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The Dangote Group on Saturday said its $2 billion Granulated Urea Fertiliser plant located at Ibeju Lekki, Lagos would begin operation in May. Mr Aliko Dangote, Chief Executive Officer, Dangote Group, said this when he led the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, on a tour of the Dangote Refinery, Petrochemicals and Fertiliser projects. Dangote said a pre-testing of the fertiliser plant had already begun, adding that the project would be the largest fertiliser plant in the world with its three million tonnes per annum capacity. He said it would make Nigeria the only Urea…
Turnout for the local government elections in many parts of Enugu State is generally low as voters are yet to come out, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN correspondents who monitored the elections in the state on Saturday reports that there was voter apathy in the wards visited as very few voters were seen at the various polling units. NAN reports that as at 9.30 am, accreditation had yet to start in most polling units in Enugu East, North and South, Igboeze North and Nsukka Local Government Areas. However, accreditation and voting started simultaneously at about 9: 47am…
Sequel to the decoration of Deputy Corps Marshal Joshua Kayode Fanola, mni, the erstwhile Assistant Corps Marshal in charge of Policy, Research and Statistics (PRS) at the FRSC National Headquarters, Abuja, the Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has approved the redeployment of 3 Deputy Corps Marshals to take charge of 3 strategic departments of the Corps. Fanola was recently appointed to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM) on the approval of the FRSC Board under the chairmanship of Mallam Bukhari Bello According to Bisi Kazeem, the Corps Public Education Officer, FRSC, the new Deputy Corps Marshals are Ojeme I…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on the Federal Government to be proactive in containing the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), now that the country had recorded its first index case. CAN, in a statement issued by its General Secretary, Mr Joseph Daramola, on Saturday in Lagos, urged the government to rise up to the challenge to prevent the spread of the deadly disease. “On our part, we will not cease praying until the disease is chased out of our shores. “Deuteronomy 28:61 says it is a curse of the law, but according to Galatians 3:13-14, Christ has redeemed…
The Kaduna State Government has set up an Emergency Operational Centre (EOC), to respond to any outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID -19) in the state. The state Commissioner of Health, Dr Amina Baloni, in a statement on Saturday in Kaduna, said the development was a sequel to the confirmation of the first case of COVID -19 in Lagos on Thursday. The Federal Ministry of Health had on Thursday announced that the first case of coronavirus was discovered in Lagos The committee which would be chaired by the commissioner was set up to respond quickly, in the event of an outbreak…
As part of the Federal Government’s effort to ensure food security and improve local production of goods at competitive prices, President Muhammadu Buhari commissioned ‘OPERATION SWIFT RESPONSE’ as a border drill exercise to checkmate the illegal activities of smugglers across our borders. The border drill has been hugely successful and has led to the interception and seizure of large quantities of foods, materials, minerals and petroleum resources illegally trafficked across our borders. The President commends the security agencies for a job well done. He, however, finds it disheartening to learn that 295 smuggled petroleum tankers were released without due authorization…
Three Chinese citizens have been quarantined in the Wase town of Plateau State for suspected cases of the novel coronavirus. The Commissioner for Information in Plateau, Dan Manjang, disclosed this to Channels Television on Saturday. He revealed that the three Chinese citizens, who are workers in a mining site in Wase, flew into Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday. “The situation right now is that they have been isolated,” Manjang confirmed. He added, “The three of them came in through Abuja and once we heard that, the Commissioner for Health had to take a proactive measure to send a…
The era of entrepreneurs borrowing from banks and not paying back is gone, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele said on Saturday. Emefiele spoke in Lagos where he came for an assessment tour of the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company in Ibeju-Lekki. He said that the apex bank welcomed people to come, borrow and payback, but had devised ways of recovering loans from those who may try to default. “The era of entrepreneurs borrowing from banks and not paying has gone because, if you don’t pay, we will take your money wherever you are keeping it,’’ Emefiele…
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on Friday in Bauchi, inducted 17 Special Forces (SF) as part of efforts to boost the fight against insecurity in the country. The air chief also inaugurated the `Obstacle Course and Rappelling Tower at the NAF Base, Bauchi. Represented by AVM Idi Amin, the Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Grand Training Command, Headquarters, Abubakar said security challenges in the country necessitated the training of more personnel as special operatives. “As we all know, the contemporary security challenges we are currently witnessing, necessitated the training of more personnel as special operatives. “These…
The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has expressed concern over the security challenges facing mankind. The Institute noted that violent extremism has pushed people to elevate carnage, destruction of lives and property, disrespect for human rights and humanitarian laws beyond human comprehension. The Director-General Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Dr. Bakut Bakut made this known while declaring open the 5th international conference on love and tolerance: countering violent extremism for peaceful co-existence held in Abuja in conjunction with UFUK Dialogue Foundation. Dr. Bakut who was represented by the Head of Research and Policy Analysis, Dr. Joseph Ochogwu…