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An activist and newspaper publisher, Agba Jalingo, has been arrested by the police in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria’s South-south. Mr Jalingo is the publisher of Cross River Watch, an online newspaper with focus on Cross River State. He was arrested at the police headquarters, Calabar, on Friday where he went to honour an invitation by the Commissioner of Police …

Less than 24 hours for Nigerians to mark 2021 June 12 Democracy Day, the Convener, Concerned Nigerians, CN, Comrade Deji Adeyanju, Friday, explained why they have resolved to protest on June 12, which is to register their dismay over rising killings, negotiation with insurgents and bandits, attacks on protesters and human rights activists, and other frightening issues.  Making this known …

The Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman has explained that Nigeria’s involvement in the North Core 330KV transmission project would boost trade among countries covered by the project tackling the energy deficit in countries. The $570 million project which takes power from Nigeria, through Benin to Niger, Togo to Burkina Faso is about 875km in length. Engr. Mamman who spoke …

The Kaduna State Government has confirmed the kidnapping of some students of the state-owned Polytechnic in Zaria. PREMIUM TIMES had reported how bandits attacked the UPE campus of the institution, kidnappings lecturers, with many students missing. An HND student, who earlier sustained injuries from a gunshot, died in the early hours of Friday. According to a statement by the Kaduna …

*Gas reserves now 206.53tcf— DPR *Nigeria can hit 45,000MW— GE The Federal Government has charged oil and gas industry operators to move beyond conferences and workshops to take concrete steps to develop Nigeria’s huge natural gas reserves. Stock image of gas flaring. This was as the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, announced that Nigeria’s proven gas reserves have grown to …

Gunmen Thursday night attacked the Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic in Zaria, shooting and kidnapping some staff and students. At least one person has been confirmed dead from the shooting. According to a statement issued by the publicity secretary of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) of the institution, Aliyu Kofa, one student was killed while two lecturers of the polytechnic …

The federal government is set to begin an awareness programme on group life insurance policy for all categories of civil servants whose salaries are treasury funded. This is part of measures instituted by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, to enlighten Nigerian workers on their entitlements. Vanguard reports that the Federal Executive Council, FEC, …

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) on Wednesday suspended its two-month-old nationwide strike. ASUP’s National Publicity Secretary, Abdullahi Yalwa, made the disclosure in a press statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the suspension of the strike would take effect from Thursday (June 10). ASUP had embarked on a nationwide strike on April 6, to press home its demands. The union’s …

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has earmarked no fewer than 21,000 prospective retirees to be registered soon on its newly developed online enrollment application across the Federation. Mr Anyim Nyerere, Commissioner, Technical, PenCom, said this at a workshop organised by the commission for Pension Desk Officers (PDO’s) on Enrollment Application on Wednesday in Lagos. Nyerere said that 11,000 prospective retirees …

President Muhammadu Buhari has hinted at his government’s plan to revive cattle grazing routes and grazing areas set across the country in the 1960s, suggesting an opposition to the open grazing ban announced by the 17 southern governors. The southern governors had in May declared a ban on open grazing, asking the mainly Fulani herders to practise a settled form of …