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Kalu Proposes Three Pillars for EU-Africa Transformational Partnership
Deputy Speaker, Kalu Proposes Three Pillars for EU-Africa Transformational Partnership
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has proposed three actionable pillars for a renewed European…
Concerned Northern Elders Reject NEF Position on FIRS, Back Tinubu’s Reforms
The Concerned Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has disowned and sharply criticised recent statements credited to the Northern Elders Forum over the activities of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), describing the position as a…
JUST IN: Tinubu Sacks NUPRC, NMDPRA CEOs, Appoints Replacements
President Bola Tinubu has sacked CEO of Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission , Engr. Gbenga Komolafe and counterpart in the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Mr. Farouk Ahmed.
In…
Court Gives NDLEA Nod Detain to Cocaine-laden Vessel from Brazil, 21 Member Crew
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured an order of a Federal High Court in Lagos to detain a ship, its captain and 20 other crew members following the seizure of 25.5 kilograms of cocaine in the hatch of the commodity…
Dangote’s Allegations Against Me ‘Wild and Spurious, ‘ But I Won’t Engage in…
Mr. Farouk Ahmed, the Authority Chief Executive of the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has described the allegations leveled against him by the President of the Dangote Group, Mr. Aliko Dangote as…
Trump Imposes Travel Ban on Nigeria, Says Boko Haram, ISWAP Freely Operating in the Country
President Donald Trump has approved the inclusion of Nigeria on the list of countries placed on “partial travel ban” citing the activities of Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa (ISWAP) which it say operates freely in “certain parts”…
Niger Governor Sacks 30 SAs, Commissioners to Follow
Governor Umar Bago of Niger State, on Tuesday sacked 30 Special Advisers (SAs) as he moves to restructure his government.
In a statement issued in Minna by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Bologi Ibrahim, the decision of…
Coalition Announces Nationwide and Global Protests Demanding Immediate Removal of NMDPRA CEO Farouk…
A powerful coalition of civil society organizations has declared joint nationwide protests across Nigeria, with simultaneous demonstrations in New York and London, to demand the immediate removal of Farouk Ahmed as Chief Executive…
DEVELOPING STORY: Private Jet Crashes, Kills 10
A Cessna 650 Citation with registration R/N XA-PRO has crashed in Mexico killing 10 persond on board.
The doomed ket was on a final approach to to land at Toluca Intl.Airport, Toluca, Mexico when it suddenly crashed due to yet…
Billionaire Businesswoman, Folorunso Alakija Donates N34b Medical Research Centre to Osun State…
Billionaire businesswoman, Mrs. Folorunso Alakija has built and donated a N34 billion medical research and training hospital to Osun State University.
The facility, named the Modupe and Folorunso Alakija Medical Research and…