General

FG BARS MDAs FROM APPROVING CONTRACT SUM INCREASES WITHOUT BPP CERTIFICATION

The Federal Government, through the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), has prohibited Ministries, Departments and Agencies from processing upward reviews of contract sums

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Health General

NCDC STRENGTHENS EBOLA SURVEILLANCE AMID OUTBREAKS IN DRC AND UGANDA

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Nigeria currently has no confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease but has intensified

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Politics

OPOBO COUNCIL COMMENDED FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS

Civil society groups have commended the Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area for commissioning renewable energy projects aimed at improving electricity supply and boosting economic

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Politics

IKWERRE CHAIRMAN COMMEND PEACEFUL APC PRIMARY TURNOUT

The Chairman of Ikwerre Local Government Area, Charles Wobodo, has expressed satisfaction with the turnout of party members during the APC House of

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Politics

RIVERS STAKEHOLDERS COMMEND APC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRIMARY ELECTIONS

Political leaders and groups in Rivers State have commended the conduct of the APC House of Representatives primary elections across the state. A

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Politics

MOSIEND CALLS FOR REVIEW OF PRESIDENTIAL ROLE AS PETROLEUM MINISTER

The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has called for a review of the practice

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Community General

UEGWERE BOUE COMMUNITY RAISES ALARM OVER ALLEGED ATTACK PLOT

The people of Uegwere Boue Community in Khana Local Government Area have raised concerns over an alleged plan to attack the community by

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Environment General

RESIDENTS OF MBANO CAMP CALL FOR URGENT FLOOD AND ROAD INTERVENTION

Residents and business owners of Mbano Camp in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State have appealed to Governor Siminalayi Fubara to urgently

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Judiciary Features General

Where are Nigeria’s Lawyer-Statesmen? By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

On the eve of his decision to nominate Oliver Wendell Holmes as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1902, President

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Technology General Security

Can the Ban on POS Within 200 Metres of Police Stations Curb Extortion?

By Paul Chimodo The recent directive by Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police restricting Point-of-Sale POS operators from operating within 200 metres of police stations

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