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The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, Friday, informed members of the Nigerian Senate that 50 out of the 156 major companies doing business with the Federal Ministry of Works are allegedly doing so with forged tax certificate. This was disclosed by the chairman of the commission, Mr. Ekpo Nta, when he appeared before the Senate Committee …

The Independent Na­tional Electoral Commission (INEC) has accredited and trained 134,000 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to serve as ad hoc staff during this month’s general elections. Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier-General Johnson Olawunmi, made the disclosure at a press conference held to announce the NYSC President’s Award cer­emony at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday. He said …

The Federal Government might have shortlisted four national commissioners to take over from Prof. Attahiru Jega as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. It was reliably learnt that Jega might be asked to hand over to one of the commissioners in INEC and also proceed on a three-month terminal leave. During a presidential media chat on February 11, …

Arik Air, has called on the Federal Government to deploy armed policemen at the nation’s airports to tighten security in view of the growing terror threats in the country and in the world. The airline made this known at the weekend when the new Commissioner of Police, Airport Command, Dorothy Gimba paid a courtesy visit to Arik Air headquarters in …

ABUJA: ‎‎‎The fuel crisis in Abuja worsened weekend, as many of the petrol stations across the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, were shut down, leaving motorists stranded. This was in spite of claims by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on Friday, that it is injecting about 688 million of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, into the market. Motorists had to resort …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over the relentless scheming by the Jonathan Administration and the PDP to push for another postponement of the 2015 general elections, unless they can perfect a rigging plan, and called for the imposition of global sanctions on whoever scuttles the polls. In a statement , Sunday, by its National Publicity Secretary, …

Benin – By Oladipo Airenakho Edo State new Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sam Damilola Adegbuyi, has appealed to members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists [NUJ] in the state not to rest on their oars in supporting men of the command in providing adequate security for lives and properties of residents. He made the appeal while speaking at the occasion …

The Department of State Services, DSS, has urged Nigerians to be more vigilant and security conscious in view of the aggressive counter insurgency on-going in the North-Eastern part of the country. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Marilyn Ogar, the DSS said owing to the sustained onslaught against the terrorists, they had resorted to attacking soft targets. The statement …

More than one billion young people risk damaging their hearing through listening to loud music, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. The WHO estimates that around half of those between the ages of 12 and 35 in middle- and high-income countries are at risk due to unsafe levels of sound on personal audio devices or smartphones. Another 40 …

WASHINGTON – Since Sept. 2014, when U.S. Army Africa leadership arrived in Liberia to help contain the historic outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa, the United States is transitioning its contributions to civilian and nongovernmental organizations there as the World Health Organization reports a drop in confirmed cases. Last month, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby …