Oil companies
25 Apr 2024
A joint committee of the House of Representatives has summoned the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, to appear before it on May 8 over a probe on environmental degradation caused by the activities of oil companies in oil-producing communities.
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Bauchi State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Bala Mohammed, has declared the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as the leading voice of opposition politics in Nigeria. Speaking after a closed-door meeting with Obi at the Government House in Bauchi on Thursday, Mohammed lauded the former Anambra governor’s…
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National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) says it will partner with Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in its quest to rid the country of fake number plates. President of NYCN, Sara-Igbe Sukubo, stated this when he led a delegation of the council to the FRSC national headquarters on Thursday in Abuja. Sukubo, while stressing the…
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted $1,154,900 and SR135,900 in undeclared foreign currency at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA). The seizure was made during a routine baggage inspection of Hauwa Ibrahim Abdullahi, an inbound passenger from Saudi Arabia, who arrived on Saudi Airline Flight No. SV401. Comptroller-General Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, who disclosed this…
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The Jigawa State Tsangaya Education Board (JSTEB) says it’s partnering with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), to equip Almajiri and out-of-school children in the state with digital skills. The Executive Secretary, JSTEB, Dr. Abubakar Maje, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse, on Thursday. Maje…
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A fresh round of crisis has kicked off in Rivers State less than 24 hours after Governor Siminalayi Fubara was denied entry into the State Assembly quarters. The State Assembly, led by Martins Amaewhule, has invited the Department of State Security Service (DSS) to investigate the State Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Amadi, over alleged age…
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A 64-year-old man, Peter Osoniyi, on Thursday appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court , Ibadan, for alleged N10.7 million property fraud. Osoniyi, who resides in Ikolaba area of Ibadan, is facing a four-count charge bordering on fraud and stealing, to which he pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, Cpl. Akeem Akinloye, told the court that…
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The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says President Bola Tinubu implements bold and transformative reforms to lay solid foundation for a new Nigeria. Idris said this at the 2025 Series of the Ministerial Press Briefing in Abuja on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the briefing was organised…
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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed the reasons behind the state's request to the Federal Government to turn the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) into a federal institution. TASUED, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, was established by the Ogun State government in 2005. Speaking during an interview with newsmen in Abeokuta on Wednesday, Abiodun said…
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As the Anambra State governorship election approaches, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is confident of securing victory. Party chieftain Hon. Obidike Chukwuebuka has assured that the APC candidate will complete the four-year zoning formula, which favors the Anambra South Senatorial District. However, the APC has publicly distanced itself from any zoning arrangement. The party’s Publicity…
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Not more that 360,000 livestock have been vaccinated by the The Kaduna State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) in a statewide campaign aimed at preventing spread of anthrax. Dr. Shittu Hashim, State Project Coordinator (SPC) for L-PRES made this known on Thursday at the end of its vaccination campaign in Kaduna. Hashim said that…