No fewer than ten persons were killed on Wednesday in different attacks on five communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. These attacks occurred just six days after a similar attack in Ruwi community where ten persons were shot dead and three others injured while observing a wake-keepContinue Reading
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central Senatorial District says she will soon present evidence of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. “At the right time and at the right space, I will present the evidence that I have,” the female lawmaker said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme onContinue Reading
Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin yesterday visited Bunkure Local Government of Area of Kano State to sympathise with the families of 16 travellers killed in Uromi in Edo State. He met the families of the deceased who hailed from Bunkure, Kibiya, Rano and Garko Local Government Areas at the At-TaqwaContinue Reading
The leadership of the Neighborhood Care Well Foundation has confirmed the empowerment of about 30,000 children and at least 7,000 families in Cross River, Akwa Ibom, and Rivers states in the last 25 years. The Executive Director of the foundation, Dr. Victoria Emah-Emah, disclosed this in Calabar on Monday duringContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu’s decision to sack Mele Kyari and other board members of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited stems from mounting concern over performance and a failure to meet key production targets, Presidency officials have disclosed. In an abrupt move on Wednesday, Tinubu removed Kyari, who had been atContinue Reading
Wednesday’s overhaul of Nigeria’s state-run oil company NNPCL did not come as a surprise to keen observers who have vociferously pressed for reforms in the upstream and downstream sectors after the epochal birthing of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021, and the subsequent commercialisation of the state-run oil company inContinue Reading
In a move aimed at consolidating recent advancements in immigration management, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved an extension of the tenure of Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs. Kemi Nanna Nandap. According to a statement on Monday by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy,Continue Reading
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have impounded 70,000 litres of stolen crude oil in Eleme axis of Portharcourt, Rivers State. The stolen crude oil was impounded by the Special Intelligence Squad, established by the Commandant General of the NSCDC, Dr Ahmed Audi. A statement from the PublicContinue Reading
The Healthcare Federation of Nigeria (HFN) has hailed the Federal Government for the two-year import duty and VAT waiver on pharmaceutical raw materials. The policy aimed to reduce the cost of essential medical products, boost local manufacturing, and improve healthcare accessibility across the country. In a statement on Monday, HFNContinue Reading
On behalf of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), I extend my warmest greetings to the Muslim community in Nigeria and across the maritime sector as we celebrate Eid-Al-Fitr. This joyous occasion marks the end of Ramadan, a period of reflection, sacrifice, and spiritual renewal. It is aContinue Reading