Nigeria: NMDPRA Clears Confusion Over Midstream, Upstream Operations

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, declared yesterday, that the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 established a clear distinction between… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Okays Re-Opening of Seme Border for Vehicle Importation

Director of Road Transport in the Ministry of Transportation, Ibrahim Musa, yesterday, disclosed that the Federal Government has approved the re-opening of the Seme border for the… Read more »

Nigeria: Ministerial Slots - Tinubu May Dump Ex-Govs, Prefers Technocrats - Source

As the push for ministerial appointments gathers steam, there are strong indications that President Bola Tinubu may have dumped the idea of populating his government's former… Read more »

Nigeria: Tribunal - Tinubu, INEC Kick As Peter Obi Tenders Total PVCs in 32 States

The Presidential Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja yesterday admitted in evidence a bundle of exhibits containing the total number of Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, collected… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu, Shettima, Govs, Judges, Others to Get 114 Percent Salary Increase - RMAFC

Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, Muhammad Shehu, has said the salaries of politicians, judicial and public office holders would be… Read more »

Nigeria: Guinness World Record - Hilda Baci Immortalized As Longest Cooking Marathon Holder

After Hilda Baci was officially certified by Guinness World Record, GWR, as the longest cooking marathon holder, the management of Amore Gardens renamed its Industrial Kitchen as… Read more »

Nigeria: Subsidy - Group Canvasses N200,000 Minimum Wage for Workers

A Non-Governmental Organisation, Workers' Alliance for Inclusive Socio-economic Reforms (WAISER), has canvassed N200,000 monthly salary as minimum wage for Nigerian workers to… Read more »

Nigeria: UN Allocates $20m to Ramp Up Food Security in Nigeria

The United Nations (UN) has allocated $20 million dollars to urgently ramp up the response to the alarming food security and nutrition crisis in the north-east of Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: 5,147 Drug Offenders, 35 Barons Convicted - Marwa

Chairman of, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Buba Marwa, has said 5,147 drug offenders, including 35 drug barons, have been prosecuted and convicted in the past two… Read more »

Nigeria: 6,221 Nigerian Doctors Lost to UK in 6 Years, Says Int'l College of Surgeons

The International College of Surgeons, Nigerian Section, ICS-NS, has said the country lost no fewer than 6,221 doctors to the United Kingdom in the last six years. Read more »

Nigeria: Anxiety As Ex-Depot Petrol Price Rises to U.S.$0,71 Per Litre

There was palpable anxiety among members of the public yesterday, following a rise in the ex-depot price of petrol by 4.3% to N490 per litre. As a result, some petrol stations have… Read more »

Nigeria: Looking at President Bola Tinubu's Education Loan Plan

It was a great relief to many, including students, parents and lovers of education generally when on June 12, 2023 President Bola Tinubu signed the Students Loan (Access to Higher)… Read more »

Nigeria: Over 5,600 Vehicles Run On Compressed Natural Gas in Edo - Obaseki

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Tuesday said that data obtained from NIPCO Gas, a Joint-Venture Company (JVC) indicated that over 5,600 vehicles in Benin run on Compressed Natural… Read more »

Nigeria: Charly Boy Threatens to Sue Company Over Alleged Breach of Contract

Veteran entertainer Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has threatened to sue Premier Records Limited over alleged violation of terms of agreement in musical contracts… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Arguments Settled', Bill Gates Spark 'Old Cats' Debates With Rema, Burna Boy Remark

American business mogul, Bill Gates has set social media agog with his statement on Nigerian music sensations Burna Boy and Rema. Read more »

Nigeria: Service Chiefs - Mixed Reactions Greet Tinubu's Appointments

Mixed reactions, Tuesday, greeted President Bola Tinubu's appointment of new service chiefs, which took the nation's security firmament by surprise. Read more »

Nigeria: Peter Obi Is Asking for Non-Existent Documents in Petition Against Tinubu - INEC

Some documents requested by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) at the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi to be presented as exhibits at the Presidential Election Tribunal… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Exempts NDLEA, NAFDAC Boards From Dissolution

President Bola Tinubu has exempted the Boards of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA as well as the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC… Read more »

Nigeria: Why We Oppose Nnamdi Kanu's Request for Access to Medical Records - DSS

....as court fixes July 20 for judgement Read more »

Nigeria: Breaking - Ex-Governor Ortom Presents Self to EFCC in Makurdi

Former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom Tuesday morning presented himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Makurdi for questioning. Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Embarks On Digital Registration of Commercial Motorcycles, Tricycles

Lagos State Government, weekend, unveiled Digital Registration of Commercial Motorcycles (Okada) and Tricycles (Keke), to capture over 80,000 unregistered operators, as well as… Read more »

Nigeria: How Unicef Is Revolutionising Education With Nigeria Learning Passport

Nigeria alongside other African countries last Friday, the 16th of June commemorated this year's Day of the African Child with the theme: "The rights of the Child in the Digital… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Leaves Today to Participate in Paris Summit for Financial Pact

President Bola Tinubu is expected to leave Nigeria today to join world leaders in Paris, France, on Thursday, to review and sign a new global financial pact that places vulnerable… Read more »

Nigeria: Presidential Poll - How BVAS Machines Failed Us, INEC Officials Tell Court

...As APM declines to withdraw case against Tinubu Read more »

Nigeria: Emefiele - CSO Alleges Plot to Blackmail DSS

...calls for investigation Read more »