industry Experts Post- COVID-19”. According to Kyari, the country’s N2.64 trillion oil revenue target declined by 40 per cent as a result of twin shocks of COVID-19 and low crude oil price. He said that the pandemic created an unprecedented and global crisis that would cause…
The Senate on Tuesday at plenary received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of Mr. Sanusi Garba as Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). Also to be confirmed are: Dr. Musiliu Olalekan Oseni, as Vice Chairman and Aisha Mahmud as Commissioner. The request was contained in a letter, dated October 15, and read at plenary by President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan. According to Buhari, the request is made pursuant to Sections 34 and 40(1) of the Electricity Power Sector Reform Act. In a separate letter, Buhari also sought the confirmation of the appointment of…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, on Tuesday said that 12 suspects have been arrested in connection with the attacks and arson on Police Stations in Benin. In a statement in Abuja, the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, disclosed that five AK47 rifles, earlier stolen from vandalised Police Stations, have also been recovered. Adamu had ordered the deployment of anti-riot police unit, the Police Mobile Force (PMF), to protect lives and property of all Nigerians and secure critical national infrastructure across the country. He had also ordered massive deployment of Police operatives to strengthen…
The management of Arik Air has announced the cancellation of all its flight operations for Wednesday, Oct. 21 due to the 24-hour curfew imposed on the residents of Lagos State by the state government with effect from 4 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Mr Adebanji Ola, the Communications Manager of Arik Air, said in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday all booked passengers on the cancelled flights are advised to reschedule their flights for later dates at no extra cost. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State had on October 20 announced a 24-hour curfew effective from 4:00p.m. on Tuesday. This was due to reports…
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market indices on Tuesday recorded a marginal growth of 0.03 per cent following gains by Zenith Bank and 22 other equities. Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N14.979 trillion inched higher by four billion naira or 0.03 per cent to close at N14.983 trillion. Also, the All-Share Index rose by 17.51 points or 0.03 per cent to close at 28,665.82 from 28,658.31 achieved on Monday. The uptrend was impacted by gains recorded in large and medium capitalised stocks, amongst which include the Nigerian Breweries, Flour Mills, International Breweries, Julius Berger and UACN. Speaking on…