Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Usman Gur Mohammed as the new interim Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Transmission Company of Nigeria

  The President Buhari-led government has appointed Usman Gur Mohammed as the new interim Managing Director and  Chief Executive Officer of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN.

NIMASA says it will soon build new offices in Port Harcourt, Onne and Warri to decongest offices in its eastern operational zone

   The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, says it will soon build new offices in Port Harcourt, Onne and Warri to decongest offices in its eastern operational zone.

Minister of Communications says the Federal Government to create a Digital Single Market in Nigeria

    The Minister of Communications,  Adebayo Shittu says the Federal Government through the Ministry of Communications will partner with the European Union Commission ,EUC, to create a Digital Single Market in Nigeria.

DPR Yola assures that sale of petrol by black marketers would soon disappear

   The Department of Petroleum Resources , DPR,  in Yola, has assured that sale of petrol by black marketers would soon disappear.

Super Eagles to Play DR Congo in Friendly

 
   Nigeria Super Eagles are proposing a second friendly against “robust-playing” DR Congo in London in March as they step up their preparations for a crunch 2018 World Cup double header against Cameroon in August. The Eagles have already sealed a friendly with Senegal also in London in March.

Naira Appreciates at N498 per US dollarat parallel market

 

     Having depreciated in value to N500 to the dollar at the parallel market, the value of the naira appreciated to N498 to the dollar, the value it had been trading for weeks, even as external reserves rose to $28.28 billion the highest in the year highest in a year.

NYSC D.G- No intention to scrap the scheme



   Gen. Zuleman Kazaure, the Director-General, National Youth Service    Corps, NYSC, yesterday said there was no intention to scrap the scheme.

Wait Till 2019 Before Judging Us- Amaechi

 

   Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, yesterday, said All Progressives Congress, APC, government did not promise to fix Nigeria’s problem within a year and cautioned those lamenting the economic hardship to wait till 2019 for the desired change

US first lady, Melania Trump files suit against the Daily Mail

  US first lady Melania Trump has refiled a £121 million libel lawsuit against the corporation that publishes the Daily Mail’s website, this time in New York, for reporting rumours that she worked as an escort.

Labour unions to protest on Thursday



  The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have concluded plans to hold a protest rally over the state of the nation.

Nigeria Railway Corporation announce new fares with effect from yesterday

   Travelling through Kaduna-Abuja route via train is costing more, as the Nigeria Railway Corporation has announced new fares with effect from yesterday.

Edo State House of Assembly passed the sum of N153.2 billion for the 2017 fiscal year

   Lawmakers in Edo State House of Assembly have passed the sum of N153.2 billion for the 2017 fiscal year and increased the budget estimate by N3 billion.

Osinbajo- I’m Not Under Any Pressure To Resign



  Professor Osinbajo stated this after a closed-door meeting with the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun at the Presidential Villa.