Two persons have reportedly lost their lives in Kegbara-Dere Community, in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, following two fresh oil spills in the area. Daily Sun gathered that there was spill from an oil facility owned by the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in B-Dere and Kpor communities of the same Local Government […]
Nigeria’s Nembe Creek Trunk Line, one of the two major lines transporting Bonny Light crude oil, was shut on Sunday after a fire prompted a force majeure, operator Aiteo said. Aiteo said its emergency response team was activated once it was notified of the fire and it was forced to shut the line. The line […]
The process of taking ownership of the funds lodged in five bank accounts opened in the name of Walter Onnoghen, former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), is set to begin on Tuesday. Onnoghen was convicted last Thursday by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on charges of breach of the Code of Conduct for public […]
The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, says while government borrows to deliver on its promises, it was also mindful of rising debt burden, which eats up about 25 per cent of the country’s annual earnings. Mrs Ahmed said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the side-line of the just […]
Hundreds of workers of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited are said to be living in fear following indications that the gas company has commenced a restructuring process that may see no fewer than 120 of them losing their jobs. The restructuring initiative, aptly tagged ‘realignment to win’, may see 10 per cent of the […]
The Senator representing Kaduna Central at the Senate, Shehu Sani, has warned tourists and any adventurer thinking of visiting Kaduna, to stay away, at least for now. He said his advice was based on the observation that gunmen who have laid siege to the state meant business. Sani made this known via his verified Twitter […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched into a probe of the cash inflow and outflow of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) between 2010 and 2016. The anti-graft agency wants to get to the root of an alleged N8.7billion fraud in the board. Fifteen suspects have already been shortlisted for trial. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the appointment of Tanko Muhammad as the acting chief justice of Nigeria by another three months. Mr Buhari sent the recommendation to the National Judicial Council and the supervisory body approved the appointment on Thursday, a spokesperson for the NJC, Soji Oye, said in a statement on Saturday. Mr Muhammad […]
By Foster Obi Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that the incident that took place Saturday afternoon at the Abuja new airport terminal equipment room was a minor one and has been taken care of. A statement signed by Yakubu Henrietta, General Manager, Corporate Affairs said the “Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria hereby […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says adequate arrangements have been made to ensure adequate supply of petroleum products and gas throughout the Easter period. The spokesperson of the NNPC, Ndu Ughamadu, said the Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Maikanti Baru, gave the assurance in Abuja on Thursday during the conferment on him the […]