The Federal Government handed over 64 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses to representatives of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). The handover took place on Sunday at the Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Director -General, National Orientation Agency (NOA) Mallam Lanre Issa Onillu and his team have embarked on a nationwide flood sensitization and evaluation programme in all flood prone areas across the country. Briefing Journalists on their findings in Read more…
At the conclusion of his encounter with his Jesuit brothers in Belgium on Saturday evening, Pope Francis spent his Saturday night with 6,000 young people gathered at the Brussels Expo in the Belgian capital. The Hope Happening is an event in the Read more…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed the FCT Administration’s commitment to the review and upgrade of the Abuja Master Plan. Wike made this statement when a team of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, visited Read more…
THE Federal Government has appealed to Nigerians to clear their canals, drainages and gutters to mitigate floods. A dam update report by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) on Sunday, said the water levels at the nation’s critical stations along Read more…
Pope Francis on Friday visited the headquarters of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development for the event “Planting a Flag Against Dehumanization”. Awaiting him were representatives of Popular Movements, marking the tenth anniversary of the first World Meeting of Read more…
The federal government has revealed its plan to construct five buffer dams to contain incessant flooding arising from the release of water from Cameroon’s Lagdo Dam. The plan was disclosed by the Director-General of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), Umar Read more…
advocacy on safety and management of impending year 2024 flooding as well as monitor the level of water in the affected river I’ve communities” The program was attended by boat operators and stakeholders of the states and people living in Read more…
Petroleum products marketers across Nigeria have submitted a formal petition to President Bola Tinubu, calling for intervention in a growing conflict with Dangote Refinery over diesel pricing. The marketers are concerned that the recent significant drop in diesel prices at the Read more…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has given the Army, the Air Force and the Navy mandate to ensure there is an improvement in crude oil production from 1.35 million barrels per day, to 2.2 million barrels by Read more…
By Uzo Ugwunze It was all crying and wailing Friday, at Afia Ekwe Building Materials market, Ogidi/Ogbunike, Idemili North/Oyi Local Government Area, Anambra State, following the submerging of the market by flood which resulted in the destruction of goods worth Read more…
A total of 63 power transmission towers were destroyed by vandals between January and August this year, the latest industry data from the Federal Ministry of Power has revealed. Most of the towers were destroyed in the northern part of Read more…