National Stadium Shop Owners Plead With President Buhari on Eviction Notice

Some shop owners at the National Stadium, Lagos, on Thursday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on the Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare, to reconsider the seven days eviction notice issued to them. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister had on Aug. 17 issued seven days eviction notice to business owners operating at the stadium to give room for the plan renovation of the sport facility. Speaking with journalists in...

Int’l Flight Resumption: Nigeria to Apply Principle of Reciprocity — Sirika

As Nigeria prepares to resume international flights, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, says the country will apply the principle of reciprocity. Speaking at the Presidential Task Force  (PTF) on COVID-19 daily briefing on Thursday in Abuja, the minister explained that this principle meant carriers from all countries that banned flights from Nigeria would also not be allowed to fly into Nigeria. Sirika was represented at the briefing by the Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation...

NFVCB Blacklists Illegal Film Producers, Distributors

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) says it has blacklisted some illegal film producers and distributors who do not belong to a registered professional association in the creative industry. NFVCB Executive Director, Alhaji Adedayo Thomas disclosed this during the board’s stakeholders engagement on double taxation and over-regulation, on Thursday in Lagos. Thomas said that the decision was taken to further sanitise the film industry and ensure that illegitimate operators were sieved out from...

Coca-Cola Drives Partnerships Towards Plastic Waste Reduction

Creates Green Recycling Hubs Across Abuja and Lagos Coca-Cola, through its philanthropic arm, The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) has recently provided a grant to the Initiative For The Advancement of Waste Management in Africa (W.A.S.T.E AFRICA), a non-governmental organisation, to promote waste as a valuable currency for social good and economic inclusion through the establishment of green recycling hubs across Abuja. The NGO whose mission is to increase awareness of WASTE challenges and solutions specially targeted...

Edo 2020: Election Will Put Final End to Godfatherism — Obaseki

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Thursday said that the Sept. 19 governorship election would put a final end to godfatherism in the state. Obaseki, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said this during his ward to ward campaign tour across the 10 wards in Esan North East Local Government Area. He said that the election was very vital for, not just the state, but the country at large, as the decision had...

Buhari Approves N13bn for Community Policing–NEC

The National Economic Council (NEC) says President Muhmmadu Buhari has approved N13 billion for the implementation of Community Policing in the country. The approval was disclosed at the virtual NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday in Abuja.  The virtual meeting was anchored from the Presidential Villa on Thursday in Abuja. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement said the president’s gesture was borne out of his resolve to rejig the security architecture...

Flavour and Phyno are Coming Your Way: Team Up on a New Theme Song For Life Lager

Phyno and Flavour have once again collaborated on a new song. After months of teasing, both stars  have now released their brand new track titled “Chop Life”. The two music stars are frequent collaborators with songs like “Vibe”, “Authe” and “Culture”,  which also starred the Obiligbo Brothers. Over the years, Phyno and Flavour have risen to prominence thanks to their impressive blend of highlife and contemporary music, and this new song is  a perfect exhibition...

Edo Governorship Election: INEC to Arrest, Prosecute Vote Buyers

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will arrest and prosecute anyone found buying votes during the Edo and Ondo governorship elections on Sept. 19 and Oct. 10 respectively. Mr Festus Okoye, the INEC National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), gave the warning at a one-day sensitisation forum for journalists in Benin. Okoye said there would be security personnel at each voting centre to ensure strict implementation of the directive. “We will...

France Says its Military Operation in Mali Continues

The military operation by the French forces continues in Mali, Minister for the Armed Forces Florence Parly said on Thursday. Parly’s comments come two days after a mutiny led to the forced resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of the western African country. “The Barkhane Operation, asked for by the Mali population and authorised by the UN Security Council, continues,” Parly said on Twitter. Some 5,000 French troops started Barkhane Operation in 2014 in Sahel...

PIB for Presentation to National Assembly in Few Weeks, Says Sylva

Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, says the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) will be presented to the National Assembly in the next few weeks. Sylva said the Executive arm would be requesting the lawmakers to specially reconvene to receive and begin deliberations on the Bill. According to him, the Bill is key to repositioning Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Industry under its post-COVID-19 agenda. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...

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