Day: September 11, 2015

7 Children Killed In Yola IDP Camp Bombing

No fewer than seven children were reportedly feared dead on Friday morning when a suicide bomber attacked an Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, camp in Yola, Adamawa State. Aproko247 gathered that several other persons at the camp were seriously injured at the incident, which came as shock to many. The IDP camp was set up to…

Buhari Removes FCT Revenue Chairman, Others

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate removal of Chairmen of the FCT Internal Revenue Service, Secondary Education and Universal Basic Education Boards (UBEB); Ari Isa Mohammed, Moroof Akinwande and Usman Ningi respectively. Notice of the sack of the three board chairmen was contained in a letter with reference (NO. SGF.19/S.81/T1/97) sent to the FCT…

Ambode Fires LAGBUS Boss, Others

ambode Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has sacked the Managing Director of LAGBUS Asset Management Limited, Tunde Disu, Aproko247 has learnt. Ambode also removed the Director General of the Lagos Safety Commission, Odebunmi Dominga; and the General Manager of Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Authority, LASIMRA, Joe Igbokwe. It was learnt that Disu was sacked some…

Nigeria Needs More Refineries—NNPC Boss

**Kaduna Refinery Begins Production December Production of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly called petrol is scheduled to commence at the Kaduna Refinery by December 2015, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has said. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja by the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Ibe Kachikwu. The NNPC boss, during…