The spokesperson of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Benson Upah, has warned that Nigerians may end up buying petrol for ₦5,000 per litre. Upah stated this in an interview with Weekend Trust, amidst fuel scarcity and hike in price of petrol across the country. He further stated that the recent increase runs contrary to the…
Many residents of Nsukka in Enugu State have resorted to trekking long distances following the hike in petrol pump prices. The News Agency of Nigeria correspondent who monitored public motor parks and petrol stations, reports that a litre of petrol now goes for between N1, 100 and N1, 200 resulting in the hike of transportation…
France’s newest nuclear reactor, plagued by massive delays and cost overruns, resumed operations on Saturday after shutting itself down automatically earlier this week. The European Pressurised Reactor in Flamanville, Normandy — supposed to be the model for a new generation of nuclear plants pushed by President Emmanuel Macron for the coming decades — has been…
The President-General of the forum, Yerima Shettima stated this while reacting to the hike in the price of fuel. Speaking to newsmen, he lamented that it seemed like the current government may have lost touch with the current realities of what Nigerians were going through. According to him, it was unfortunate for the same government…
A Nigerian agro-based company, A.R.N Foods Limited, has partnered with AGI Milltec, a manufacturing multinational, to build a rice mill in Epe, Lagos State. A.R.N Foods’ Chairman, Nola Adetola, signed a contract with AGI Milltec for the construction of the rice mill with a production capacity of 8TPH on Friday, in Lagos. The rice mill…
Babcock University, Ilisan Remo, on Friday unveiled the first-ever robust and workable statistical data analysis software package dubbed VSP, (ValueStats Statistical Package), produced by a Professor of Accounting and programmer with the university, Prof Enyi Patrick Enyi. The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof Ademola Tayo, who could not hide his excitement over this milestone achievement…
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has declared that he has no plan to sack any worker in the state. Otti stated this during a media chat on Friday in Umuahia. He reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to enhancing the state civil service for optimal performance and productivity. He noted that timely payment of salaries has already…
UTM Offshore Limited, a company based in Nigeria, has been granted authorization to establish the country’s inaugural floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility. Naija News understands that the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has issued a construction license for this LNG project, projected to yield 2.8 million metric tons annually. Announcing the…
The Ogun State Government team led by the Commissioner for Education, Prof Abayomi Arigbabu, has embarked on sensitisation across the state to drive enrollment of children in public schools. Arigbabu, while speaking during the sensitisation campaign held at selected markets and motor parks in Ijebu-Ode, Sagamu, Ilaro, and Abeokuta on Friday, said that facilities in…
No fewer than one hundred and fifty-two terrorists were killed in recent operations by troops of the Nigerian army. The Defence Headquarters disclosed this in a Friday statement stating that the criminal elements were eliminated while 109 others were captured during the past week. The military high command further indicated that the strongholds of two…