Newscenter Media News The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission has confirmed that the construction of the $3.5bn Bakassi Deep Seaport is going to begin soon, signaling an advancement for Nigeria’s maritime and economic infrastructure. …
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Bandits behind Kaduna students’ abduction killed in supremacy battle
A notorious bandit commander terrorising communities in Kaduna State, Kachalla Sharme, and several others have been killed in a supremacy clash between rival gangs. In a statement on Monday, Kaduna’s …
Read More »LASTMA impounds 488 vehicles for encroaching on BRT lanes, warns motorists
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) impounded 488 vehicles between January and August 2024 for violating the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lanes. The post LASTMA impounds 488 vehicles for …
Read More »Adamawa, firm inaugurate breast cancer screening centre
To enhance the early detection and treatment of cancer cases, especially breast cancer, TotalEnergies, in collaboration with the Adamawa State government, has commissioned a mammography centre at Garkida General Hospital. …
Read More »Vandals cut power to Damaturu, Maiduguri, TCN vows swift restoration
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) disclosed yesterday that its tower T372, along the Gombe-Damaturu-Maiduguri 330 Kilovolt (kV) transmission line, was destroyed by vandals. The post Vandals cut power to …
Read More »Alia blames Ortom as Benue battles N3.6bn judgment debts
The Benue State government has said it is still suffering from the consent judgments, running into at least N3.6bn, entered into by the immediate-past government led by Samuel Ortom. The …
Read More »Hunger protester slams N300m suit on IG
A hunger protester, Babatunde Akande, has dragged the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, before a Federal High Court in Abuja over his prolonged detention without trial. Akande said he …
Read More »Nigerians paid 64.58% more for diesel in August — NBS
The average retail price of Automotive Gas Oil, popularly called diesel, in Nigeria surged by 64.58 per cent year-on-year, reaching N1,406.05/litre in August 2024 compared to the N854.32/litre recorded in …
Read More »Metering, overbilling top customers’ complaints — NERC report
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission says it received 1,220,245 complaints through its customers’ complaints units in 2023, adding that metering and overbilling of power users accounted for the highest complaints. …
Read More »Suswam, Ortom differ over Benue PDP caretaker panel’s eviction
The crisis rocking the Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has worsened, as the former governor, Gabriel Suswam, allegedly evicted the party from its secretariat. The building accommodating …
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