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The captain of the Solong cargo ship arrested after a collision with a tanker in the North Sea is a Russian national, the ship's owner has confirmed. Humberside Police said the 59-year-old man remained in custody after being arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter on Tuesday. The Portuguese-flagged Solong and the US-registered tanker Stena Immaculate crashed off the East Yorkshire coast at about 10:00 GMT on Monday. A missing […]
Scotland's former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced to stand down as an MSP. The ex-SNP leader confirmed she would not seek re-election at the Holyrood election in May next year. After announcing her decision on social media, she told BBC Scotland News her time in parliament had been a "privilege beyond words". She added: "But the time is right for me at this stage in my life to close […]
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Education to strengthen health and safety protocols in all federal unity colleges. The lawmakers also called on the Federal Ministry of Health, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, and the NCDC to intensify diphtheria vaccination and awareness campaigns in schools across the country. These resolutions followed the adoption of a motion of urgent Public Importance Sponsored by a […]
The US Department of Education is planning to cut about half of its workforce, as the Trump Administration works to slash the size of the federal government. The mass layoffs will impact nearly 2,100 people who are set to be placed on leave from 21 March. Trump has long sought to eliminate the department, a long-cherished goal of some conservatives, but such an action would require approval by Congress. The […]
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has threatened to arrest the Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA, Richard Dauda, if he fails to appear before the committee on Thursday. The committee, chaired by Michael Etaba, is investigating Dauda's role in an alleged contravention of the building code in the federal capital territory. The probe follows a petition filed by the chairman of the House Committee […]
In a bid to fast-track completion of the N16 road project in Gishiri village of Katampe District, the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has pulled down structures obstructing the road construction under the strict supervision of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. Addressing Journalists at the site, Wike explained that the demolition followed repeated warnings and negotiations with community leaders that fell on deaf ears. According to Wike, the government offered […]
The Nigeria Meteorological Agency, NiMet, says some states in the country will experience extreme heat in the next four days following a rise in ambient temperatures. This is contained in a statement by the Agency in Abuja. According to the statement, the states are Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Oyo, Kogi, Nasarawa, Benue, Enugu, Anambra, Abia, Ebonyi, Cross River, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). "The public is advised of an increased […]
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Capital Territory Administration to Formulate new policies to guide resettlement practices within the territory, citing concerns that urbanization is threatening indigenous communities. This followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by member representing Keffi/Karu/Kokona Federal Constituency in Nasarawa State, Jonathan Gaza. In his lead debate, the lawmaker noted that the FCT's rapid urbanization is eroding the cultural and historical heritage of […]
The Senate has been called upon to revert Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan's suspension and reconstitute a committee to conduct proper investigative hearing to salvage the image of the tenth Senate. A youth leader, Prince Kennedy Ahanotu, made the call at a news conference in Abuja Prince Ahanotu described the hasty decision by the Senator Neda Imasuen led Committee to suspend Natasha as unfair and short of international best practices where everyone […]
