A tank farm belonging to leading oil and gas company, Chevron, has been destroyed by the new militant group, the Niger Delta Avenger. The group disclosed on Thursday, May 26, 2016, via it Twitter handle, @NDAvengers, that it blew up the facility because the company failed to listen to its (NDA) instructions. According to the…
The appointment of Mohammed Lawan Buba as Chairman of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, has been announced by the Federal Government. Buba’s appointment was disclosed in Abuna on Wednesday by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawal, after a meeting with leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, to review…
Repentant members of Boko Haram terrorists wishing to surrender to the Nigerian government can still do so, the Nigerian Army says. This assurance was given on Wednesday by the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, , while speaking in Maiduguri, Borno State. The army commander, who was at the foundation laying ceremony of the Nigerian Army…
Minister of Finance Mrs Kemi Adeosun, will appear before the House of Representatives on Thursday (today) to answer questions on diversification of the economy. She will be expected to address the lawmakers at the sectoral debates on the executive’s commitment to the government’s diversification policy. Her appearance on Thursday is in continuation of the programme,…
Director Generals for the six information-related parastatals under the Ministry of Information and Culture have been appointed. The appointments were disclosed on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, by the Federal Government via a statement issued in Abuja by Segun Adeyemi, SA to the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed. The six Executive Officers and their…
The Edo State Government says it has withdrawn the letter earlier issued approving the new Oba of Benin. The state government, in a retraction signed by the Secretary to State Government, Julius Ihonvbere, on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, explained that the earlier letter was issued in error. Ihonvbere noted that, “In deference to the revered…
Justice Okon Abang of Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ruled that Olisa Metuh will not be allowed to seek medical attention abroad as he had requested. The judge ruled on Wednesday that the court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the application filed by the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, because he…
Reports say one-time Senator, Offia Nwali, has been found dead at the back of his home in Ameka Community, Ezza South local government area of Ebonyi State. He was said to have been found dead in a pond located behind his house on Saturday, May 21, 2016. The deceased’s relative confirmed the death of the…
Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has been ordered to appear before the Senate to explain what is happening to the country’s economy. Also asked to come for questioning is the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele. The lawmakers, at the plenary on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, expressed their displeasure with the…
Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ogun State, Sikirulai Ogundele, on Sunday declared the appointment of former Kaduna State Governor, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, as the party’s new National Caretaker Chairman, a welcome development designed to reposition the PDP for victory in subsequent elections in Nigeria. A statement by the Ogun State PDP Publicity Secretary, Malik…