CMD Unical, others Remanded in Prison for N85m Scam- EFCC

Justice I. E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross Rivers State has remanded the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of University of Calabar (UNICAL) Teaching Hospital, Professor Thomas. U. Agan, two other staff of the University and promoters of two companies in prison custody. This was as a result of their arraignment […]

April 6, 2017

INEC Staff Pleads Guilty for Bribery

A staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Christian Nwosu has pleaded guilty to receiving N30million as bribe from the N23billion alleged Diezani bribe meant to compromise electoral officers before the 2015 general election. Nwosu was among three INEC officials that were docked recently by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice […]

April 6, 2017

WHO calls for increased support for health aid in Syria

The humanitarian catastrophe in Syria has continue to unfold in magnitude. The unrelenting violence has taken almost 300,000 civilians and 1.5 million people are injured, including thousands of women and children. Today, almost 13 million people inside Syria and 5 million refugees in neighbouring countries are in need of urgent health assistance. The human misery […]

April 6, 2017

NCDMB Unveils Plan To Expand Local Maqnufacturing Of Cylinders

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), has expressed deep concern over the importation of substandard cooking gas cylinders in the country. The Board attributed this to insufficient cylinder production in the country which has prompted it to initiate a plan to expand local manufacturing of cylinders. Mr. Simbi Wabote, the Executive Secretary of […]