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By Yahaya Isah Abuja, Dec. 6, 2023 Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo decorated the new Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs. Caroline Wura-Ola, with her new rank on Wednesday in Abuja. Tunji-Ojo also decorated six officers of the Service confirmed as Deputy Comptrollers-General. He told the decorated …

Lagos, Nigeria – 6th December, 2023 The management of Konga, the innovative eCommerce group, has announced unprecedented bonanzas for the launch of her long-awaited Konga Naija Shopping Festival which is its Xmas Sales promo for the year. According to the Vice President of Marketing at Konga Group, Rita Ohaedoghasi, in …

By Shedrack Frank Yenagoa, Dec. 6, 2023 The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development Board (NCDMB), Mr Simbi Wabote, says the painstaking implementation of the Nigerian Content Act has encouraged more local modular refineries to increase domestic refining. Wabote explained that Waltersmith Modular Refinery, supported by the NCDMB in …

…Agreement on 421 tonnes per day small-scale LNG project in Ajaokuta and MoU on floating LNG In its efforts to further boost natural gas utilization in the country and enhance Nigeria’s gas revenue NNPC Ltd has signed two major agreements to deliver LNG to the domestic gas market and the …

Abuja, Dec. 6, 2023 Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, the President of the Court of Appeal, has relocated the Kogi Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal from Lokoja to Abuja. A statement by Mr. David Umar Mike, Secretary of the Tribunal, said that its sittings would now be at the National Judicial Institute on …

06th December 2023 Port Harcourt, Nigeria The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has conferred Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) the Investment in Societal Renewal and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award, recognising the Company’s unparalleled commitment to CSR initiatives in Nigeria. At the 3rd Annual NECA Employers’ Awards held in Lagos recently, …

Paris, Dec. 5, 2023 People seeking to ward off a plague of bed bugs in France are running the risk of poisoning themselves with illegal insecticides, the authorities in Paris warned on Tuesday. Inspections has discovered that  the use of a product banned in 2013 that goes by the name …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, presented a budget of N76.586billion (Seventy Six Billion, Five Hundred and Eighty Six Million Naira) as its budget proposal for 2024 to the House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Crimes. The proposed budget represents a 53.48% increase over …

 Ogbomoso (Oyo State), Dec. 5, 2023 An empowerment programme involving the distribution of items and cash worth N150 million will kick off activities of the official coronation of the 21st Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi Olaoye. Chairman of the coronation’s Central Planning Committee, Prof. Adesola Adepoju, disclosed this during a …

By EricJames Ochigbo Abuja, Dec. 5, 2023 The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has issued a warrant of arrest on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, the Accountant General of the Federation, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Madein and 17 others for refusing to appear before it …

Nigeria has qualified for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament following a 7-1 aggregate win over Cape Verde in the final qualifying round. Nigeria defeated Cape Verde 5-0 in the first leg in Abuja before travelling to Praia for the return leg. Minister of Sports Development, Senator John …

NNPC Ltd. has expressed its commitment to work with global partners in the march towards reducing methane emissions in oil and gas operations.  On the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, taking place in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, the Oil and Gas …

Director-General of the DMO,  Patience Oniha By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, Dec. 5, 2023 The Debt Management Office (DMO), on Tuesday announced the offer for subscription of four Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) bonds valued at N360 billion through auction. According to a statement issued by the DMO, the first offer …

The Labour Party (LP) Presidential flag bearer in the last general election in the country, Mr. Peter Obi has again decried the quantum of waste going on in the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Obi, who just chastised the regime for the large size of over …

Washington/Gaza, Dec. 5, 2023  Israel has assembled a system of large pumps with which it could flood the extensive tunnel network of the Islamist movement Hamas under the Gaza Strip with seawater, according to media reports. The U.S. newspaper Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing U.S. government officials, that …

By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Abuja, Nov. 4, 2023 Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said that the Federal Government sponsored 422 delegates to the ongoing COP28 in Dubai, not 1,411. Idris made the clarification in a statement on Monday in Abuja. COP28, the Convention of Parties …

Nigeria’s Labour Party (LP) has said that the country’s huge delegation to the Convention of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, otherwise known as COP28 in Dubai “is a continuation of the culture of waste which the All Progressives Congress, APC administration has become infamous for.” …

By Ismail Abdulaziz/Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Dec. 5, 2023 President Bola Tinubu has ordered a probe into the bombing of a village in Kaduna State. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity on Tuesday in Abuja. There was a …

ABUJA, DEC. 4, 2023: A United Kingdom (UK)-based Diaspora group, Nigerian Nurses Charitable Association UK (NNCAUK), has called for a structured Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on migration of health workers between the Governments of Nigeria and the United Kingdom. The call was one of the highlights of the group’s 25th …

Egypt has qualified for the final of the Nigeria 2023 U-17 Girl’s African Nations Volleyball Championship. The Egyptian girls defeated their Cameroonian counterparts 3-2 (23-25, 25-18, 25-22, 22-25, 15-13) in a tense semi-final match at the indoor sports hall of Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Sunday, December 3, 2023. …

By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto Dec. 2, 2023 A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Plan International, funded by Global Affairs Canada, on Saturday emphasised the urgent need for increased investments to address Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in Sokoto State. Mrs. Luba Muhammad, Plan International’s Gender Equality and Inclusive Coordinator, conveyed …

By Christian Njoku Calabar, Dec. 4, 2023 The Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has directed that the new fees introduced by the institution be put on hold until further notice. The directive is contained in a statement issued by the university’s Registrar, Mr Gabriel Egbe, and made …

…Says Continent’s peculiarities must be considered towards net-zero future As conversations on finding sustainable solutions for a decarbonized energy future continue to hold globally, the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), NNPC Ltd., Mr. Mele Kyari has said the African Continent needs “a just, differentiated transition” to enable it to harness …

There is anger all over the globe as Super Eagles continue their Humpty Dumpty fall from the high walls of soccer. Veterans are even more worried as chances of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup look abysmal. Patrick Ekeji rose from Nigeria Academicals in 1972 to play for the senior …

    By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Dec. 4, 2023 The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has dismissed claims that its aircraft accidentally bombed some villagers in Kaduna State. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, dismissed the report in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Gabkwet …