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Livestock: FG, Gombe To Set Up Another Grazing Reserve

Grazing Reserve
The federal government in collaboration with Gombe State will establish another grazing reserve in Nono district of Yalmatu Deba Local Government Area of the state. The establishment of the reserveRead More

Obasanjo: Nigeria Needs More Rebels To Challenge Government

Ex- President, Olusegun Obasanjo
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday declared that Nigeria would require “more rebels” to speak the truth to power for the country to move forward. Obasanjo also stated that NigeriaRead More

Minister: FG Willing To Partner Investors On Power Supply

Minister of Power, Mr. Abubakar Aliyu
The Minister of Power, Mr. Abubakar Aliyu, has disclosed that the federal government was willing to partner investors in the power sector to improve electricity supply in the country. ThisRead More

UNIBEN Students Protest In Solidarity With Striking ASUU

University of Benin (UNIBEN)
Hundreds of students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), yesterday blocked the busy Benin–Lagos Highway in a solidarity march with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), calling on theRead More

FG Rejects Two Cargoes Of Adulterated Petrol Imported From Belgium

Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
STI SYMPHONY makes U-turn off coast of Guinea OPEC’s production drops by 700,000bpd Following the circulation of adulterated petrol in Nigeria, which damaged vehicle engines last week, the federal governmentRead More

Supreme Court Annuls Buhari’s Order 10 On Financial Autonomy For States’ Judiciary, Legislature

President Muhammadu Buhari
The Constitution provides a clear delineation of powers between the states and the federal government. The President has overstepped the limit of his constitutional powers by issuing the Executive OrderRead More

Confusion as 4 Oil Companies Named By NNPC As Liable For Imported Substandard Petrol Deny Accusation

The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari
Four of the oil companies accused by the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari, of importing substandard petrol have all in writing deniedRead More

How Federal Airports Authority, NAMA Rip Off Airlines At Sunset Airports

Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA)
With the cost of operation hitting the roof and many domestic airlines facing liquidation, it has emerged the airlines are being ripped off by regulators via landing charges. Local operatorsRead More

Adulterated Fuel: Kyari Names MRS, Emadeb-consortium, Oando, Duke Oil As Culprits

The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari
Explains why inspectors did not detect bad petrol before circulation National oil company requests emergency supply NMDPRA says nation has 10-day reserve deficit, announces arrival of 300m litres of fuelRead More

Nigeria Drags UK’s Crime Agency To Court Over £150m Abacha Loot

Court of Law
US, UK oppose move The Nigerian government is locked in a court battle with Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) over control of €180 million (£150 million) that was stashed abroadRead More