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Fresh Move To Resolve Apapa Traffic Crisis

January 25, 2020 5:16 pm

With the Apapa traffic crisis approaching frightening dimension and fear of port congestion looming, the Executive Secretary/CEO of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Hassan Bello did the unusual by cutting short his annual leave to rally stakeholders to find urgent solution to the crisis. The recent intervention is not the first time he has taken such steps. To be clear, it is not the duty of the NSC to ensure ease of movement of cargo in and out of the port. The NSC is the nation’s port economic regulator. In line with the federal government port reform agenda, the NSC …

Fresh Female Army Recruit Found Dead In Lovers House

January 19, 2020 9:54 am
A 23-year-old lady, Patience Amos, has died in the hands of her boyfriend in the Adamawa State capital, Yola.

The decomposing body of Patience was found in the boyfriend’s room days after she died, perceivably after a violent argument.

Neighbours said they heard voices of Patience and the boyfriend, Ali Wakil, at his residence in Damilu in the Jimeta area of Yola, but did not take it for anything that might turn fatal.

‘’Residents became suspicious when we could not see the lady for good three days, and what worried us more was the terrible odour emitting from their room,’’

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Metering: EEDC Issues Fresh Guidelines

January 16, 2020 6:31 am
The Enugu Electricity Distribution PLC (EEDC), on Wednesday, announced that customers making payments above N3,000 can no longer do so in cash.

It said with effect from 1st of February, 2020, such customers are expected to pay using electronic and other alternative payment channels available to them.

This development was contained in a release issued by the Head of Communications, EEDC, Mr. Emeka Ezeh.

He explained that the move by the organization was in compliance with the recent cashless policy initiative introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Ezeh said that from 1st February, payments for electricity bill

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Uche Nwosu: Fresh Crisis Looms In Imo APC

January 12, 2020 7:56 am

Another round of crisis is looming in the Imo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the leadership of the Interim State Executive Committee of the party led by Prince Marcellinus Nlemigbo has stated that the erstwhile governorship candidate of the Action Alliance, Mr. Uche Nwosu, who is the son-in-law of the immediate past governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha, is not a member of the party.

Prince Nlemigbo is the leader of the state executive recognized by the National executive of party. But the factional chairman of the party, Mr. Daniel Madueke Nwafor, in a quick response insisted …

NAFDAC Speaks On Fresh Recruitment

January 7, 2020 1:32 pm

Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Monday said the agency was considering recruiting staff to fill up vacant positions in 2020.

Adeyeye told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday in Abuja that the recruitment became necessary because the agency was too understaffed to effectively perform its statutory duties.

She said that the agency hoped and prayed that it would get employees in 2020 to drive its mandate of safeguarding the health of Nigerians.

She said “We need staff, we also need vehicles, and not too long ago, …

Southampton Give Chelsea Fresh Case Of Home Blues

December 26, 2019 3:03 pm

Southampton bolstered their hopes of top-flight survival with a 2-0 victory at Chelsea on Thursday as the Blues lost consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since 2011.

Frank Lampard’s young side kicked off on the back of a tactically inspired victory away to his mentor Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur that banished temporarily the bad memories of the home defeat by injury-ravaged Bournemouth.

But this Boxing Day clash saw another south coast side in Southampton enjoy success at Stamford Bridge.

Michael Obafemi put the Saints ahead in the 31st minute with the second Premier League goal …

Why Nigerians Are Skeptical About Fresh Loans

December 21, 2019 3:44 am

Fellow Nigerians, I have a plea to make very humbly today. But before I do so, allow me to offer some explanations. I have no problems with the government of President Muhammadu Buhari seeking and accepting loans from anywhere on planet earth. I’m a realist and I know Nigeria needs all the grants, aid, loans and whatever financial benevolence it can get to eliminate the atrocious infrastructure deficits currently plaguing our dear beloved country. There is no miracle that can change our squalid state in the shortest possible time. Nigeria is not alone in trying to use loans to rescue …

Between Rule Of Law And National Security: Fresh Anxiety

December 19, 2019 10:12 am

During the military era, security agencies such as the Police, Department of State Service (DSS), Army, Navy,  Air Force personnel among others were known to have, more often than not, trampled upon the fundamental rights of Nigerians with impunity. Disobedience to court orders was prevalent during the period.

But, with the advent of civil rule in May 1999, majority of Nigerians expected that those dark days of flagrant disobedience to court orders and violation of fundamental rights of citizens would be history.

However, 20 years down the line, the practice appears to have become the norm. Cases of disobedience to …

Sanitation: Stakeholders Launch Fresh Campaign In Enugu

December 16, 2019 4:27 am

Stakeholders rose from a meeting in Enugu, weekend, demanding accountability from all elected political office holders across the three arms of government.

The stakeholders, comprising the Civil Society Organizations, youth organizations, the media, religious and traditional rulers, among others, met in Enugu at an event to x-ray the vote 4 WASH campaign, and “Keep your promises campaign” put together by WaterAid in collaboration with an Enugu based non-governmental organization NGO, Global Health Awareness Research Foundation GHARF.

They called on Nigerian leaders to always deliver on their water and sanitation campaign promises.

While expressing concern over the nonchalant attitude of …

Fears Over FG’s Fresh Move To Reactivate Grazing Routes

December 10, 2019 2:25 am

Last week, the issue of cattle herders and the controversy over the modus operandi of their business, resonated in Nigeria once again. It has literally become a recurring decimal in the country. This time, the government wants to reactivate the grazing routes and convert them to ranches. The development was made known by the Federal Government, through the Executive Secretary, National Commission for Nomadic Education, Prof Bashir Usman, who announced government’s readiness to remodel its grazing reserves into ranches in 17 states of the federation.
Critical observers are tempted to believe that following the refusal of some state governors …

New Travel Misery In France As Unions Warn Of Fresh Turmoil

December 7, 2019 2:03 pm

The most serious nationwide strike to hit France in years caused new misery for weekend travellers on Saturday, with unions dismissing proposals by the government and warning walkouts would last well into next week.

The challenge thrown down to President Emmanuel Macron over his plans for radical pension reform has prompted hundreds of thousands to take to the streets and brought key transport services to a standstill.

The strikes, which began on Thursday over the plans for a single points-based pension scheme, recall the winter of 1995, when three weeks of huge stoppages forced a social policy U-turn by

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What Is The $30bn Fresh Loan For? Increasing Debt Portfolio

December 1, 2019 3:51 am

President Muhammadu Buhari seeks to increase Nigeria’s total debt portfolio to about $97billion by borrowing about $30billion from external sources to execute critical infrastructure projects. While the argument on the part of government has always been that Nigeria’s debt to GDP ratio remains low, experts are worried that paying back the burgeoning debt is a major concern, as generating enough revenue to meet its budgetary obligations is still a nightmare for the government. 

President Muhammadu Buhari last week returned to the National Assembly to re-present the federal government’s request for a $29.96 billion fresh foreign loan. Buhari, in presenting the …

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