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20th May 2024 Officers of the Nigeria Army have shut down Banex Plaza, a shopping complex located in the Wuse 2 area of the Abuja, following attacks on some soldiers over the weekend. A trader at the nearby Emab Plaza, Mr Somto, confirmed this to our correspondent via phone call on Monday. “Yes, Banex is […]

20th May 2024 From 1.28 million barrels per day in April, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, says Nigeria’s oil production was inching towards 1.7mbpd as of Saturday. This is as the NNPCL boss hinted that the country that critical gas infrastructure projects are ongoing to ensure

The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Dr Isaiah Osifo said, if elected governor in the September 21 election, he would replicate the performances of Peter Obi and Charles Soludo as governors of Anambra State under APGA. Osifo stated this in a press statement made available to journalists in Benin-City Edo State. The

The Nigeria Labour Congress has warned that it would rather mobilise workers to remain at home with their families or offer free services than accept the paltry N48,000 new minimum wage being offered by the Federal Government when they meet on Tuesday. The Deputy President of the NLC Political Commission, Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku, disclosed this

The Ebonyi Police Command has confirmed the killing of two persons in an attack on Ikachi Village in Akparata area of Effium in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ezza and Effium have been entangled in deadly clashes since 2021. Confirming the incident, the spokesman for

19th May 202 The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide has urged politicians from plunging Rivers State into further crisis amidst the ongoing political instability that has rocked the oil-rich state over time. The council stated this on Sunday in a statement jointly signed by its National President, Alaye Theophilus; President, Bayelsa Youth Association, Doupere Precious, among

The Federal Government is set to launch national policies and guidelines on organ transplants owing to several cases involving unethical practices in organ donation and transplantation. The move was revealed by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, on Saturday during the Living Kidney Donor Day event organised by Nisa Medical

19th May 2024 Ekiti State Commissioner for Information, Taiwo Olatunbosun, said on Sunday that soldiers, police and Amotekun Corps operatives had moved in to curtail the dispute between Eda Oniyo in Ekiti State and neighbouring Obbo Ayegunle in Kwara State over land ownership. Olatunbosun said, “Available information indicated that the boundary dispute between Eda Oniyo

Nigeria shouldn’t be giant only in population, but in development – Shehu Sani. Shehu Sani, a former Senator representing Kaduna Central, has revealed that the proposed N45,000 minimum wage by the Federal Government is not realistic, saying no Nigerian worker can survive with less than N100,000 minimum wage with prevailing economic reality. The former Kaduna

Atiku, Obi hold first meeting after 2023 election The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has said that if in 2027, the party decides that it is the South-East’s turn and selects Peter Obi as its candidate, he will readily offer his support. “I have said repeatedly and I even said