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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

#EndSARS: Lagos Police Stations Still In Ruins As operatives Battle Rising Insecurity

One of the burnt police stations in Lagos during the #EndSARS protests
More than 10 weeks after the destruction of many police stations in Lagos during the #EndSARS protests, the rebuilding of the affected facilities is yet to commence, thereby stalling policingRead More

South-east Govs Pledge Support For Ohanaeze New President, Obiozor

President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the Igbo apex socio-political organisation, Prof. George Obiozor
Governors of the South-east states yesterday pledged to work with the new President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the Igbo apex socio-political organisation, Prof. George Obiozor. Obiozor emerged victorious after defeatingRead More

Army Redeploys 1000 Senior Officers In Major Shake-up

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai
The Nigerian Army Headquarters yesterday approved the redeployment of over 1000 senior officers across military formations in the country. The affected officers include Major Generals, Brigadier-Generals, Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels, Majors,Read More

FG Bows To Pressure, Directs Reversal Of New Electricity Rates

Minister of Power Mr. Saleh Mamman
Suspension of tariffs to persist till end of negotiations with labour Power sector hits another transmission peak milestone The Federal Government yesterday directed the immediate rollback of the new tariffRead More

To Pacify Labour, FG Summons Meeting Over Electricity Tariff Hike

Chris Ngige: the Federal Government vs the Nigeria Labour Congress
Gencos seek scrapping of NERC Onyebuchi Ezigbo and Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The Federal Government has summoned a meeting of the Committee on Review of Tariffs and Charges in theRead More

Labour, PDP, OPS, Others Kick as FG Reviews Electricity Tariffs

Nigeria Labour Congress
Tariff increases to continue till Discos cover costs, says NERC Analysts, the Organised Private Sector (OPS), labour and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday decried a review, by the FederalRead More

FG’s 774,000 Job-for-youths Scheme Finally Takes Off

Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo
After a series of hiccups, the Federal Government yesterday formally kick-started the Special Public Works (SPW) programme, targeted at employing 774,000 youths. Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr.Read More

Buhari: No Sustainable Development Without Adequate Infrastructure

President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday restated his determination to bridge the infrastructural deficits in the country, saying sustainable development is not possible when a country is hobbled by severe infrastructural shortfalls.Read More

Nigeria Owes IMF, World Bank, Others $31.98bn

Debt Management Office (DMO)
Nigeria’s bilateral and multilateral debts stood at $31.98 billion as of September 2020, according to the latest figures released by the Debt Management Office (DMO). The outstanding debts are notRead More