Month: January 2016

By Monday EBALU, Benin City Edo state government has reiterated that no workers in the state is owned salary, saying that December salary was paid before Christmas day. Reacting to the coalitions of tertiary institutions workers who protested round some major streets in Benin demanding for their five months salaries owned them by the Edo…

Following its proposal to build a refinery worth $14 billion, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that it would assist the Dangote Group to access foreign exchange to facilitate the project. This was disclosed by the Central Bank, CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele during a tour of the refinery which is projected to…

By Alheri Dogo Governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has offered scholarships or automatic employment to Solomon John Akoji, a visually impaired graduate and to any first-class graduate of the Federal University Lafia, who are indigenes of the state. The Governor made the offer during the maiden convocation ceremony of the Federal University Lafia,…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate and the incumbent governor of the state, Seriake Dickson has been re-elected as the Governor of the state. He was declared winner by the INEC state Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC. At the last count, Dickson polled 134,998, while his major contender, Timipreye Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC),…

By Steve Oni, Ilorin President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, gave out the sum of N2,650,000 as succour to victims of last year’s fracas at Agbarere and Ita Ajia whose vehicles were destroyed by the hoodlums who invaded the quarters and inflicted damage on their property. The Director…

By Oluwaseun OLUWAROTIMI, Abuja World Health Organization (WHO) has said that it is making efforts to double the global supply of oral cholera vaccines in order to ease global shortage. This scheme will be applicable to Nigeria and some affected countries, according to the agency in a press statement exclusively made available to National TRAIL’s…

By Yahaya WAKILI, Maiduguri Residents of surrounding villages across Maiduguri, the Borno state capital have continued to flee their homes since the attack last Sunday on Ali Dawari village by Boko Haram militants, who killed about 27 people in the village. Many residents of Dalwa, Jakkana and villages around MAFA and Konduga have also join…

By Ben ADAJI Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo, has confirmed the death of three persons while two others are receiving treatment in the recent Lassa Fever outbreak in Taraba. The Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Wiza Inusa announced this Tuesday to journalists while giving an update of the outbreak. Inusa said the current outbreak started…

By Fidel NJAMANZE Notable personalities in Delta State, including leaders of ethnic and youth groupings, political parties, former council chairmen and past political appointees on Saturday commended the Delta State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon Monday Igbuya for bringing to the job a rare verve and conviction. “Rt. Hon Monday Igbuya will never violate…

  By Raymond GUKAS, Jos Plateau State government, on Friday revealed that already there was a confirmed case of Lassa fever in Mangu local Government Area of the state, with fears that the disease might have resulted into deaths of some lives within the state. Five Local Government Areas of the state are on a…