COMPETITION WILL DRIVE DOWN PETROL PRICE – RAINOIL BOSS

The Group Managing Director of Rainoil Limited, Dr Gabriel Ogbechie, has said full deregulation of the downstream petroleum sector will increase competition among marketers and this will drive down the…

FG THREATENS NARD AS DOCTORS BEGIN STRIKE AFTER AGREEMENT

• If you don’t agree, you don’t sign an agreement, Ngige tells doctors • FG proposals not new –Resident doctors • Hospitals reject non-emergency cases • Resident doctors are foot…

NIGERIANS WITHOUT NIN RISK 14-YEAR IMPRISONMENT, SAYS MINISTER

• 51 million Nigerians now have NIN The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, on Thursday warned that Nigerians who do not have National Identity Numbers risked…

Strike: Ban govt officials from seeking healthcare abroad, resident doctors tell NASS

Members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors have asked the National Assembly to enact laws that will ban government officials from seeking healthcare overseas. NARD President, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi,…

2023: INEC rejects NIN for voter registration

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday rejected the mandatory use of National Identity Number for the Continuous Voter Registration which recommences on June 28, 2021, in the 774 Local…

At last, Edo 2020 begins

Benin City, the Edo State capital,  is agog, as the 20th edition of the National Sports Festival begins on Friday (today), with 8,000 athletes expected to vie for honours in…

Abiodun decorates Soyinka as Amotekun Super Marshall

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, decorated Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, as the Super Marshall of the Ogun State Security Network codenamed Operation Amotekun. Abiodun decorated the respected…

Ohanaeze condemns attack on Soludo, calls for decentralised policing

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, on Thursday, condemned the attack by gunmen on former Central Bank Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo. Ohanaeze National Publicity Secretary, Chief Alex Ogbonnia,…

Abiodun inaugurates Amotekun in Ogun to tackle herdsmen crisis, others

Amotekun operatives during the inauguration in Ogun on Thursday  Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, inaugurated the Ogun State Security Network codenamed Operation Amotekun. The governor also commissioned scores…

Photos of Sanwo-Olu visiting Lekki shootings’ victims resurface after US report

Sanwo-Olu visits an #EndSARS protester injured at the Lekki Toll Gate on the night of October 20, 2020. Photo: @jidesanwoolu/Twitter. Images of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, visiting victims of…