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The House of Representatives has resolved to invite the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporations and Cheveron Nigeria Limited to brief its appropriate committees on fire gutting abandoned oil wells. This was sequel to a motion of urgent public importance moved by Victor Akinjo (APC, Ondo) on the urgent need for intervention …

President Muhammad Buhari has approved the appointment of Captain Rabiu Hamisu Yadudu as the new Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Captain Yadudu is to take over from the erstwhile Managing Director, Engr. Saleh Dunoma. The new appointment was announced in an official statement issued Monday …

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has rejected new guidelines for the accreditation of media organisations, journalists/correspondents covering the National Assembly, describing it as primitive, undemocratic and blatantly anti-press and anti-people. The guidelines issued by authorities of the National Assembly (NASS) is due to become effective from June 11 2019. …

Nigerian Government has declared May 29 and June 12 as public holidays to mark the transition to a new government and Democracy Day respectively.Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohamed, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Monday. Mohammed said that most of the activities formerly performed …

The Department of Statistics, University of Ibadan graduates have announced activities to mark their first home coming event and hall of fame launch from June 7 – 8, 2019 at the department of Statistics complex. The two-day program is themed “Homecoming event for Nation Builders and Celebration of Achievement”. The …

A Kano State high court Wednesday declared the appointment and the installation of four new emirs by the Kano State government as null and void. It ordered a return to status quo pending the hearing of the suit against the appointment of the emirs. The emirs were installed by the …

  The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama has admonished Nigerians residing in Zimbabwe to be industrious and to respect laws of their host country. Onyeama gave the advice on Tuesday at a Town Hall meeting and Dinner with Nigerians living in Zimbabwe. The minister led the Federal Government …

Atlantic Energy Drilling Concept Nigeria Limited, an oil firm owned by Olajide Omokore, that swindled billions of dollars from the flagship subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation – Nigeria Petroleum Development Company, is to refund $1.6bn to the oil firm following recent judgments obtained by the NNPC. NNPC’s Group …

The kingmakers of Kano Emirate have dragged Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to a state High Court challenging his decision to create four rival emirates in the state. Ganduje, had created four additional emirates with First Class emirs in the state, a move that was alleged to have been carried out to …

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) says the Speaker of Bayelsa House of Assembly, Kombowei Benson and four other serving and former staff of the assembly will be arraigned in the court on May 22. Mr Ibraheem Al-Hassan, the tribunal’s Head, Press & Public Relations disclosed this in a statement …