The issue of deregulation of petrol (PMS) price has been a contentious issue for over two decades, as well as the deregulation of the refining business in Nigeria. However, we need to be clear on what the challenges are and how we go about deregulating the entire downstream petroleum …

Africa’s leading digital entrepreneur and Chairman,  Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh has disclosed that Nigeria is blessed with global salesmen and women in the public, private, political and religious spheres in a knowledge century where a typical salesman or woman is  expected to have some critical qualities to achieve global …

By Sumaila Ogbaje ABUJA, Dec. 22, 2018 Air travelers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja Nigeria have lamented the hike in price of air tickets by airlines ahead of the Christmas celebration. Some of the travelers who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said they were not …

By Muhammad Nasir Bello Sokoto Dec. 22, 2018 (NAN) Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Saturday urged journalists to shun fake news and work within the rules of the profession. Tambuwal said in a message to the inauguration of the State Executive Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), that hate speech …

Abu Dhabi (UAE), Dec. 22, 2018 Defending champions Real Madrid lifted the FIFA Club World Cup for a record fourth time on Saturday after thrashing local side Al Ain 4-1 in the final match in Abu Dhabi. The Spanish side’s win was not without the help of impressive distance strikes …

By Naomi Sharang Abuja, Dec. 22, 2018 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says investigation is ongoing in a bank saga where two suspects were intercepted with 2.8 million dollars at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. The money is believed to belong to a bank. EFCC Acting Spokesman, Mr …

By Ikenna Osuoha Abuja, Dec. 21, 2018 The popular Banex Plaza located in Wuse 2, Abuja, was on Friday sealed off on the alleged order of a magistrate court. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) had gone to court asking for the vacation …

  A delegation of indigenes of Enugu State in the Diaspora, on Friday, paid a solidarity visit to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, at the Government House, Enugu and unanimously endorsed him for a second term in office. The excited indigenes of the state who returned home from various …

The economic and political development of every country depends largely on the ability of its leadership to make use of the best brains devoid of parochial sentiments. It is on that premise that Nigeria can be rescued from its multi-faceted quagmire. In a very specific terms, the presidential candidate of …

By Cecilia Ijuo Owerri Dec. 21, 2018 President Muhammadu Buhari has declared support for the Imo All Progressives Congress (APC), governorship candidate, Sen. Hope Uzodinma. The APC, National Chairman, Adams Oshiomole made this known at a rally to flag-off Uzodimma’s campaign in Owerri on Friday. He urged Imo people to …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Office, on Thursday, December 20, 2018, intercepted $2.8million (Two Million, Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars), from two people, suspected to be money launderers, at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. The suspects, namely Ighoh Augustine and Ezekwe Emmanuel, allegedly working for …

Justice Kate Abiri, Chief Judge of Bayelsa has declined an application to have the rape trial of Chief Richard Kpodo, a former Security Adviser to ex-Governor Timipre Sylva transferred to another judge. It would be recalled that the ongoing trial of Kpodo, charged for rape of a 26 year old …

  A prominent leader of the Boko Haram terrorist group and Improvised Explosives Devices expert, Umar Abdulmalik,  has been arrested in a location at Ibafo, Lagos. Abdulmalik, who is also responsible for the killing of several Police officers, the bombings in Nyanya and Kuje in Abuja and a major jailbreak in Niger …

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has decried the lingering strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, describing it as a threat to its preparations for the conduct of the 2019 general elections. Speaking at a one day workshop on Gender Sensitive Reporting of Elections on …

The Network on Police Reform in Nigeria (NOPRIN), has called on Police authorities to enforce the ban on check points and road blocks across the country especially in the South East geo-political zone of Nigeria where, “with the approach of Christmas, the numbers of these check points and road blocks …

KEFFES Rural Development Foundation (RDF) at the recently inaugurated some 20 projects in eight communities hosting the operations of Chevron Nigeria Limited in Bayelsa. It was learnt that the 20 projects were implemented at a total cost of N241.43 million over the last two years. KEFFES, is an acronym for …

  The recent removal of a statue of the hitherto revered Indian nationalist leader Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) from the grounds of the University of Ghana for his racist credentials refers. Dedicated in 2016 by Pranab Mukherjee, the then Indian president, it supposedly symbolised a ‘strengthening of ties between the two …

By Doris Esa The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has called on those spreading the misinformation about the unfortunate incident that led to the death of former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, to stop. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, made …

  The Anambra State government has denied rumors that it plans to shut down markets in the state for the Yuletide season from December 25, 2018 to January 14, 2019. .A statement by C. Don Adinuba, Commissioner for Information & Public Enlightenment, which dismissed the rumor as patently false, said …

Nigeria LNG Limited played host to over 100 golfers at the weekend at its Residential Area golf course, on Bonny Island. The two-day tournament is the 2nd edition of the NLNG MD’s Golf Classic. It attracted participants from the IBB Golf Club, Abuja; Port Harcourt Golf Club, Kaduna Golf Club …

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, on Thursday explained that even though the unemployment figures released recently by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) show an increase in the unemployment rate, it is important to stress that this is not the same thing as job …

    President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Wudil, Kano State, warned the police to desist from acts which tend to bring the community in conflict with them. The President said unprofessional conducts such as illegal detentions, extrajudicial killings, torture and violation of fundamental human rights were unacceptable and must be …

Director of Communications, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Campaign Organisation for Enugu State, Barr. Nana Ogbodo has decried the rising spate of campaign of calumny in the state as the 2019 elections draw closer and has called on the electorate in the state to continue to ignore the cheap blackmail of …