Host community of oil-producing areas (HOSTCOMS) has called on the federal government to scrap the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and transfer her allocations to the HOSTCOMS. He said with the continued reduction of host community development fund from 10 percent in 2008 to 2.5 percent in 2020 PIB proposed documents will deny the people of the requisite development in all areas of human development needs. This report x-rays the lives and experiences of residents in getting clean, potable and affordable water amidst the surge of COVID-19 cases in the state. Selfies, video calls and Chinese documentaries: The things you’ll meet onboard Lagos-Ibadan trainThe Lagos-Ibadan railway was inaugurated recently for a full paid operation by the Nigerian Railway Corporation after about a year of free test-run. Our reporter joined the train to and fro Lagos from Ibadan and tells his experience in this report…ICYMI: Nigeria Back Into Recession, Worst Since 1987Nigeria is back into a recession.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 26, 2021 15:00 UTC