Dangote aims to increase the supply of gas to Nigeria by building pipelines with the support of the Carlyle Group LP and Blackstone Group LP which are two of the largest private-equity firms in the world. The pipelines will increase the amount of gas available in Nigeria to 4 billion standard cubic feet per day…
NNPC has confirmed that PH refinery will resume crude oil production by the end of June and will contribute about five million litres of petrol to Nigeria’s fuel supply. According to the GMD, work at the Port Harcourt refinery is almost complete and will soon start producing at 80 per cent of its installed capacity,…
President Muhammadu Buhari and the 36 state governors of the federation held an emergency meeting on Tuesday morning at the Presidential Villa. All the 36 governors but one were present at the crucial meeting with the President. The Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson, who did not attend the meeting, sent his deputy, Admiral John Jonah,…
Nigerian actress, Stephanie Okereke-Linus, is pregnant and expecting the arrival of her first child for her husband. The former beauty queen got married to Linus Idahosa in April 2012. Aproko247 confirmed the actress’ pregnancy from pictures she took on Monday in London, where she attended the inaugural Queen Young Leaders Awards. She was at the…
Members of the Nigeria’s upper chamber of the National Assembly are currently holding a closed-door meeting in Abuja. Also, their counterparts in the lower chamber are having a secret meeting too. The Senate and the House of Representatives resumed sitting on Tuesday morning at their different chambers. It is not certain what they would be…
A suicide bomber believed to belong to the Boko Haram terrorist group attacked in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Monday afternoon. The incident occurred near a fish market on Baga Road in Maiduguri, we learnt. Several persons were believed to have lost their lives in the latest explosion. Also, many people were injured in…
All military checkpoints mounted across the country have been ordered to be dismantled. This directive was given by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday when he met service chiefs at the Aso Rock Villa. The President ordered the Police to take control of internal security in the country. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence, Ismail…
As Muslims all over the world begin the mandatory fast as required by their faith, the senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Solomon Adeola has called on them to use the month long Ramadan to pray for peace in Nigeria. In his Ramadan greeting to millions of Muslim in his district, the lawmaker said he…
By Nwaorgu Faustinus The All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State Chapter, has rejected the assertion made on a local radio programme in Port Harcourt on Saturday by the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike that the APC is a party in crisis. The party in a statement signed by its spokesman, Chris Finebone said, rather…
One of the top financial institutions in Nigeria, Fidelity Bank Plc, has rewarded some of its faithful customers. The Bank, known for keeping its words, doled out the sum of N52 million in the on-going Fidelity Loyalty Savings Scheme to a total of 106 customers in the second phase of the promo. Aproko247 gathered that…