The Obeagu and Ndiagu Amechi-Uwani Awkunanaw communities in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State, have pleaded with the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA) to shelve its planned demolition of over 200 houses in Enugu Lifestyle and Golf City, otherwise known as Centenary City. ECTDA had issued last notice for demolition of the houses in the estate after …

Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said that Nigerians have lost confidence in the government. Okonjo-Iweala, who spoke virtually from Washington at the inauguration of the Transition Council of the Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, in Aba, regretted that the political class in the country had dashed the hopes of the electorate. Delivering …

Kaduna State government has reinstated 1,266 teachers sacked 10 months ago following some circumstances that did not allow them to scale through a competency test. A statement by Public Relations Officer of of the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education (SUBEB), Hauwa Mohammed stated that “having examined and verified their complaints, the government approved the ‘ reinstatement of 392 teachers who wrote and …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned that those pushing for subsidy removal in Nigeria are out to set the country on fire. This came against the backdrop of an announcement that the outgoing administration of President Muhammadu Buhari had left the decision of petrol subsidy removal to the incoming government. According to NLC, the focus should be on the …

The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has warned commercial banks operating in the state against rejecting old Naira notes. In a statement on Tuesday, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Kunle Somorin said his principal issued the warning while addressing market men and women at Itoku Kampala market in Abeokuta, the state capital, as part of his …

Two hundred and seventy filling stations have been shut down for their involvement in diverse infractions such as hoarding, and selling Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) above-approved price, according to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). This is as the Federal Government announced the deployment of operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on tankers transporting petrol …

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has urged Federal Government to prioritise the eradication of leprosy. In a statement by its Chairman of the National Committee on Neglected Tropical Diseases, Sebastine Oiwoh, the association called for sustained funding from governments to eradicate the disease. The statement said the NMA President, Dr. Uche Ojinmah stressed that Nigeria should Act Now and End Leprosy …