President Muhammmadu Buhari is holding a closed door meeting with Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of the Progressive Governors’Forum (PGF). The meeting at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, is being attended by PGF Chairman, Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State. Others in attendance are: […]
An Assistant Inspector-General of Police and Head of the National Central Bureau, INTERPOL Nigeria, Garba Umar, on Thursday, disclosed why the Federal Government has failed to extradite a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, over corruption allegations and trial. Umar, while appearing before the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee to […]
The US is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted flying over sensitive sites in recent days. Defence officials said they were confident the “high-altitude surveillance balloon” belonged to China. It was most recently seen above the western state of Montana. But military leaders decided against shooting it down […]
The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed an appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking to nullify the nomination and participation of former Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola and his deputy, Benedict Alabi, in the July 16, 2022 governorship election. A five-member panel of the apex court, led by Justice Chima Nweze, dismissed the appeal […]
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba Alkali, yesterday advised the House of Representatives to direct enquiries on the alleged loss of $2.4 billion from illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil export in 2015 to the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Malam Abubakar […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said that the scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise called petrol or fuel, is not intended to affect or frustrate the forthcoming general election. Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), NNPCL, Mallam Mele Kyari, stated this yesterday while speaking during an NTA’s ‘Good Morning Nigeria’ programme monitored […]
In a bid to address the apparent religious crisis in the country, a member of the United States House of Representatives, Chris Smith, has introduced a bipartisan resolution to return Nigeria to the State Department’s annual list of countries that violate religious freedom in the world. The resolution came after the US Secretary of State, […]
The Federal Government has described the pains being experienced by the people in their bid to swap the old naira for the re-designed ones as regrettable and transient, but necessary for the growth of the nation’s economy. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, said this yesterday while responding to questions on […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered commercial banks to commence payment of the new naira notes to customers over the counter This followed the hardship in the country because of the scarcity of the new banknotes. However, the CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele in a statement yesterday directed that payment over the counter should […]
With the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery completed, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has shifted attention to the Kaduna Refinery & Petrochemical Company (KRPC) Limited as it yesterday signed an agreement with Daewoo Engineering & Construction Nigeria Limited for its repairs. Speaking at the ceremony in Abuja, NNPCL Executive Vice President, Downstream, […]