Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, has relaxed the curfew imposed on Jos North, Jos South, and Bassa by twelve hours. Instead of the initial twenty-four hours, the curfew in Jos North will now last from 6PM to 6AM daily, until further notice. Also, the curfew imposed in Jos South and Bassa has been further reduced, and will…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has said the Federal Government is not in the best position to manage the petroleum refineries. Sylva said government is going to hands-off the refineries and engage professional managers to take charge of them. Speaking during a TV interview monitored in Lagos, the Minister said it would be…
Amnesty International report claims rights violation in South-East security operation, 115 people killed Amnesty International has alleged that security forces killed one hundred and fifteen people in South-East of Nigeria in the last four months. The number include twenty-one police personnel who were said to have been killed in various attacks by hoodlums in Imo State in…
Nigeria has pulled out from the Maritime Organisation for West and Central Africa. The move announced by the spokesman for the Ministry of Transportation, Eric Ojiekwe, is in protest against the nomination of candidates for the position of Secretary-General of the organization. In a statement; Eric Ojiekwe noted that the Rules of Procedure to determine qualified candidates…
As the strike declared by the National Association of Resident Doctors enters its third day, the Rivers State Government has threatened to apply the no-work, no-pay principle. Resident doctors at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital in Port Harcourt have until the end of today to return to work or they would not be paid their salaries.…
The Lagos State Government has called on residents of the state to take ownership of projects in their communities and ensure they are protected. This was the outcome of a meeting of stakeholders on the ongoing expansion of the Lagos -Badagry Expressway from four to ten lanes. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure,…