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Former Governor of Anambra State and Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has revealed that he was touched to pay off an accumulated pension and gratuity debt of N35 billion, which he inherited from the previous administration, because of the …

In its bid to meet the target of revving up production to 3million barrels per day and unlock gas revenues to the tune of about $225 million in the short term and $510million in the long run for the Federation, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has reached an accord …

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja assented to the Companies and Allied Matters Bill, 2020 recently passed by the National Assembly. The President’s action on this important piece of legislation, therefore, repealed and replaced the extant Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990, introducing after 30 years, several corporate legal innovations …

By Solomon Asowata Lagos, Aug. 7, 2020 The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has said that more private and public sector collaboration will be encouraged as Nigeria steps up effort to realise its target of boosting domestic gas utilisation. Sylva made this known on the Twitter …

By Harrison Arubu United Nations, Aug. 6, 2020 The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, has called for global recommitment to nuclear disarmament. The appeal came in a video message to mark the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has recorded an encouraging 43 per cent drop in cases of willful damage of its oil pipeline infrastructure by suspected oil thieves in May, 2020. The corporation, in a release by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, explained that …

A socio-cultural and economic group,  Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF), has unequivocally condemned what it described as the mindless massacre of Christians in Southern Kaduna by Fulani militants and called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently intervene to stop the genocide. ADF, in a statement by its  Spokesman, Abia Onyike, said …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Aug. 4, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has again challenged the nation’s security chiefs to rejig their strategies in the ongoing battle against insurgency, banditry and other violent crimes in some parts of the country. The National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, retired Maj-Gen. Babagana Mongonu, …

The Nigerian presidency has berated the Trade Union Congress, TUC, over its plan to protest alleged widespread corruption in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and some other government Agencies. A statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), …

The 68th Annual Convention (Virtual) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, holds from Monday, August 9, 2020. The first Convention of the Church to hold online, has as its theme: WONDERFUL and can be accessed live through the Mission’s social media platforms and Dove Television. Ministering will be …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Aug. 1, 2020 The Presidency on Saturday said the views expressed by Malam Mamman Daura, on zoning were personal to him and did not, in any way, reflect that of either the president or his administration. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President …

Leaders and citizens of Borno State are no longer safe, Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Elkanemi has decried. The Shehu, in response to the attack on the convoy of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State, lamented thus in Maiduguri when he paid the traditional sallah homage …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, July 31, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja reacted for the first time to the allegations of corruption leveled against the leaderships of some Federal Government Agencies and Commissions. These commissions include the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Niger Delta Development …

By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, July 30, 2020 The Nigerian Army is to investigate Wednesday’s attack on the convoy of Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno by suspected Boko Haram terrorists, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, disclosed in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Musa said that the governor’s …

Washington, July 30, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said that the November presidential election might have to be delayed, citing claims that mail-in voting could result in fraud. “With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in …

By Victor Adeoti Osogbo, July 30, 2020 Pa Ayorinde Fasanmi, the National Leader of Afenifere Group is dead. His death was confirmed in a statement signed by one of his children, Folabi Fasanmi, in Osogbo on Thursday. Fasanmi said the nonagenarian died peacefully on Wednesday night in Osogbo. “With great …

    By Harrison Arubu New York, July 29, 2020 (NAN) The Federal Government has evacuated 289 more Nigerians stranded in the United States due to coronavirus-related border closure. An Ethiopian Airlines plane conveying the evacuees took off from New Jersey on Tuesday night, and is expected to land in …

By Naomi Sharang Abuja, July 28, 2020 The Senate on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Finance, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, and the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, over the funding status of three Federal Government legacy projects. Also summoned were the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris, …

The ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government Monday adopted a Declaration towards settling the political crisis in Republic of Mali. During a virtual Extraordinary Session of the leaders of the sub-regional body, President Muhammadu Buhari appealed to government and people of Mali to consider recommendations of ECOWAS Special …

Following the conclusion of some rail projects in some states, with President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval, minister of transportation Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has named the railway stations along the Lagos -Ibadan corridor and others on the Itakpe /Ajaokuta /Aladja-Warri after some deserving Nigerian citizens. A statement by the ministry’s …

The Cabinet office of the United Kingdom has described a Nigerian Information Technology Consultant, Victor Osagie as one of the best Britain has to offer due to his ingenuity in the mass production of ventilators to boost the National Health System, NHS fight against the corona virus pandemic, COVID-19. In …

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians in the Diaspora to actively participate in the country’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery efforts. In a video message to commemorate this year’s Diaspora Day, observed on July 25 of every year, President Buhari appealed to his compatriots, whose home remittances exceeded $25 billion annually in …

Abuja, July 24, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe and the immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, at the State House, Abuja. Speaking to State House correspondents after the closed door meeting, Buni, who is also the …

President Muhammadu Buhari will Thursday depart for Bamako, Republic of Mali on a one-day visit, following the briefing by the ECOWAS Special Envoy to the country, former President Goodluck Jonathan. A statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) said that the Nigerian President and some …