The Senate on Wednesday directed its Committees on Petroleum Downstream, Gas Resources to investigate the remote and immediate causes of gas tanker explosions in parts of the country, with a view to preventing a recurrence and report back in two weeks. The upper chamber has also urged the regulatory and licensing authorities of the Department…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos to dismiss the no-case submission filed by a suspected internet fraudster, Ismail Mustapha, alias Mompha. Mompha is standing trial over an alleged N32.9 billion fraud. He was re-arraigned on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 alongside…
The federal government on Tuesday finally agreed to consider the adoption of the University Transparency Account System (UTAS) presented by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), as an alternative to its Integrated Payroll Personnel Information System (IPPIS). The UTAS is software developed by ASUU for payment of salaries to university teachers as against the…
Neymar became Brazil’s second-highest goal scorer of all time on Tuesday as his hat-trick helped Brazil to a 4-2 victory over Peru in a 2022 World Cup qualifier. The Paris St Germain forward has now scored 64 goals in 103 games surpassing Ronaldo, who scored 62 goals in 98 games for Brazil in a career…
At a time when the rest of the world is re-thinking its approach to commercial agriculture, Africa has a clear opportunity to refresh its approach to the sector and become an emerging force. Big shifts are already happening in food production, land and water use, and the integration of agri-tech and product tracing. If African…
By Kolade Stephen Oluwatoba Customers are the lifeline of everyone business; they make sure that you do not run down. At the same, they are very delicate and might be discouraged by tiny little details in your business. Having a website gives customers an assurance that your business is real and they are not being…
The Inspector General of Police IGP M.A. Adamu on Tuesday, October 13 announced a new Police unit to take over from the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force. The new unit is called the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team and will fill the gaps arising from the dissolution of the defunct…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room have rejected President Mohammed Buhari’s nomination of his aide Lauretta Onochie as a commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) both saying her nomination is an attempt to undermine the efforts to build a credible electoral process in Nigeria. This reaction followed President…