With the recent ‘exploits’ recorded in the rice sector, majority of Nigerians believe that the country doesn’t have any business importing the commodity to fill the huge demand gap. If the recent claim of the Federal Government, especially with the unveiling of the Central Bank of Nigeria/RIFAN Paddy Pyramids in Abuja, adjudged the largest rice […]
At Least 112 illegal refineries have been discovered in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. Chairman of the council, Samuel Nwanosike told Channels Television that 99% of the discoveries were made in a particular community located along the OML 17 trunk lines. The discovery comes on the heels of the recent efforts by the […]
The appointment of Nigeria’s Ibironke Adeagbo into the board of the international group, Streetinvest, has showcased hard work and the dogged spirit of Nigerians living and working overseas. The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made the statement in a congratulatory message to Adeagbo, released in Abuja on Sunday. The […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged Nigerian engineers to partner with the federal government for the rapid infrastructure development of the country. The president said this during the investiture ceremony of the 33rd national president and chairman-in-council of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Tasiu Gidari-Wudil, on Saturday in Abuja. “If we must make progress as […]
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Cameroon, Amb. Abayomi Olonisakin has assured Nigerians of stronger collaboration between Nigeria and Cameroon to tackle insecurity, especially along the corridors of both countries. Olonisakin told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Garoua, Cameroon on Saturday that deepening bilateral relations and welfare of Nigerians in Cameroon had been his priority […]
Amid the current efforts by the Rivers State government to rid the state of artisanal refineries, otherwise known as Kpofire and save the people from its damaging effects, information has emerged that the current upsurge of soot pandemic in the state was caused by the renewed drive of the Nigerian Navy and other security operatives […]
Mr Gbenga Komolafe, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), has assured stakeholders of the Commission’s resolve to ensure transparency in all its dealings. Komolafe gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday, while giving an update on the revoked Addax Petroleum […]
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has outlined some of the measures taken by the government to ensure justice is served in the murder of Hanifa Abubakar. Hanifa was the five-year-old schoolgirl abducted by her teacher who demanded ransom from her parents and later killed her in December last year. Until her death, she was a […]
The African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC), has commended the operational efforts of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and approved its renewed mandate for another period of 12 months. The Chief of Military Public Information, Col. Muhammad Dole, in a statement on Friday in N’Djamena, Chad, said the renewed mandate takes effect from […]
Ahead of the 2023 general election timetable, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to beam its searchlight on politicians and political parties in a bid to track the sources of funds for their campaigns. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the plan public at a conference on political campaign finance organised by The Electoral […]