The International Centre for Disaster Management (ICDM) has lashed out at the International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC) for attempting to pursue terrorists’ agenda with its “fabricated” report on missing persons in the North-East. ICDM, a renowned stakeholder in humanitarian crisis management, believes this is a deliberate move to destabilize the remarkable momentum garnered by […]
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World’s Biggest Oil-Refining Tower Completes 11,000-Mile Voyage
It’s the length of a soccer field and the weight of 320 large elephants, but the world’s biggest oil-refining tower has finally reached its destination — Nigeria — after an 11,000 mile voyage. The distillation column, which will heat up crude at different temperatures to make various fuels, arrived on Sunday at a port in […]
Nigeria commended on gains recorded in fight against polio,urged to buckle up
By Victor Akaa, Abuja The 37th session of Expert Review Committee (ERC) on Polio Eradication and Routine Immunization (RI) in Nigeria, ended her 2 day’s meeting in Abuja with a call on Nigeria to step up plans to stop transmission of all types of polioviruses. The 2 day’s event which commenced on 3rd December, ended […]
Human rights group decries growing spate of war crimes by IPOB, IMN
….As terrorists groups continue to take laws into their hands Following the gruesome murder of two police officers by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Monday in Oraifite, Anambra State, human rights group have called for drastic measures to avert future occurrence. The Coalition for Human Rights Monitoring Groups in Nigeria (CHRMGN) […]
NITDA moves against 125 MDAs’ unauthorised IT projects
The National Information Technology Development Agency has initiated enforcement action against 125 ministries, departments and agencies for failing to obtain authorisation before embarking on information technology projects. The concerned MDAs also violated provisions of the Regulatory Framework for Promotion of Local Content in IT in line with Executive Orders 003 and 005. Director-General of NITDA, […]
Group punctures allegations against military on recruitment of ex-Boko Haram members
… lauds Army’s professionalism The Advocates of Social Justice for All (ASJA) has rubbished reports claiming that the Nigerian Army recruited repentant Boko Haram members into the military. The group made this known in an international press conference on Wednesday in Abuja to clear the air in what it described as “outright falsehood and highly […]
Only six persons board Iju-Ibadan free train in two days
The free train ride between Lagos and Ibadan on the new standard gauge train commenced on Monday, but in two days only six passengers boarded the train in two separate trips. Transport minister Rotimi Amaechi had declared the free ride on Saturday after a test-run of the train from Iju in Lagos to Ibadan, Oyo […]
President Buhari unveils indegenous military vehicles, salutes efforts in routing out terrorists
By Raphael Jov President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Kaduna unveiled Made-in-Nigeria Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles for Nigerian Army’s counter-terrorism and other operations across the nation. The vehicles named Ezugwu MRAP were produced by the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), an indigenous firm, for the Nigerian Army, and launched by the President at […]
FERMA blames bad roads on poor funding
Many roads in Nigeria are in bad shape due to lack of proper maintenance occasioned by the paucity of funds at the Federal Road Maintenance Agency, the agency has said. According to FERMA, poor budgetary allocations over the years to the agency are limiting its ability to adequately maintain Nigerian roads. This came as the […]
Nigeria: External, Domestic Risks Threaten Nigeria’s Economic Growth – World Bank
The World Bank has said though Nigeria’s economy is projected to grow up to 2021, the growths are vulnerable to internal and external shocks. The economy is recovering gradually from the 2016 recession, with growth projected to pick up from 1.9 percent in 2018 to 2 percent in 2019 and 2.1 percent in 2020-21, World […]