Newscenter Media News The Nigerian government has secured a $600,000 relief fund and commitments from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The donation was announced when Vice President Kashim Shettima met with the …
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Anambra LG poll: Soludo breaks 10-year jinx amid dispute
The Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission will conduct elections in the 21 Local Government Areas of the state on Saturday, 10 years after such exercise was last held. IKENNA OBIANERI …
Read More »Allow marketers lift petrol from Dangote refinery, Reps tell FG
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, urged the Federal Government to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to allow independent marketers to commence the …
Read More »Nenadi’s emergence saved LP from collapse-Group
The Kaduna State 2023 Labour Party candidates on Sunday rallied support for Sen. Nenadi Usman, the acting National Chairperson of the Labour Party, and urged stakeholders to unite behind her …
Read More »ExxonMobil to invest $10bn in Nigeria’s oil sector
Vice President Kashim Shettima has welcomed ExxonMobil’s proposed $10bn investment in Nigeria’s deep-water oil operations, describing it as a testament to the administration’s economic reforms and investment-friendly policies. This came …
Read More »Iyana Ipaja residents protest, demand affordable electricity, fair metering
Residents of Iyana Ipaja, Lagos, have staged a peaceful protest against the hike in electricity tariffs and inconsistent power supply in the community. The protesters, led by local entrepreneur Oluwatobiloba …
Read More »Court sentences Offa bank robbery convicts to death by hanging
Justice Haleema Salman of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, yesterday sentenced five suspects in the Offa bank robbery case to death by hanging. The judge ruled that they be …
Read More »Red Cross considers raising N2.5b to battle hunger, food insecurity
The Nigerian Red Cross Society aims to raise N2.5 billion to mitigate the effects of severe hunger and malnutrition in Nigeria. Widely circulated reports suggest that unless emergency measures are …
Read More »Association seeks NSCDC’s partnership to combat pipeline vandalism, irregularities
The Association of Nigerian Refineries and Petroleum Marketers (ANRPM) has called for a partnership with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to combat irregularities within the petroleum sector. …
Read More »Flood damages Borno-Chad-Cameron link bridge, police urge alternative route
The Borno State Police Command has alerted that a flash flood has caused extensive damage to the Ajeri-Dikwa road and the Dikwa-M/Guri road, leading to disruption of socio-economic activities just …
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