Following allegations by Dangote Industries Limited that the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) is granting licenses indiscriminately to marketers to import ‘dirty refined products,’ the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) has responded, calling the information inaccurate. In a statement issued on Tuesday, DAPPMAN emphasized that no private fuel […]
The Organised Labour movement has expressed the expectation of Nigerian workers that the new minimum wage would be announced, passed into law, and its implementation begin before the end of July 2024. President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Comrade Festus Osifo, made this known when he received the Special Adviser on Labour […]
The Director General National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar has solicited the support of the Nigerian Police to improve disaster management in the country. Mrs Umar made the request when she visited the Inspector General of Police, Dr Kayode Egbetokun at the Louis Edet House, Abuja. The NEMA DG explained that the visit […]
The National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, NICRAT, has revealed plans to establish a standardised national cancer registry and data system to address the escalating challenges of cancer in Nigeria. The Director-General of NICRAT, Dr. Usman Aliyu disclosed at a workshop in Abuja that the Registry was 90 percent completed and would commence full […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has activated a National Cholera Multi-Sectoral Emergency Operations Centre to coordinate cholera outbreak response in the country. The Director General of NCDC, Dr Jide Idris said the activation of the Centre was to underscore the gravity of the situation of cholera as well as protect the […]
National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Joe Ajero says Kogi State is already in safe hands with the appointment of seasoned labour leaders and technocrats. Ajero made the remark on Monday in his office at the labour House, Abuja while receiving a team led by the Special Adviser on Labour Matters, Comrade […]
A report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has identified Nigeria, Ghana, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Niger, Pakistan, the Philippines, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, and Yemen as countries facing food poverty. The 2024 report highlights the challenges faced […]
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed snake guarded shrine used to store illicit drugs in Igor community, Benin city, Edo State. The operatives detected a specially constructed large hole storage in a wall covered with wallpapers and fetish objects. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a weather forecast predicting thundery and rainy conditions across Nigeria from Sunday through Tuesday. In a statement released on Saturday in Abuja, NiMet outlined the following weather expectations: On Sunday morning, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Gombe, Bauchi, Borno, Adamawa, Jigawa, Taraba, and Kaduna states. Later in […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed 194,897 deaths and 1,932 cases globally due to a cholera outbreak from January 1st, 2024 to May 26th, 2024. The outbreaks were reported from 24 countries across five WHO regions, with the Eastern Mediterranean Region recording the highest numbers. The global stockpile of Oral Cholera Vaccines (OCV) was […]
