By Ogaga Ariemu The Federal Government has suspended workers mentioned in extortion at enrolment centres of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). Nigerian NewsDirect learnt that the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, ordered the immediate suspension…
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) sees plenty of downside risks for oil markets in the first half of 2021, Mohammad Barkindo, its Secretary-General said on Sunday. Barkindo’s remark is coming a day before meeting allies, led by…
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, has vowed to get rid of robbers and cultists with the adoption of community policing strategies in the state. Odumosu made this promise in a statement signed on Saturday by the…
The Managing Director, Lagos Ferry Services (LAGFERRY), Mr Abdoulbaq Balogun, said the service ferried over 200, 000 passengers within 150 days of operations in 2020. Balogun, who made the disclosure in a New Year message to commuters on Sunday, in…
Artisans in Otun-Ekiti in Ekiti on Saturday appealed to the Federal Government to assist them to regulate the prices of essential commodities this new year. Some of the artisans, who spoke with journalists in Otun-Ekiti, said that the coronavirus pandemic…
There has been mixed reactions from Balogun Market traders, over the shift in the resumption date for business activities after the Dec. 24 closure of the market for the Christmas and New Year holidays. The caretaker management committee inaugurated in…
Sen. Ibrahim Shekarau (APC – Kano Central), on Saturday, inspected health and education development projects being executed by the Federal Government in his Senatorial zone. Shekarau, a former governor of Kano State between 2003 and 2011, said he was inspecting…
The Caretaker Management Committee of Balogun market, Lagos Trade Fair Complex, has shifted its resumption, earlier scheduled for Jan. 4, to Jan. 11, for security reasons, the Secretary of the committee, Mr Leonard Ogbonnia has said. Ogbonnia said in a…
The Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N) has enjoined its members of staff to maintain excellent delivery while investigating air mishaps to ensure safety of air transportation. Mr Akin Olateru, AIB Commissioner, delivered the charge in a statement by Mr Tunji…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forcast sunshine and haziness from Monday to Wednesday across the nation. NiMet’s weather outlook issued on Sunday in Abuja forcast sunny and hazy conditions over the northern region and the north central states with…
