Community General Oil and Gas

MOSOP Lists Conditions for Oil Production Resumption in Ogoniland

The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has outlined conditions it says must be met before oil production can resume in Ogoniland. MOSOP President, Andah Wai-Ogosu, called on the Federal Government to unbundle OML 11 to enable Ogoni people to form cooperatives and participate directly in oil exploration in line with the

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Community General

Alesa Community Seeks Government Action Over Land Grabbing, Grazing

Residents of Alesa Community in Eleme Local Government Area have called on the government to urgently intervene over alleged land grabbing and the destruction of farmlands by grazing cattle. Chairman of the Community Development Committee, Joseph Osadji, alleged that armed individuals, sometimes accompanied by persons in security uniforms, intimidate landowners and illegally take over ancestral

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Judiciary Features General

#NBADecides2026: What future for an independent bar? By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Three score and three years ago, a defining dispute erupted in the old Western Region of Nigeria over the scope and reach of constitutional conventions in determining or terminating the tenure of high-level political leadership. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which ultimately had to pronounce on the matter, described conventions in that case as “a

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General

INEC Extends Deadline for Submission of 2027 Candidates by Three Days

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for political parties to submit the names and personal particulars of their candidates for the 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections by three days. The electoral umpire announced on Sunday that the deadline, which was originally scheduled to end on Saturday, July 11, has been

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Education General

Abia to Rehabilitate School, Road in Ironsi’s Community

The Abia State Government has approved the rehabilitation of Ibeama Primary School and the access road leading to the community of Nigeria’s first military Head of State, the late General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, in Ndume Otuka, Umuahia North Local Government Area. Governor Alex Otti gave the directive while responding to requests by community leaders during a

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Education General

AAUA Lecturers Begin Indefinite Strike Over Unpaid Salaries

Academic activities at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, have been suspended following the commencement of an indefinite strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the non-payment of two months’ salaries. The lecturers said the Ondo State Government is yet to pay their May and June 2026 salaries, a development

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General

40 More Nigerians Evacuated from South Africa, Total Returnees Hit 1,174

Another batch of 40 Nigerian returnees has arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos from South Africa, bringing the total number of evacuees in the sixth phase of the repatriation exercise to 1,174. The latest group arrived aboard a chartered flight on Friday night, complementing earlier arrivals transported by Air Peace and ValueJet.

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Economy General

South-South Farmers Seek Inclusion in FG Agricultural Intervention Programme

By Wale Sanusi The President of the Niger Delta Integrated Farmers Association of Nigeria, Julius Openha-Wodah, has called on the Federal Government to ensure that farmers in the South-South are adequately considered in the implementation of its agricultural intervention programmes, including the Renewed Hope Farm Input Support Programme. Openha-Wodah made the appeal while reacting to

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General

Court Affirms FCCPC’s Power to Probe Airline Ticket Pricing Complaints

The Federal High Court in Abuja has again affirmed the statutory authority of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to investigate consumer complaints relating to airline ticket pricing. The court dismissed a suit filed by Air Peace Limited, which had challenged the Commission’s powers to probe complaints involving the pricing of its flight tickets.

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General

FG, NDDC Finalise Plans for $500m Agribusiness Investment Fund

The Federal Government and the Niger Delta Development Commission have finalised plans to raise a 500 million dollar agribusiness investment fund to boost large-scale commercial agriculture across the nine states of the Niger Delta. The proposed fund is expected to support agricultural development, improve food production and create jobs by financing major agribusiness projects across

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