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Rivers Crisis: Police caution LG employees over planned protest
The Rivers State Police Command, has warned against Monday’s planned protest by the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, (NULGE). A statement released on Sunday night by Police Spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, said the police are aware of the protest. The police explained that although they respect people’s rights to gather, they strongly advised against the protest to avoid infiltration. “The…
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NNPCL shifts Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben gas pipeline project delivery date to August
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has shifted the delivery date for the $700m Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben gas pipeline project (OB3), from March 2024 to August. This was revealed in a press statement by the company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, over the weekend. According to the statement, the Minister for Petroleum Resources for States Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, while…
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Inflation: Nigerians resort to loans as consumer credit jumps by 12% in January 2024
Nigerians have resorted to loans as one of their survival strategies, as a report by the Central Bank of Nigeria, said consumer credit jumped by 12 per cent to approximately ₦3.9bn in January 2024, riding on the back of majorly heightened inflation. According to CBN’s latest monthly economic report, the total consumer credit outstanding increased to N3,823bn in January 2024. The…
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NDLEA raids snake-guarded shrine in Edo, seizes illicit drugs
By Innocent Raphael The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a snake-guarded shrine in the Igor community of Benin City, Edo State, used to store illicit drugs. This was disclosed in a statement signed on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, Director of Media & Advocacy for the NDLEA. According to the statement, the shrine featured a large, specially constructed…
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Rivers: Gunmen abduct Police Orderly, Driver of Traditional Ruler
Gunmen have kidnapped a driver and police orderly working for Chief Cornwell Ihunwo, the traditional ruler of Rumu-Elechi community in Nkpolu-Oroworuko, Port Harcourt, the Rivers State. The incident occurred at 8pm on Saturday around the Eagle Island area of the capital city. Godstime Ihunwo, a vigilante leader who also doubles as Chief Security Officer of Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, said, “I received a…
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Chinese contractor employs 2,599 Nigerians for Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline project
By Innocent Raphael The Chinese contractor responsible for segment 2 of the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline project, Brentex CPP, has employed 2,599 Nigerians across various fields to ensure the project’s completion by the first quarter of 2025. This was disclosed by Howard Wang, Chairman of the group, during a tour of the project site in Kaduna over the weekend. Wang…
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NLC, TUC suspend planned protest in Rivers
…ask IGP to instruct CP to allow workers access to offices The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Rivers State have suspended their planned protest over the continued police blockade at local government area secretariats. Chairmen of the labour centres said the suspension followed reports of plans by some individuals to incite violence under the…
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OGSG reserves right to protect mineral resources within its domain- Akinmade
The Ogun State Government has said the Executive Order creating the Mineral Resources Agency is aimed at protecting the resources in its domain and entrench decency and sanity in the sector for the common good of the people in the State. It said the Agency was set up for mineral identification, geological mapping of the state, and data banking, in…
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Christ Embassy: Fire incident, a stepping stone to greater achievements- Oyakhilome
By Innocent Raphael The President and founder of LoveWorld Incorporated, also known as Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has characterized the recent fire at the church’s headquarters as a stepping stone to greater achievements. WesternPost had reported that Fire caught the Christ Embassy Headquarters in Lagos on Sunday morning. During a live Sunday service at the church’s campground in Asese,…
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Data of Nigerians not compromised- NIMC
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has assured the public that the data of Nigerians has not been compromised. NIMC gave the assurance in a statement signed by its head of corporate communications, Kayode Adegoke, on Saturday. Paradigm Initiative, a pan-African social enterprise, had on Thursday raised an alarm over its discovery of the sale of national identification numbers (NINs),…
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