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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has raised the alarm over the growing issue of oil theft, calling it a major threat to Nigeria’s economic stability and security. The corporation outlined its ongoing challenges, including oil theft, emphasizing the urgent need for collective action to tackle this issue, which poses a significant threat to Nigeria's…

The Minister of State for Environment, Dr. Iziaq Salako, has said that more intense extreme weather, widespread flooding, large storms, heat waves, long droughts, wildfires, coastal erosion, and hurricanes, as a result of climate change, have increased demands for healthcare in Nigeria. Salako asserted this while presenting a paper titled ‘Building a Resilient Health Workforce:…

The Kogi State Commissioner for Water Resources, Muhammed Faruk, has disclosed that Lokoja metropolis will begin receiving adequate water supply from this week. He assured that the supply would also extend to other areas like Phase Two and other parts of Kogi State in due course. The commissioner made this statement while receiving an award…

Residents of Okpella in Etsako East Local Government Area on Saturday protested against the appointment of His Highness, Lukeman Akemokhue, as the newly installed Okueokpellagbe of Okpella by the Edo State Government. Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, had on Friday approved the appointment of Lukeman Akemokhue as the Okueokpellagbe of Okpella in a letter dated…

Saudi Arabia has carried out its highest number of executions in more than three decades after three executions announced Saturday took the 2024 figure to 198, according to an AFP tally. The Gulf monarchy executed the third highest number of prisoners in the world after China and Iran in 2023, according to Amnesty International. The…