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The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has confirmed the death of two persons in the diesel tank explosion that rocked the generator house at the Canadian Embassy in Abuja. FEMA however disclosed that two other persons who sustained severe burns hospitalized at the National Hospital Trauma Centre A...

The 81 Division, Nigerian Army (NA) soldiers have prevented a suicide attempt by one Mrs Francesca Spark who plunged into the Lagos Lagoon around 81 Division Officers’ Mess, Marina Lagos. This was contained in a statement signed by the Division’s spokesperson, Lt.-Col. Olabisi Ayeni, on Monday. Ayeni said Spark attempted...

Senate yesterday urged all school owners in the country to adhere to safety rules in the operation of school buildings to avoid incidences pupil’s untimely deaths. Senate after observing a minute silence in honour of one of the victims of unsafe School structures at Emerald International School,Aba in Abia state,...

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere has vowed to recover the over N100 billion naira oil revenue that has not been remmitted to the Federal Government over the years. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Committee, Hon. Ugochinyere regretted that the Federal...

…Gives gov 48 hours to rescind outbursts, apologize to Northern traders An Igbo group, under the aegis of Coalition of Igbo Unions of Nigeria (CIUN) has cautioned the governor of Abia state against alleged persecution of Northerners in the state. The Igbo group warned that move by governor Alex Otti...

……Approve a total Sum of 2.177trn for Tinubu  By Augustine Aminu The House of Representatives on Thursday scrapped the budgetary allocation of the presidential Yatch and proposed additional sum of N5 billion to student loan thereby increasing allocation for student loan to 10bn as against 5. 5bn This was just...

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has summoned the Central Bank of Nigeria and 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) over $321 million and N18.2 billion loans for the accelerated transmission distribution interface, lines and substation projects They are to appear before the Committee the Committee on November 8. Chairman...

Joint unions in Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), have kicked against the announcement by Sen. Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Senate, referring to some members of the agency’s board as executive board members. The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) and Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation, Civil...

The Imo State Police Command has debunked reports that NLC President Joe Ajaero was arrested by its operatives in Owerri Imo State capital. ASP Okoye Henry, the command’s public relations officer who made this clarification in a statement Thursday also disclosed that in the course of planning for the rally, there was...