A pipeline explosion has occurred at Etekwuru community in Ohaji Egbema Local Government, Imo State. The public Relations Officer of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Chimeziri Lowell said the explosion occurred in the early hours of Tuesday. Lowell further said the explosion was caused by hoodlums who were involved in oil bunkering activities in […]

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has announced the seizure of $8 million cash at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport Ikeja, Lagos State. Controller General, NCS Hameed Ali, said the consignment packed in a coaster bus was loaded in a six big Bagco bags. The driver of the bus was arrested, while an investigation is ongoing […]

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presented the country’s visa policy. Buhari presented the policy at the Council chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Details later.

Organised labour in Niger state on Monday, directed workers to embark on an indefinite strike from February 4, over non-implementation of the new national minimum wage and other entitlements. The directive was contained in a statement jointly signed by Mr Yakubu Garba, chairman Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), his Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterparts Yunusa Tanimu […]

As concerns over the rising level of insecurity in the country heighten, President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised to act fast in tackling the crisis. Eminent Nigerians who gave the advice include the senator representing Borno South district, Ali Ndume and the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh. Ndume, […]

Members of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG), on Tuesday, suspended its one-day picketing of the headquarters of General Electric (GE), following the intervention of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that NUPENG in solidarity with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior […]

THISDAY Newspaper said it has suspended of two of its editors over a report about general overseer of Living Faith Bible Church Bishop David Oyedepo which turned out to be false. “The management of THISDAY Newspapers Limited has suspended two of its deputy editors, Mr. Yemi Ajayi and Mr. Olawale Olaleye, over the story: “Drama […]

• ’No Nigerian in China has been infected’ • Lagos moves to contain disease outbreak The Chinese government yesterday expressed its readiness to work with Nigeria and other countries to ensure an effective response to the coronavirus outbreak. According to the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian, no Nigerian in China has been infected by […]

Denies further hike in train tickets Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said the new Maritime Security Infrastructure will be launched before June. The minister, who spoke on a national television broadcast yesterday, decried the insecurity challenges in the maritime sector, and promised that with the new security infrastructure, the problem would be solved. “Between […]

Three persons were yesterday feared killed and many others injured as policemen and tricycle operators clashed in the Ijora area of Lagos State. Commercial tricycle (Keke) and motorcycle (Okada) operators had taken to the streets to protest against the ban by the Lagos State government in 15 local councils on the first working day since […]

(Anyone who reduces the okada anomie to provision of employment does not wish Nigeria well. If employment for the youths has been reduced to okada transport, then we are finished as a country. We are in this mess because the Lagos State Government failed to enforce a ban it announced eight years ago in 2013. […]

United Nation Children Economic Fund (UNICEF), has disclosed that Nigeria requires an average of $5.7billion to provide water and sanitation in each local government area of the federation. The Chief of Party Water Sanitation and Hygiene, UNICEF, Zaid Jurji, who disclosed this yesterday, during a meeting between Organised Private Sector on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene […]