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Reports say demand for Liquefied Natural Gas (LPG) popularly known as cooking has dropped to a record low across the country. Market report gathered on Tuesday showed that consumers had lately either reduced consumption or ditched the commodity for cheaper alternatives such as coal and firewood. President, Nigerian Gas Association, ED UBONG, said during a downstream event in Lagos...

A former Deputy President of the Senate, IKE EKWEREMADU, has withdrawn from the Enugu State governorship race. EKWEREMADU in a statement said he would not participate in today’s governorship primary election of the People’s Democratic Party in Enugu State.He is currently representing Enugu West Senatorial District at the Senate, was a foremost governorship aspirant in the state ...

The Federal Government has said it would spend about 34 billion naira on the ongoing payment of minimum wage consequential adjustments to education sector workers with effect from 2019. According to a statement by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, the beneficiaries include the members of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and their counterparts in the Polytechnics and Colleges of Education....

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has assured of  his administration’s commitment to restore peace and stability to the country.Buhari made the statement at the 58th anniversary of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) in Kano.President BUHARI commended the Air force and other security agencies in the country for their sacrifices in securing the country....

Director of the African Development Bank (AfDB), AKINWUNMI ADESHINA has approved a 1.5 billion dollar emergency programme to alleviate the impact of worsening food insecurity due to the Ukraine war. About 20 million farmers on the continent will benefit from the fund as Africa faces a shortage of at least 30 million metric tonnes of food, especially wheat, maize, and soybeans imported from Russia and Ukraine....

The National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) to pay over 5.7 billion naira terminal benefits to over 1,000 bank workers affected by the re-capitalization exercise of 2006. The money is to be paid within three months from the date of judgment failing which it will attract 10 percent interest until liquidated.&n...

Every May 23 is the international day to eradicate Obstetric Fistula, which is a challenge that occurs in some women who have delayed childbirth or prolonged labor. Women who have this health condition often leak urine, feces, or both, and they are often stigmatized and isolated. A former Permanent secretary of the Ogun state Ministry of Health and a Gynecologist at a Specialist Hospital in...

An Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Dr. BASHIR ODUFUWA, say the trend of building collapses in the country is due to the deliberate avoidance of quality control in the construction industry. Dr. ODUFUWA, in an interview with Super FM News, added that in some cases government officials in charge of regulating building construction have been found complicit, leading to substandard ...

The Federal Government has mandated all employers and employees in public, private, and informal sectors to have access to health insurance. This development came when the Federal Government noted that only states with established health insurance schemes and contributory schemes would benefit from the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF). President MUHAMMADU BUHARI reportedly ...

The Federal Government has appointed ANAMEKWE NWABUOKU as the acting Accountant General of the Federation. NWABUOKU’S appointment was conveyed in a letter dated May 20th, 2022 and signed by ALIYU AHMED, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning. President MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S former aide, BASHIR AHMAD also confirmed NWABUOKU...