Electricity workers suspend strike action

  Barely 24 hours after nationwide strike embarked upon by Electricity staffs to draw Federal Government’s attention to the plights of its members, the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has reportedly suspended its strike action. According to reports, this suspension was announced

NAFDAC gets FEC approval of N307.5 million for operational vehicles

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N307.5 million for the purchase of operational vehicles for the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Minister of State for Health, Adeleke Mamora, briefed State House correspondents after FEC meeting, presided by

FG insists on self sufficiency in steel, signs MoU with Russian firm on Ajaokuta January

AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna   The Federal Government will sign the Memorandum of Understanding with a Russian firm for the resuscitation of the multi-billion naira Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill, in Kogi State in January 2020. The Minister of Mines and Steel, Mr. Olamilekan Adegbite,

Ife Varsity to launch Independent power project soon, graduates 7,209 students on Convocation

Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede led management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, has disclosed its readiness to exit national grid as the institution shall be be launching its independent power project that will cater for the power need of the University, even

Multichoice launches new packages on DStv

Pay-TV service provider, MultiChoice Nigeria, has announced the launch of new packages on the DStv and GOtv platforms namely; DStv Confam, DStv Yanga, GOtv Jolli, and GOtv Jinja, for the festive season. The company says customers with active subscriptions on DStv Family, DStv

Court to hear N300m suit against MTN on Feb. 10, 11

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday adjourned until Feb. 10 and Feb. 11, a N300 million damages suit filed by an Abuja-based musician, Liberty Williams, against MTN. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu fixed the dates for hearing in the suit. In the suit filed

Construction of Ajaokuta gas pipeline to begin soon, says President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has hinted that work would soon commence on the construction of the 600-kilometre Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline which would move gas from the Southern part of the country to the North. According to a statement issued in Abuja by the Senior

Beware! Masturbation may destroy you

Dele and Shayo (not real names) have been married for a few years. Shayo is a housewife, taking care of the kids, while Dele goes to work every day. Dele came back from work one fine evening, expecting to get “something light” from

Telcom firms shun minister’s data cut directive

By Lucas Ajanaku   The ministerial directive on reduction of data cost has been ignored by telecommunication firms. It was learnt that the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has not given the instruction to the operators. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa

Wash new clothes! you may be at risk of getting infected

Most people know that it is better to wash new clothes, but this step is often skipped. The clothes usually look pretty clean, but as we know, looks can be deceiving. The microbiological professor Philip Tierno of New York University warns against directly