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HYPREP Reports Major Progress 15 Years After UNEP Ogoni Cleanup Report
Fifteen years after the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) exposed the devastating impact of decades of oil pollution in Ogoniland, the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) says it has recorded
Lawmaker Urges Military To Buy Locally Made Defence Equipment
The Chairman of the House Committee on Defence, Hon. Babajimi Benson, has called on the Armed Forces of Nigeria to prioritise the procurement of locally manufactured defence equipment, stressing that
Police Arrest Three Over Killing Of Two Officers, Recover Stolen AK-47 Rifles
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested three suspected members of a criminal gang allegedly responsible for the brutal attack and killing of two police officers during a stop-and-search operation
Kano Assembly Suspends Three LG Chairmen Over Alleged Fraud
The Kano State House of Assembly has suspended the Executive Chairmen of Bagwai, Bebeji and Rogo Local Government Areas for three months over allegations of financial misappropriation and abuse of
FG to rollout 90,000km fibre optic network – Tijani
…says nationwide project will connect every state, LGA and ward By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA– THE Federal Government has concluded plans to roll out a 90,000-kilometre fibre optic network across Nigeria
NIS Busts Alleged QNET Syndicate, Arrests 12 Suspects In Lagos
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has dismantled a suspected transnational organised crime syndicate allegedly operating under the guise of the QNET/IGNITE network, arresting 12 suspects and rescuing two victims in
Environmental Illiteracy Fuels Nigeria’s Ecological Crisis, NDDC Director Warns
Government authorities, policymakers, educators and environmental stakeholders have been urged to embrace Environmental Education (EE) as the fourth pillar of ecological governance to tackle Nigeria’s worsening environmental challenges. The Director
Amaechi accuses presidency of insulting Catholic Church
…Says bishops have right to criticise government …Insists Catholic leaders’ meeting with President was not private By Juliet Umeh Former Minister of Transportation and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress,
Tinubu Inaugurates Africa’s First Renewable Energy College In Kogi
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated Africa’s first renewable energy college, the Barefoot Renewable Energy College, Osara, (BARECKS), and the Green Hydrogen Research and Demonstration Pilot Plant in Kogi State, describing
Radda Warns Contractor Against Substandard Work On N5.4bn Mashi Road
The Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has warned Mothercat Nigeria Limited, the contractor handling the dualisation of N5.4 billion Mashi-Daura township road project against substandard work. Radda, who gave
