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Army spokesperson, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu Yesterday confirmed that troops of the 343 Artillery Regiment uncovered oil bunkerers in Imo and Delta states as part of their crackdown on saboteurs of the oil sector in Southern Nigeria.   Nwachukwu said the troops while conducting anti-oil theft operations on Monday 28 August 2023 cracked down on an oil thieves’ camp in the Obokofia Community in Imo State and they intercepted 15 sacks and 13 Jerry cans of […]

President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the family of the late designer of the Nigerian flag, Taiwo Akinkunmi who passed on at the age of 87, describing him as a patriot who left a generational legacy.   In a statement by his spokesman Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu said the late Akinkunmi dedicated his life to the service of the nation, sharing knowledge and experience with old and young, and inspiring many […]

The Government of Edo State has disbanded the media crew attached to the Office of the Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu The Governor of the State Godwin Obaseki in a statement through the Commissioner for Information Chris Osa Nehikhare also directed Shaibu to henceforth request for media coverage of his activities from the Ministry of Communication and Orientation. The order followed the unfortunate incident that happened during the colloquium held to mark […]

The Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu has warned that intense flooding would be experienced in some states in the next seven days following the opening of Lagdo Dam in Cameroon.   Edu gave the prediction yesterday when she hosted the Minister of Water Resources, Minister of Environment, as well as other stakeholders on ways to lessen the impact of the flooding in Nigeria, assuring Nigerians that […]

President Bola Tinubu has charged his cabinet members to work hard and be committed to creating a robust economy that would serve every Nigerian.   Tinubu during his opening remarks at the inaugural Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House told FEC members including ministers to work hard, saying that the expectations of Nigerians are very high and underperformance won’t be tolerated.   He also restated his government‘s policy agenda […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has disclosed that an unauthorized oil connection was found on Saturday by a delegation sent by President Bola Tinubu to assess the oil theft situation in the Niger Delta. NNPCL revealed that the country loses an average of 7.2 million dollars monthly from the illegal connection discovered in Owaza, Abia State, adding that underground refineries and the environmental devastation witnessed by the team translated […]