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The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers (NUPENG) says that its National Executive Council will communicate its position on the ongoing debate over the planned removal of subsidy on petroleum after its NEC meeting.However, another major union in the sector – Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has kicked against subsidy removal, stressing that the move should be suspended, because the present administration did not provide the r...

To fast-track the development of the Benin Port Project, the Project Delivery Team has completed the Request for Qualification, which sets actions in motion to accelerate the realization of the project.In a statement, the Chairman, Benin Port Project, Engineer Greg Ogbeifun, said following the due process earlier initiated Governor Godwin Obaseki, the Minister of Transportation had set up the Project Steering Committee and Project Delivery Team to ensure realization of the p...

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Aviation, has acquired RPA-200MC mobile 3D primary radars for the aviation sector.The first of the nine primary radars procured arrived in the country at the weekend.The primary 3D radar supplied by IN-VAP is the first export of its kind between Argentina and any African country.Maiduguri will receive the first radar, while the other eight radars will be located to Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt,...

Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Okon Effiong, has ordered the immediate arrest of a yet-to-identified policeman seen in a viral video assaulting a man at Elibrade junction in the Emohua Local Government Area of the state.CP Effiong also said the other policemen seen at the location while their colleague assaulted the man should be identified and arrested.The video showed the moment a policeman holding a rifle in his left hand and a whip in his right us...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says it is not responsible for regulating social media networks and contents.The submission came during a recent visit of the National Civil Society Council of Nigeria, led by its Executive Secretary, Blessing Akinsolotu.He sought the intervention of the commission on some worrisome and misleading content on social media platforms.The NCC Director, of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, however, info...

The Minister of Niger-Delta Affairs, Chief Umana Umana has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to addressing the inequalities in the region.Speaking at the commissioning of a vocational development centre at Iyeu, Otuo in Owan East LGA of Edo State, the Minister expressed his delight at the completion of the project, which he described as a significant milestone in the government’s efforts to empower the people of the Niger-Delta region....

President Buhari has described the departed ex-Vice Chancellor of University of Port-Harcourt, Professor Nimi Briggs, as an academic who lived for the good of the country and humanity. ⁣⁣⁣He also condoled with his surviving family, urging them to keep the professor emeritus’ legacy alive. ⁣⁣Buhari’s condolence message is contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.According ...

President Muhammadu Buhari will today commence an eight-day state visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he is expected to perform Umrah, the Lesser Pilgrimage.  Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the trip will end on Wednesday 19th of April.It marks President Buhari's sixth and last visit to the Kingdom since assuming office in May 2015....

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Israel hit multiple military targets in Syria in response to sixrockets fired into territory it controls overnight.The Israeli Air Force said fighter jets and a drone hit therocket launchers as well as a Syrian military compound, radarsystems and artillery positions.The rocket fire from Syria into the occupied Golan Heightswas claimed by a Palestinian militant group.In recent days, Israel has also come under fir...