President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a steering committee to oversee the process of implementation of the newly signed Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). The steering committee is headed by the Minister…
The Federal High Court, Abuja has granted the request of the Central Bank of Nigeria to freeze the accounts of some companies allegedly involved in fraudulent financial activities. The request,…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says COVID-19 had helped to reduce the cost of crude oil production in the country. “We have reduced the cost…
Governor Aminu Masari has urged Katsina State citizens resident in areas prone to activities of bandits to acquire weapons and defend themselves. Masari noted that it is morally wrong for…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said inflation dropped by 0.37 per cent to 17.38 per cent in July, from 17.75 per cent recorded in June. The NBS said this…
A 29-year-old tailor, Adebomi Oke, has said that the devil pushed him to sexually abuse a four-year-old neighbour’s daughter in Ondo State. Oke made this known after his arrest and…
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has admitted that the UK government did not foresee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Raab added that Britain would have to engage with the Taliban…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) says the country has recorded 37,819 suspected cases of cholera, 1,178 deaths in 23 states and the FCT as at Aug. 14. The…
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari for signing into law the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The Secretary General of OPEC, Dr. Mohammed Barkindo, said…
The African Union (AU) on Monday handed over the first shipment of 177,600 of Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccines doses to Nigeria. The AU launched the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust…