The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has said that over 800 Nigerian workers were sacked by the Dangote refinery. The association had earlier on Friday, said the refinery laid off some of its staff members, adding that it was working to resolve the issue. Dangote refinery confirmed sacking some workers,…
The Kaduna state government has expressed concern over the low turnout of eligible citizens in the ongoing voter registration exercise. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting on Thursday in Kaduna, the commissioner for Information, Ahmed Maiyaki, said Governor Uba Sani has directed government officials to adopt pragmatic measures to ensure participation of citizens in the exercise….
Five worshipers have been reportedly killed in Yandoto community, Tsafe LGA of Zamfara state. According to agency reports, the incident occurred on Friday morning when the attackers stormed the mosque during prayers and opened fire on the congregation. The bandits reportedly shot dead five people on the spot before abducting an unspecified number of others away…
Notorious bandit kingpin, Kachalla Ummaru, has warned law enforcement against a kinetic approach to tackling insecurity. He sounded the warning on Saturday, during peace talks between bandit groups and community leaders, in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina state. Agency reports quoted Ummaru saying that killing bandits only makes matters worse. He said, “If today…
Angry residents of communities along the Makurdi–Lafia road, on Saturday, blocked the highway in protest over the killing of five on their way to the farm in the outskirts of Makurdi, bordering Guma Local Government Area of Benue state. The protesters were said to have blocked the road with the corpses of three of the…
One person has been confirmed dead following an explosion on Saturday at the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) in Kaduna. Several other staff members sustained injuries and were taken to hospital for treatment. Public Relations Officer of DICON, Maria Sambo, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Saturday. According to her, the explosion…
