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FG approves payment of outstanding pension liabilities

The Federal Government has given presidential approval for  payment of outstanding pension liabilities under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). The Head of Corporate Communication at National Pension Commission (PenCom) Mr Peter Aghahowa, said this in a statement in Abuja on…

Nigeria mulls nuclear technology for electricity

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has said the deployment and peaceful use of nuclear power technology will improve the production of electricity. He said it will provide sustainable and reliable electricity that will not be affected…

FRSC to auction unclaimed vehicles in Akwa Ibom

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Akwa Ibom Command,  on Wednesday said that it would auction all unclaimed vehicles in its custody. In a statement issued by Mr Paul James, the command’s Public Enlightenment / Public Relations Officer said that…

Drug abuse killing our youths-Gov. Diri

Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has bemoaned the effects of drug use and abuse on Nigerian youths, saying it was destroying their future. He stated this during a stakeholders’ Mega Sensitisation Campaign on Drug Abuse and Prevention in Yenagoa on…