Peace Mass Transit drills drivers on road safety
Peace Mass Transit (PMT) has organized a one-week training exercise for its 4,000 drivers in the company’s fleet to instil high safety driving standards. PMT, in collaboration with Federal Road Safety...
View ArticleRwandan Air seeks approval to fly Abuja route
The Rwandan Ambassador to Nigeria, Joe Habinaza has urged the Federal Government to allow Rwanda Air to start operating in Abuja. Habinaza stated this during a visit to Minister of Aviation, Mr. Osita...
View ArticleFERMA tees off work on federal roads
The Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has begun work on the Ekparakwa-Iwukem-Azumini Road, Ikot Ekpene –Umuhia Road and Aba-Ikot Ekpene-Itu Road. A board member representing FERMA, South-South...
View ArticleCBN recommends N100b minimum capital for development banks
TheCentral Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has recommended a minimum capital requirement of N100 billion for setting up of development finance institutions (DFI). The Bank of Industry (BoI) is an example of a...
View ArticleOyinlola dumps PDP for APC
Former Osun state governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola yesterday dumped the Peoples Democratic ... The post Oyinlola dumps PDP for APC appeared first on The Citizen - Nigeria's Leading Online Newspaper.
View ArticleTinubu blasts Jonathan: You’re incompetent to rule Nigeria
The National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has described President Goodluck ... The post Tinubu blasts Jonathan: You’re incompetent to rule Nigeria appeared first on The...
View ArticleSaudi man infected with Ebola dies
Saudi man suspected of contracting Ebola on trip to Sierra Leone dies in a Jeddah hospital, health officials say. On Wednesday, a man suspected to have contracted Ebola died in Saudi Arabia. If...
View ArticleRetired civil servants protest pension cuts
Federal Government Pensioners under the auspices of the Association of Retired Senior Public Officers of Nigeria, ARFESPON, have rejected the report of the Presidential Technical Committee on the...
View ArticleNERC to introduce new tariff regulations
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has concluded plans to introduce two new regulations in the electricity sector. The regulation is Rate (Tariff Review), which aims to ensure that...
View ArticleAirtel offers free hospital, life insurance cover to subscribers
Airtel subscribers can now access hospitalization and life insurance cover up to the tune of N500, 000 and N50, 000 respectively by recharging as little as N1, 000 every month. The Chief Commercial...
View ArticleAdamawa ex-deputy governor seeks court order to become Governor
The deputy to impeached governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, has proceeded to court asking ... The post Adamawa ex-deputy governor seeks court order to become Governor appeared first on The...
View ArticleFOSSRA to Fosters Inter-Agency Security Collaboration
The Forum of Spokespersons of Security and Response Agencies (FOSSRA) has resolved to improve inter-agency collaboration towards efficiency in security operations and better information management in...
View ArticleEbola: Liberia, Sierra Leone block borders
Liberian soldiers have set up a blockade stopping people from western regions affected by the Ebola outbreak from entering the capital, Monrovia. It follows the president’s declaration of a state of...
View ArticleRussia bans agric products from US, others
Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree on the full ban for imports of beef, pork, poultry meat, fish, cheese, milk, vegetables and fruit from Australia, Canada, the EU, the US and Norway. The...
View ArticleEbola: Kwara Gov bans corpse without death certificates
As part of effort to guide against the outbreak of. Ebora in Kwara, the Kwara Government has ordered Owners of Corpses entering Kwara to obtain truly certified death Certificates to ascertain the...
View ArticlePromasidor to host cooking competition for varsity students
The management of Promasidor Nigeria Limited will host a cooking competition for students across the country to harness their cooking skills. The company said the objective of the forthcoming 2014...
View ArticleOAU launches distance learning centre
Following the critical challenges presently facing higher education in Nigeria, and how to meet new demands for admission in the 21st Century, Obafemi Awolowo University has formally launched its...
View ArticleFashola reverts LASU fees to old rates
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, yesterday reverted the school fees being paid by students of the Lagos State University, LASU, to the old rate of N25, 000. This came as armed security...
View ArticleUS wins control of Abacha’s $480m loot
The United States Justice Department said Thursday it had won legal control of nearly a half-billion dollars’ ... The post US wins control of Abacha’s $480m loot appeared first on The Citizen -...
View ArticleEbola an ‘international health emergency’ – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency that requires an extraordinary response to stop its spread. WHO...
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