Daily Archives: July 2, 2019
L-R: General Manager Business and Government Relations, Shell Companies in Nigeria, Bashir Bello; Executive Secretary, Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board, Simbi Wabote; and the Vice President, Shell Nigeria and Gabon, Peter Costello, at the opening ceremony of the 2019 edition of the Nigeria Oil and Gas Annual Conference and Exhibition in Abuja… on Monday.
Northern region alone can accommodate Ruga settlements — Niger govt
The Niger State Government says northern states have the potential to accommodate Ruga settlements conceived to address the incessant clashes between farmers and herders ...
Read More »Benue, Cross River, Ekiti join South-East, Ondo, Taraba to reject Ruga settlements
Benue, Cross River, Ekiti states have joined the South East region in rejecting he controversial Ruga Settlement programme being proposed by the Federal Government to arrest the intractable farmers-herders ...
Read More »Herdsmen: Ruga settlement not relevant to Benue people — CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Benue State says Ruga settlement for Fulani herders cannot be forced on people of the state because it ...
Read More »Nigeria fast losing identity under poor managers, says Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo raised the alarm, yesterday, that Nigeria is fast losing its identity over what he termed as “poor management of the nation’s diversity ...
Read More »Labour plans nationwide strike over minimum wage delay
The organised labour have alerted Nigerians that plans were underway to embark on industrial action if the current state of affairs as regards the issue of consequential adjustment arising from the new national Minimum wage ...
Read More »U.S govt seeks Gani Adams’ view on Nigeria’s insecurity
The United States of America has sought the views of the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, on the security situation in the country. ...
Read More »Buhari finally sacks NHIS boss, Usman Yusuf
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally sacked the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf. This is coming seven months after ...
Read More »Court orders Patience Jonathan to forfeit N9.2bn, $8.4m to govt
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday ordered the permanent forfeiture of the sums of N9.2bn and $8.4m recovered from wife of former President ...
Read More »Ayade condemns NDDC for unfair treatment to Cross River
Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has slammed the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for its unfair treatment of the state. Ayade voiced his ...
Read More »Enugu community, Miyetti Allah, others deny herders, cattle expulsion
The people of Agbada Nenwe in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State, members of the Hausa/Fulani community and Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of ...
Read More »Oyo govt orders contractors back to site
The Oyo State Government has ordered that the contractor handling abandoned building projects on the premises of St. Paul’s Anglican School 1&2, Yanbule, Bashorun, Ibadan, ...
Read More »FG clears MDAs PAYE liabilities to states
The Federal Government has cleared the N135.8bn Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) tax liabilities owed by federal Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) to state governments. The PAYE tax ...
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