Day: March 11, 2016

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has announced a major reshuffling in the organisation. A press statement issued by the Corporation on Friday disclosed there are new appointments, redeployment and secondments into its key positions. The appointments, the statement said, take effect immediately, while the new unit heads are expected to resume fully by April…

Information technology experts in Nigeria have developed a location-based Application with local content for the recreation services known as BarFinderNaija. BarFinderNaija is an app where users tell their friends where they are and what they are doing, with the help of geo tagging which uses the in-built GPS (global positioning system) of users’ mobile devices,…

Nigerians have been apologised to for the hardship being experience because of drop in the supply of electricity to their homes and offices. The Federal Government blamed this on gas failure as well as sabotage and the works of vandals of power infrastructure. The FG said efforts are being made to rectify the issues and…

A-Ibom Rerun: APC Candidate Dumps Party

Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Saturday, March 12, 2016, Akwa Ibom State rerun poll, Victor Okon, has withdrawn from the race. Okon has also announced his resignation from the party barely 12 hours to the State House of Assembly rerun election. Addressing newsmen at a press conference on Friday in Uyo, Okon…

A blast that occurred on Friday at the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, office in Calabar, Cross River State left at least 18 persons injured. The ugly incident happened after a gas cylinder went up in flames, which left panic in the air and many people running to safety. The banking hall of the country’s…

Budget Padding: 180 Officials Redeployed

President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly redeployed top budget officials to other parastatals that have no connection with their former office. Vanguard reports that this is connection with the padding of the 2016 budget, which brought embarrassment to the government. About 184 officials were said to be affected by the reshuffling. The reputable publication quoted a…

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