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Eight Persons Dead, Six Injured In Bus-Tanker Collision In Anambra

Eight Persons Confirmed Dead, Six Injured In Tanker-Bus Collision In Anambra
Eight people have been killed and six injured in a sad road accident at Ukpo Junction along the Nteje-Awka Road in Anambra State, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra Sector Command. On Monday in Awka, the Sector Commander, Mrs. Joyce Alexander, gave reporters confirmation of the occurrence. According to Alexander, a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number EKP375XM and a Mack tanker without a registration number were involved in the Sunday night collision. According to Alexander, initial inquiries and eyewitness reports suggested that the bus was traveling from Abakaliki to Onitsha at the time of the collision.Read More

NUPRC Begins Probe As 22,000bpd SEPCOL Oil Vessel Explodes In N’Delta

Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)
Three confirmed dead, 11 declared missing after explosion The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) said it has commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the explosion of a FloatingRead More

22,000B/D Floating Oil Platform Explodes In Niger Delta

Floating Oil Platform Explodes in Niger Delta
10 crew members onboard at the time of incident A Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel with a capacity to process up to 22,000 barrels of oil per day,Read More

Moody’s Forecasts Phased Fuel Subsidy Removal Will Pose Challenge To Incoming Govt

Fuel Subsidy
States economy susceptible to shocks without more revenue One of the leading global ratings agencies, Moody’s has predicted that the phased removal of subsidy paid on petrol in Nigeria willRead More

32 Months After, US Reintroduces Limited No-interview Visa Renewal In Nigeria

Nigeria and US Flags
The United States Mission has said that it would expand visa services to assist nonimmigrant visa applicants in Nigeria who qualify to renew their visa. This new application procedure wouldRead More

Gbajabiamila Decries Condition Of Nigerian Embassies

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has decried the state and operational mode of Nigerian embassies globally, calling for improved condition of service for heads ofRead More

Kwara Workers Jubilate As Govt Pays Full Minimum Wage

Kwara State
Public service workers are jubilant across Kwara State after the state government fully implemented the minimum wage for all categories of its labour force, bolstering their purchasing power and rejuvenatingRead More

DG: Technical Staff Leaving NCAA Due To Poor Salary

irector General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu
Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu, says the agency is in dire need of highly skilled personnel, to efficiently regulate the aviation industry andRead More

US: War Against Sleaze In Nigeria, Core Priority Of Biden Administration

United States Consul General, Claire Pierangelo
Declares American President committed to supporting Nigeria’s anti-corruption initiatives The United States Consul General, Claire Pierangelo yesterday stated that countering corruption “is not only a key concern” in Nigeria butRead More

Ohanaeze Extols Soludo On Use Of Locally Manufactured Goods

Ohanaeze Ndigbo
The apex Igbo cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has extolled the stance of Anambra State governor-elect, Professor Charles Soludo, on what it described as far-reaching policy statement among which isRead More

FG Approves N3trn, 17.5% Of 2022 Budget To Sustain Subsidy

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed
To send supplementary appropriation to National Assembly Mandates finance ministry to reconcile payment with NNPC NLC knocks govt over 18-month timeline IPMAN wants dilapidated refineries fixed Fayemi: Only 8 statesRead More