PIGB: NEITI lauds Senate, urges House for speedy action
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has welcomed what it describes as a “bold step” by the Senate to pass the Petroleum Industry Governance...
Monthly Archive: May 2017
Menstrual Hygiene Day: WaterAid demands improved sanitation access to women, girls
On the occasion of the Menstrual Hygiene Day, WaterAid says it aims to help change the secrecy, shame and stigma associated with menstruation – a...
Court Dissolves 20-yr-old Marriage Over Poor Sexual Performance
Agency Report Ademola Odunade, the President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Friday dissolved a 20-year-old marriage between one Oladiran Olukayode and his...
Mohammed BawaFormer Ekiti governor dies at 63
Former governor of Ekiti State, Mohammed Inua Bawa is dead. He was the first Military Administrator of the state and was in office from October 1996...
Just in! INEC Deregisters Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello
The electoral umpire has today struck off Gov Yahaya Bello of Kogi State from the voters roll. Gov Bello was accused of double registration and...
Again, suspected militants kidnap six students in Epe
For the umpteenth time, gunmen suspected to be militants yesterday morning invaded the Lagos State Model College, Igbo Nla, Epe, abducting two principals and six...
How to Unlock Private Investment for Climate Action
In 2016, the historic Paris Climate Change Agreement accelerated already growing markets for climate-smart investment. And 2015 was another record-breaking year for renewable energy, with...
Two soldiers arrested for disrupting Edo mobile court session
Agency Report Two soldiers have been arrested in Edo State, allegedly for disrupting the sitting of a mobile court at Oba Ovoranmen Square in Benin....
Senate Passes Petroleum Industry Bill Into Law 17 Years After
Petroleum Governance Industry Bill (PIB), a legal Regulatory framework has been passed into law seventeen years after. Briefing the press, after plenary on Thursday, joint...
Magu vows to wipe out corruption from Nigeria in 12 months
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has vowed to end corruption in Nigeria in the next 12 months....