The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed11 filling stations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for under-dispensing and over pricing of petrol. The Zonal Operations Controller, DPR, Abuja, Mr Abubakar Buba, disclosed this at the monitoring exercise in Abuja…
… Direct FG to stop use of explosives by oil service firms The House of Representatives has urged the Ministry of Power to work towards completing the installation of 333KVA Line in Onne, Rivers and Bayelsa. This was sequel to the…
The Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi ( FIIRO), says it has trained no fewer than 27 people on fish smoking technology in Ondo State. The Acting Director General of the institute, Dr Yemisi Asagbara disclosed this on Wednesday at…
There was rowdiness in the Senate over a bill seeking to establish a commission for the armed forces. The bill was sponsored by the Senate minority leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe According to him, the commission is to ensure that the composition/appointment…
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde on Wednesday inaugurated the construction of a fly-over bridge at General Gas on Idi Ape-Akobo road, Ibadan. Speaking at a brief ceremony held at IDC Primary School, Basorun, Makinde said that the flyover bridge, which…
The Nasarawa State Government is partnering with the Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN), as well as the Keystone Bank, in a bid to revive the now rested Nasarawa Transport Service. Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, announced this while hosting a…
The Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says the organisation will work with the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) directly to tackle rigid export bureaucracies and other obstacles to scale up production. Okonjo-Iweala gave this assurance on Wednesday…
By Abba – Eku Onyeka Abuja The National Metrology Institute (NMI) of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has taken delivery of additional weight standards to boost the ongoing calibration of various weighbridges in use in the Country. According to…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government would not spare or condone looters of public funds within and outside government. The party said this in a statement by Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary of its…
The Alternative Political Summit (T-PAPS), a coalition of pressure groups, on Wednesday said it would set up an alternative political party for revolutionary participation in the electoral process. The Secretary, Central Organising Committee of the group, Mr Jaye Gaskia, said…
