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Bill giving legal backing to establishment of NSIP Trust Fund passes second reading
By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to provide a legal framework for the establishment of the National Social Investment Programme, NSIP. The
IPMAN arrests 4 trucks with suspected stolen petroleum products
Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria By Tunde Oso The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN has arrested four trucks laden with stolen Automotive Gas Oil, AGO. The suspects,
#Greenfielduniversity: Tension, prayers as Nigerians await response from govt after threat to kill 17 more students by kidnappers
By David Royal There’s an atmosphere of tension in the country as citizens await to hear from the governments after kidnappers of 22 students and staff from Greenfield University in
Again, FG warns against attacks on firefighters, appliances
By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA Peeved by the growing wave of attacks on firefighters and firefighting appliances, the federal government has again warned Nigerians against such practices, urging them to instead
Killings, Kidnappings: Service Chiefs to appear before Senate on Thursday
Senate By Henry Umoru, ABUJA SERVICE Chiefs and Heads of Security Agencies would tomorrow, Thursday, appear before the Senate to brief it on efforts to address the spate of insecurity
‘Hunting for ESN personnel in S’East while bandits sack northern communities, curious’, says former ECOWAS speaker
Former Speaker, ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa By Steve Oko Former Speaker, ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa has queried the reasonability of the security agencies hunting for suspected members of
BREAKING: Gunmen abduct Miyetti Allah’s Chairman in Kogi
The Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Kogi State, Alhaji Wakili Damina, has been abducted. The state Secretary of MACBAN, Mr Adamu Abubakar, told
Family of murdered Iniobong Umoren, seeks speedy dispensation of justice
By Harris Emanuel, Uyo The family of late job seeker, Miss Iniubong Umoren, 26, reportedly murdered in cold blood at the weekend, has appealed to the Akwa Ibom Government to
OIL SPILL: Farmers, fisherman cry out over loss of livelihood in Bayelsa community
By Samuel Oyadongha RESIDENTS of Ikarama, a predominantly fishing and farming settlement on the fringe of Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, have complained about devastation of their fishing and
NBMA reiterates commitment to clamp down on GMOs
By Fortune Eromosele, Abuja The National Biosafety Management Agency, NBMA, Tuesday, reiterated commitment to ensuring the eradication of Genetically Modified Organisms, (GMOs) in the country, as well as assuring Nigerians
