The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has set up a committee to enhance the safe sale and distribution of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas in the country. Mr Michael Umudu, National Chairman, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Retailers (LPGAR), a branch of National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday. Umudu said that the committee comprised of both gas marketers and retailers. He said the six man-committee had two members each drawn from DPR, LPGAR and the Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas…
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The Federal Government has said that it is committed to phasing out Ozone Depleting Substance (ODS) to mitigate the impact of climate change and enhance growth and development of local manufacturing industries. The Minister of the Environment, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, said this on Tuesday while inaugurating the System House at Vitapur Nigeria Limited established for the production of Methyl Formate Based Pre Blended Polyols in the Rigid Polyurethane Foam Sector in Lagos. He listed the benefits of waste recycling which the firm was promoting through the project to include: reduction of pollution, checking environmental degradation and preservation of the environment.…
An Airline, Max Air, will commence commercial flight operations on the Jos/Abuja route on Sept. 28, the Plateau Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Dan Manjang, has said. Manjang said in Jos that the flights had been scheduled for Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. He said the operations followed the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Airline and the State Government on Sept. 1. According to him, on the scheduled days, the aircraft will depart Abuja at 3:20 p.m. and arrive Jos at 4 p.m. “Same days, the flight departs Jos at 4:45 p.m. to arrive Abuja…
A 2012 blaze that destroyed a Pakistani factory complex, killing about 260 labourers, was arson, ruled a court on Tuesday as it handed death sentences to two culprits who set the fire after the owners refused to pay for protection. The Sept. 11, 2012, fire gutted the multi-storey compound. It was the worst industrial accident in Pakistani history. The anti-terrorism court in Karachi also announced jail terms for four people for facilitating the plans of the main culprits, prosecutor Abid Zaman said. It took courts eight years to complete one of the country’s most high-profile trials, which involved testimony by…
Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs Mariam Katagum, says government had received 38,000 applications for the N75 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) survival funds. Katagum made this known in her opening remarks at a Business Advocacy Roundtable webinar by the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) on Tuesday. According to her, the applications were coming in barely one day after the registration portal for the fund was opened on Sept. 21. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the webinar had as its theme: “Economic Recovery beyond COVID-19”. She explained that N75 billion survival funds would serve 1.7…
Alexander Gintsburg, the Director of Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, said on Tuesday those over 80 years are recommended to receive a vaccine against COVID-19. During a roundtable on COVID-19, hosted by the Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency, renowned doctor Leonid Roshal, Head of the National Medical Chamber, recounted previously asking Gintsburg about the possibility of vaccination for seniors. “I have asked what should people over 80 do if the instruction says vaccination is for those who are only up to 60 years old, and heard back- get vaccinated anyway,” Roshal said. The head of the Gamaleya…
Officers and Soldiers of Nigerian Army as well as family members of late war Commander, Col. Dahiru Bako, broke down in tears as his remains was laid to rest at the Military Cemetery on Tuesday in Maiduguri. The late commander was killed in an ambush by the Boko Haram terrorists on Sunday near Damboa in Borno. Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno described the death as a sad moment for the family of the deceased, the Nigerian military as well as the people of Borno and the nation in general. Zulum described the late Colonel as a gallant and dogged officer…
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State on Tuesday said that the remaining operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) allegedly kidnapped by suspected bandits had been freed. Sule said this when he received the Market Enterprise Development Advisor, Fatima Buhari, in Lafia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that three out of the 26 operatives recently kidnapped along Maraban-Udege in the state had earlier been rescued. Sule commended the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Bola Longe, other security agencies and all those who worked hard to free the remaining operatives of tge FRSC. “I am happy…
Mr Kingsley Muturu, a peace ambassador and leader of Amnesty Phase II in Delta, has described Gov. Godwin Obasekis victory as the final blow to godfatherism in Nigerian Politics. He, however, called on the governor to carry everyone along and ensure that his administration ran a purposeful and people-oriented programme. Muturu said this in a congratulatory message to Gov. Obaseki following his victory at the just concluded Edo governorship election. He noted that Obasekis victory in the election was an indication that no godfather could succeed whenever the people were determined to take their fates in their hands.According to him,…
The police on Tuesday arraigned a businessman, Felix Apoi, in a Lugbe Grade I Area Court, Abuja, over alleged N1.4 million airline ticket fraud. Felix is charged with two counts of criminal breach of trust and cheating. The prosecutor, Francis Gabriel, told the court that on July 28, 2017, the complainant, Ogochukwu Ogbonna, reported the matter to the office of Deputy Inspector-General of Police. Gabriel alleged that on Jan. 5, 2017, the complainant paid N1.4 million to the defendant to procure a Turkish Airlines ticket to enable him travel for medicals. He said that the defendant absconded to an unknown…