Oil and Gas General

Coalition seeks probe of $1.5bn investment in Port Harcourt Refinery

 A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations has called for investigation into the $1.5 billion  investment  in Port Harcourt Refinery by the immediate past Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr Mele  Kyari. The coalition, Situation Room on Transparency and Accountability, led by its Convener, Mr Michael Omoba, made the call

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Economy General

ECOWAS Bank appoints new Chairman

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has appointed Dr Cassiel Forson, as the new Chairman of the bank. This is contained in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. NAN reports that the appointment was made during the bank’s 23rd Ordinary Session held on April

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Politics

Gov. Diri urges Renaissance energy not to be like SPDC 

Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has advised the management of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, which acquired assets of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), to operate differently from the former owners . Diri stated this on Wednesday when he received the management of Renaissance Africa Energy, including its Chairman, Mr Layi Fatona, Managing Director and

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Politics

Sokoto Govt. buys N100m building for IDPs’ settlement

The Sokoto State Executive Council has approved the purchase of a N100 million building to accommodate Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state capital. This was disclosed to newsmen in Sokoto on Wednesday as part of the council’s latest resolutions. Presenting the resolution, the Commissioner for Basic Education, Prof. Ahmad Ladan, explained that the decision

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Politics

C’River governor launches free Easter bus rides

 Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River on Wednesday launched two weeks of free bus rides for state residents to mark the Easter season. Representing the governor, Mr Ekpenyong Akiba, Special Adviser for Special Duties, said the initiative would help residents and indigenes travel during the Easter holidays. The governor explained that the aim is to

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Politics

Nigeria, Niger strengthen bilateral cooperation through joint commission

he Federal Government of Nigeria and the Government of Niger on Wednesday signed a communiqué aimed at reviving and strengthening cooperation between the two countries through the Nigeria-Niger Joint Commission (NNJC). The communiqué was signed by Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, and his Nigerien counterpart, Mr Bakary Sangaré, Minister of Foreign Affairs,

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Economy General

Tax reform bill’ll curb poverty, empower Nigerians-Presidency

The Chairman of the Presidential  Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, says  the Tax Reform Bill will curb poverty and empower ordinary Nigerians. Oyedele made this known at the Spokespersons’ Summit, organised by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) in Abuja. He expressed strong optimism about the sweeping changes the bill would bring,

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Security

NAF hails ATC’s research teams’ contributions to operational efficiency

The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has hailed the massive contributions of its research and development teams to the successes being recorded by the service in the defence of the country. The Director, Research and Development, NAF Headquarters, AVM Ndubuisi Okoro, made the commendation while opening the 2025 Intra-Command Research and Development (R&D) Competition of the

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Politics

2027: Northern group pledges 2m votes for Tinubu

The Northern Nigeria Youths Union (NNYU), has promised to garner over two million votes for President Bola Tinubu during the 2027 General Elections. The Chairman of the union, Abubakar Aliyu, discussed this on Wednesday shortly after the conclusion of a major meeting held in Jos, Plateau. “We are speaking after the conclusion of a large

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Sports

9 states compete in 5th Offiong Edem Table Tennis Championship

Nine states from the South-South and South-East will participate in the fifth edition of the Offiong Edem Table Tennis Competition scheduled to commence in Calabar on April 17. Sponsor of the championship, Offiong Edem, told newsmen in Calabar that the tournament would take place at the table tennis hall of the UJ Esuene Stadium from

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