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The Federal Government has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum CorporationNNPC to implement a deal on a gas pipeline to Europe through Morocco. Africa’s gas resources are increasingly in the spotlight as the European Union looks to wean itself off Russian supplies following the invasion of Ukraine in February. The Minister of Petroleum Timipre Sylva recently told newsmen in Abuja that the approval for a memorandum of understanding on the gas […]

President Muhammadu Buhari hasapplauded the appointment of Bishop Peter Okpaleke of Ekwulobia Diocese, as a Cardinal by Pope Francis. Pope Francis three days ago, announced Okpaleke’s appointment as well as 20 new cardinals to be created for the church on August 27. Okpaleke in a statement by his Senior Special assistant on media and publicity Garba Shehu, commended the Pope for finding a capable Nigerian in the person of Okpaleke […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has lamented the high number of uncollected Permanent Voters Card PVCs, putting the figure at about 20 million. The National Commissioner of INEC, FCT, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Plateau States, Mohammed Haruna, disclosed this yesterday at the launch of a campaign to drive the collection of PVCs and increase participation in the ongoing continuous voter registration exercise. He stated that statistics by INEC in 2019 showed that […]

The Nigerian Army has dismissed claims that some Nigerian villages were attacked by Ambazonia militants, a separatist group in Cameroon. The Director of Army Public Relations,Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu,said although the military authorities confirmed that the militants stormed some communities on Sunday, the attack did not happen on Nigerian territory. Nwachukwu disclosed that contrary to the misinformation, their troops deployed at Danare received information on Sunday morning about the said […]

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos presided over by Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa has held that the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission NBC acted beyond its powers in seeking to regulate the practice of advertising in Nigeria contrary to the provisions of the extant Advertising Practitioners Regulation Act of 2004. The court also declared that the NBC lacks the power to prohibit exclusivity on privately acquired intellectual property right in programme contents of a […]

The Supreme Court yesterday reserved judgement in a suit filed by President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney General of the Federation, seeking an interpretation of Section 84 subsection 12 of the electoral act, 2022. The seven-man panel led by Justice Mohammed Dattijo, says the date will be communicated to the parties involved in the suit, after taking arguments from parties and adopting their processes. The All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA, and […]

Vice President Professor Yemi Osibanjo, has reacted to the killing of a pregnant woman, Harira Jubril and her children in Anambra State, describing the crime as callous, brutal, and demeaning, capable of creating ethnic conflict across the country and hence must be condemned by all and sundry. The Vice President stated this yesterday, while speaking with journalists shortly after meeting All Progressives Congress APC delegates in Makurdi, Benue State in continuation of his […]

The Minister of Labor and Employment, Chris Ngige yesterday said the Federal Government will spend about 34 billion Naira as arrears of Minimum Wage Consequential Adjustments in the education sector effective from 2019, aimed at resolving the lingering crisis in the sector. Ngige made this known while speaking with newsmen on the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU,and others in Abuja. The former Governor said that the beneficiaries […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded the Nigerian Air Force for living up to its constitutional responsibilities of securing the nation and justified the investments of the government of the day in the force. Buhari stated this yesterday while speaking at the ceremonial parade to commemorate its 58th anniversary in Kano. The President noted that the Air Force had transformed into a formidable entity, ready to confront immediate and future challenges. […]