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The Lagos State House Assembly has set up a committee to investigate the purchase of 820 buses by the government of former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. The House said it was important to investigate the purchase of the 820 buses out of the 5,000 buses proposed by Ambode for mass transit …

President Muhammadu Buhari, has, subject to Senate confirmation, approved the composition of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) made up of the following persons: S/N Position Name State 1 Chairman Dr. Pius Odubu Edo 2 Managing Director Bernard O. Okumagba Delta 3 Executive Director Projects Engr. Otobong …

The Nigerian Police have confirmed that the founder of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, is currently in their custody to answer to some questions by the Detectives, over the rape allegations levelled against him by Busola, a photographer and wife of popular singer, Timi Dakolo. The Force Public …

The Edo State Government on Monday said that the Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS) remitted N20 million to the government as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from Dec. 18, 2018 to July 31. Mr Crusoe Osage, the Special Adviser to the State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, , said this in …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday commiserated with Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Africa’s leading industrialist and businessman, following recent losses of some members of his family. The President’s condolence message is communicated via a statement by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja. The Dangote …

Mr Jarry Ossai, Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, said that the state had since its creation, 28 years ago, witnessed steady rise and development especially, in youths empowerment, education, health, roads and infrastructure. Ossai, a former Commissioner for Agriculture in the state, said this in an …

Organised labour met with the Federal Government on Friday in Abuja over the implementation of the N30,000 new minimum wage. However, no decision taken on a new wage structure. According to a source both parties agreed to wait for President Muhammadu Buhari’s position on the issue. The proposal from the …

In a bid to tackle the lingering issues of unemployment in the Niger Delta region, Velma Foundation with support from The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has organised Agricultural empowerment training program for people with disabilities. The training which ranges from Lectures on Entrepreneurship, Cassava Processing, Juice Production, Palm Oil …

Opolo community of Bayelsa are demanding the payment of outstanding N6,938,899,900 from Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) being amount of unpaid rentals, expired leases and reacquisition fees. The indigenes, who made their demands known during a protest in Abuja, says they were being cheated by the multinational company. Hezekiah Odede, …

The Delta House of Assembly has passed a bill to establish the Delta State Job and Wealth Creation Bureau. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of the report of the Ad hoc committee at a Committee of the Whole during the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Sheriff …