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Gbenga Komolafe, NUPRC Chief Investment Officer The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission on Saturday threatened to revoke the licences of oil and gas operators that failed to remit the statutory three per cent to host communities in the Niger Delta region by the end of September 2023. The NUPRC said …

  Kogi SDP Governorship candidate, Murtala Ajaka The Social Democratic Party, SDP has alleged that the Kogi Commissioner of Police, Onuoha Bethrand, has perfected plot to intimidate, harass, and massively arrest its members at the behest of Governor Yahaya Bello ahead of the state November 11 governorship election. Muritala Ajaka, …

Scene of the gas leakage A massive gas leakage from a truck conveying the substance between Ojuelegba and Stadium on Ikorodu Road, Lagos on Saturday led to the temporal closure of the road to avert an explosion. Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu. told PM …

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi SAN, has assured Nigerians that his ministry would be transparent and people-centered in all its dealings. The minister, who spoke during the Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), explained that transparency and people-centredness in rule …

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has said that scavengers constitute about 1 percent of Lagos State’s active workforce. According to LAWMA, these scavengers do not only contribute to recycling efforts in the state, but also to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Director, Public Affairs of LAWMA, Folashade Kadiri, …

President Joao Lourenco of Angola Angolan President João Lourenço on Wednesday invited his counterpart and Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Bola Tinubu, to the regular bilateral and multilateral consultations of African leaders aimed at tackling common challenges across the continent. This is indicated in …

..as PDP inaugurates Council The Imo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated its campaign council for the Nov. 11 governorship election with a boost from two APC stalwarts, Rochas Okorocha and Senator Ifeanyi Araraume. Their endorsement of the PDP candidate, Senator Samuel Anyanwu was announced at …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, said it has taken disciplinary action against service agents working for it’s retail arm caught under-dispensing petrol to customers. The company made the announcement via its official Twitter account on Tuesday. The video circulating on social media depicted NNPC Retail Ltd. service agents, under-dispensing fuel …

Pa. Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi (OFR), the designer of the Nigerian flag, is dead. Pa. Akinkunmi, aged 93, died in the early hours of Tuesday after a brief illness. His demise was announced via the Facebook account of one of his children. He wrote, “Life is indeed transient; I can say boldly …

… says states have begun clearing water channels The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has said that Lagdo Dam might commence full discharge of excess water should the region in Cameroon experience heavy and persistent rainfall. The Director-General, NEMA, Mustapha Habib Ahmed, stated this during the Emergency Coordination Forum of …