BY BIODUN BUSARI, ADA OBI President of the Bini Club of Houston, United States, Lydia Aguebor, speaks with our correspondents on her struggles in search for greener pastures, community leadership in Houston, and why she is scared of returning to Nigeria because of the way her mother died How willContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) has not yet commenced bulk sales or opened its purchase portal, as essential processes are still being finalized. NNPCL Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. HeContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed a fundamental rights suit filed by Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, popularly known as Bobrisky, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bobrisky had sought N200 million from the EFCC for “psychotic trauma” and demanded N1 billion from the NationalContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A report by the Auditor-General of the Federation has unearthed tax irregularities amounting to N14.33bn across more than 30 Ministries, Departments, and Agencies. The findings, disclosed in the Auditor-General’s Annual Report on Non-Compliance and Internal Control Weaknesses, highlight serious lapses in tax deductions, remittances, and compliance withContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Tinubu has told French investors that the country is open for business, saying his government is creating an enabling environment for them to thrive. Tinubu said this on Thursday during a joint briefing with the French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace. “We’ve beenContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS Chad announced Thursday that it was ending military cooperation with former colonial power France, just hours after a visit by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot “The government of the Republic of Chad informs national and international opinion of its decision to end the accord in the fieldContinue Reading
•Dealers insist PMS must be cheaper than Dangote’s, NNPCL delays price portal opening, restricts product BY GODWIN OBI Oil marketers have outlined the conditions that will make them patronise the newly rehabilitated Port Harcourt Refinery Company in Rivers State. PHRC, under the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria has said that the 2006 port concession exercise has better positioned Nigerian ports to compete globally. The Chairman of STOAN, Vicky Haastrup, stated this in a statement when he hosted the Nigerian Ports Consultative Council, led by its Chairman, BolajiContinue Reading
GODWIN OBI The Acting Chief of Army Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, has pledged to bring lasting peace to the country if confirmed in a substantive position. He said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Defence and Army at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja onContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Comptroller James Ojo of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Ogun I Area Command, Idiroko, has reaffirmed his commitment to disrupting the supply chain of illicit drugs and safeguarding youths, families, and communities. He made the statement on Friday, 22 November 2024, while handing over 6,504 parcels ofContinue Reading