The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has pledged to support plans by the ministry of petroleum resources to provide an alternate energy source for Nigerians by opening compressed natural gas (CNG) refill stations across the country, The Cable reports. A statement by Kennie Obateru, group general manager of NNPC public affairs division, quotes Mele Kyari (pictured), the group managing director, as saying the company will work with other stakeholders to provide viable alternatives to petrol which would ultimately lead to a reduction in demand and price of the product. The CNG (methane stored at high pressure) can be used as…
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At least 1,000 police officers from Lagos State have been deployed by the state Police Command to complement other security personnel in Edo State for Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed this in a statement, said Hakeem Odumosu, the state’s Commissioner of Police, charged the officers to be of good conduct and exhibit professionalism in discharging their duties during the election. “He further reiterated the commitment of the IGP to sustain the core values of democracy in Nigeria via fair, free, and credible elections,” Adejobi added in the statement. “The CP said adequate incentives and welfare packages…
79 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Nigeria, taking the total to 56,256 in the country. This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday night via its verified Twitter handle. Out of the new cases, Lagos recorded the highest fresh cases with 30, followed by Kaduna with 17. Others are Ogun-7, Anambra-5, Kano-4, Katsina-3, FCT-3, Akwa Ibom-3, Oyo-2, Rivers-2, Delta-1, Plateau-1 and Ondo-1. Death toll increased by four to 1,082, while total discharged in the country rose to 44,152. A breakdown of the cases as reported by NCDC reads below:
The federal government has issued directives targeted at phasing out the sale and consumption of alcohol in sachets and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, The Cable reports. Mojisola Adeyeye, director-general of the National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), disclosed this in a statement. Adeyeye said uncontrolled access and availability of high concentration alcohol in sachet and small volume PET or glass bottles contribute to substance and alcohol abuse in Nigeria. She added that NAFDAC and the ministry of health have engaged major shareholders and have reached certain agreements. She said the food agency will no longer register…
Health workers, under the umbrella of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), have resolved to embark on a nationwide strike. In a statement on Sunday, JOHESU directed its members to withdraw their services from midnight of Sunday, September 13, citing, among other issues, non-payment of hazard allowance and withheld salaries as reasons for their decision. The decision was unanimously reached at the end of an expanded National Executive Council meeting of leaders of various health unions, after achieving nothing at their interface with the Federal Government. “In the light of the above, the meeting of our expanded NEC was held Saturday…
Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has said state governments ignored its earlier warnings on impending flood disaster in the country. Clement Nze, NIHSA Director-General, stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily programme. Nze said the agency had earlier issued the warning of heavy downpour and consequent flooding expected in the country but the state governments did not prepare by taking proactive and preventive measures. “We cannot go to the states to pull down structures which the state governments had given permits to be built at wrong locations,” he said. “My agency sent out an alarm in April that…
Ayuba Wabba, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has said the labour union will soon declare its position on the recent increase in fuel price and electricity tariff by the Federal Government. Wabba made this known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday, in reaction to the increases in the prices of such essential commodities. He said the organised labour would not protest until the Central Working Committee (CWC) met and agreed on appropriate action. “Labour takes one battle at a time; it does not make announcement without backing its action.” The labour…
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), a pan-northern socio-political group, has said its membership was not by force. Emmanuel Yawe, ACF’s National Publicity Secretary, stated this in an interview with The Punch in Abuja on Thursday. Yawe’s statements was in reaction to the decision by some leaders of the North-Central region who pulled out of the ACF to form its own group known as the North-Central Peoples Forum (NCPF). The leaders cited, among other concerns, issues of security threats in the region as reasons for the formation of the new forum. Yawe, according to The Punch, said the ACF was not worried about…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that electorates without face masks will not be allowed to vote at the upcoming governorship election in Edo and Ondo states. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman, made the announcement at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja on Thursday. Yakubu explained that the decision became necessary given the rising spread of the disease. He, however, said medical face masks was not compulsory but any sort of material able to shiled the nose and mouth. Other measures adopted to prevent the spread of the pandemic at polls include physical distancing of…
Lagos State Government has disclosed that only final year students of tertiary institutions will be allowed to resume in the state. Recall Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the state Governor announced the reopening of schools in the state on Monday September 14, after months of closure due to the outbreak of the dreaded coronavirus disease. But Tokunbo Wahab, Special Adviser to the Governor on education, who spoke on a programme on Channels TV, explained that the final year students were older and more mature to adhere to COVID-19 preventive guidelines, hence the decision. “For our tertiary institutions, from on the 14th, we are…
The UK High Court has ordered Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID) to make an interim payment of more than £1.5 million to Nigeria. The payment is meant to cover the legal cost Nigeria incurred as part of its successful application for the extension of time to challenge the arbitration award and procedural hearing earlier in the year. Sir Ross Cranston, a judge of the High Court of Justice, who issued the order on Thursday, said the payment is to be made within 21 days. More details soon.
Katsina State Government has rewarded three youths in the state for their show of bravery in overpowering some bandits who had kidnapped them at their farm. The youths which comprised two boys and a girl were said to have disarmed and killed one of the bandits in their attempt to free themselves from captivity. At the presentation of a monetary reward issued to the youths on behalf of the state government on Tuesday, Sanusi Buba, the state Commissioner of Police, appreciated them not only for their display of courage in engaging the bandits but also for returning the AK 47…