The House of Representatives on Tuesday said the Ministry of Transportation would get zero allocation in the 2017 budget if it failed to provide clear explanation and figures on how it spent the funds appropriated to it in the 2016 fiscal year. According to the lawmakers, the ministry has not spent the over N243bn that it has so far received […]
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The transport sector in Akwa Ibom state would soon receive a big boost, as the government has concluded plans to bring in 1,500 vehicles to enhance productive activities in the sector. The state governor, Udom Emmanuel, disclosed this while delivering a speech, as a special guest of honour, at the foundation laying ceremony of Akwa Ibom State Community (AKISCOM) in […]
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The President, Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Engr. Otis Anyaeji has expressed satisfaction with the result oriented research activities and reverse engineering presently going on under the leadership of the current Director General, Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), Maj. Gen. Bamidele Ogunkale who is also a member of NSE. He made this expression during a courtesy visit to the […]
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The Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, yesterday, evening suspended their nationwide indefinite strike, following Federal Government’s approval of bridging cost allowance from N6.20 to N7.20. National Chairman of PTD, Mr. Salimon Oladiti, who confirmed the suspension of strike, after a meeting with representatives of the Federal Government at the […]
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An embattled anti-corruption official on Monday said that he built a large luxury villa by working part time as a motorbike and taxi driver. The anti-graft warrior had built the luxury villa on a land that had been earmarked for agricultural purposes. He reportedly defied orders to voluntarily demolish the two-storey building in March, which is complete with 200 square […]
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Highway gunmen, believed to be armed robbers, have assassinated a police officer in Imo State. This is coming after gunmen had previously attacked and killed police officers at Orie Mbieri police station, Umudagu – Mbieri and Atta in the Mbaitoli and Local Government Areas of Imo State respectively, carting away their arms and ammunition. The name and the rank of […]
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The Lagos State Ministry of Justice has taken over investigation into the case of a car burnt on the premises of the Vehicle Inspection Service. It was learnt that the Lagos State Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, ordered that all the parties involved in the case be invited to state their sides of the story. It […]
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The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has invited leaders of the Petroleum Tankers Drivers (PTD) section of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the National Association of Transport Owners (NARTO) to a meeting today as part of the efforts to avert the strike planned by PTD, which […]
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The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has been accused of cannibalising Arik Air aircraft and using the parts to repair the fleet of Aero Contractors. Sources from the airline disclosed that an engine of a Bombardier Dash 8, Q400, was taken away from Arik aircraft with registration, 5N-BKV, and given to Aero to fix in the same aircraft type, […]
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Key stakeholders from the coastal Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta State, where ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo), hails from have met with the Federal Government officials to prepare the ground for participation in the new policy to introduce modular refineries in the Niger Delta. The team from Gbaramatu led by the former Chairman of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development […]
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**Reverend Sister battling Meningitis in Zamfara dies in car accident Worshippers of the First Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA) at the weekend could not hide the puzzle on their faces, which could only read one thing: “Why, God why?” Their faith appear to be failing them as their body language seem to give vent to the question on the […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said it would support plans by the federal government to formalise illegal crude oil refining operations in the Niger Delta, saying it was part of the antidotes to criminality including militancy in the region. According to the corporation, the government’s decision would take away from the streets of the region, many of its […]
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