The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation will soon shut down three of its four refineries, Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru, has said.
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Year: 2017
LAGOS BANS INTER-STATE BUSES, VEHICLES ALONG IKORODU ROAD, RESTRICTS OPERATION TO BERGER, OJOTA PARKS
—- Gives Operators 7-Day ultimatum to move to Berger, Ojota parks —- To co-Opt Yaba, Jibowu axis into beautification project The Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced the restriction of the operation of inter-state buses and vehicles operating along Ikorodu Road from going beyond Ojodu Berger and Ojota Motor Parks.
Continue reading »30 PASSENGERS INJURED IN SWISS RAILWAY CRASH
An accident on a popular Swiss tourist railway route left some 30 people slightly injured on Monday, a police spokesperson said.
Continue reading »FG, IOCS FINALISE EVALUATION OF BIDS FOR $13.5BN ZABAZABA DEEPWATER PROJECT
The Federal Government, Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited (NAE) and Shell Petroleum Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) have completed the technical and commercial evaluation of bids for the main packages in the development of the $13.5 billion Zabazaba deepwater oil field in Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 245 within 14 months.
Continue reading »SOKOTO, ZAMFARA REPAIR 214KM FEDERAL ROAD WITH N100M
The Sokoto and Zamfara State governments have completed the repairs of the 214 kilometres Sokoto-Gusau federal highway at the cost of N100 million.
Continue reading »NNPC MASSIVELY STOCKPILES PMS TO SUSTAIN PRICE CRASH
A daily record of operations of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has disclosed the corporation’s plans to sustain the petrol pump price crash it started last week with a healthy build-up of stocks.
Continue reading »AMBODE INAUGURATES PEN CINEMA FLYOVER & BRIDGE RAMP: TO BE COMPLETED DECEMBER 2018
One week after he formally inaugurated the reconstruction of 10-lane Oshodi-Airport road, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, at the weekend unveiled Pen Cinema flyover and bridge ramp designed to unlock gridlock at the Agege-Iju-Pen-Cinema axis.
Continue reading »ARIK SHAREHOLDERS FILE N20BN SUIT AGAINST FG, ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES
Shareholders of Arik Air Limited have filed a N20 billion suit against the federal government and Ethiopian Airlines over recent stories in the media that they were in negotiations on the takeover of the airline.
Continue reading »FG APPROVES CONCESSION OF LAGOS, ABUJA AIRPORTS
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President, says the Federal Executive Council has agreed to concession the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja.
Continue reading »CUSTOMS SERVICE INTERCEPT 1,100 SMUGGLED RIFLES AT TIN-CAN ISLAND (PICTURES)
The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 1,100 rifles which were imported into the country from Turkey under false declaration.
Continue reading »YOU CAN NOW RENEW YOU DRIVER’S LICENCE WITHOUT GOING FOR CAPTURING – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has just confirmed that you can now renew your driver’s licence without going through the tedious capturing and biometrics.
Continue reading »FLORIDA, GEORGIA BRACE FOR THE ARRIVAL OF HURRICANE IRMA: ‘WE’RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME’ (PICTURES)
—- Miami now a ghost town as Floridians wait bumper-to-bumper to flee Irma that has 1.4 Million under evacuation as FEMA warns the deadly hurricane could ‘devastate’ the US.
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