Military top brass parley with senators More policemen killed in attacks on stations Sultan calls for prayers, vigilance Security top brass on Thursday told senators the challenges confronting them as they battle to halt the worsening insecurity. They briefed the Senate during an Executive Session on how they are grappling with lack of adequate equipment […]

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has justified the decision to revoke the oil mining licences (OMLs) belonging to Addax Petroleum Exploration Nigeria Limited. Testifying before the Musa Sarki Adar-led House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) on the circumstances surrounding the matter, the minister explained that the decision was duly endorsed […]

NEPC hopeful of N156bn EEG backlog clearance Stakeholders have expressed concerns about the country’s poor non-oil exports, citing it as a major reason for the wide deficit in the balance of trade, as well as inadequate foreign exchange earnings. With N194 billion of the outstanding Export Expansion Grant (EEG) already settled via promissory notes from […]

Ebonyi Governor Dave Umahi has blamed past leaders for the worsening insecurity across the nation. He explained that past leaders failed to address the future of young people. Umhai spoke on Thursday during an interview on Channels TV Programme Politics Today. He noted the current administration should not be blamed for the heightened insecurity in […]

As gale of insecurity spread across states Parents withdraw wards from schools in Abuja over kidnap scare Schools remain safe, police insist • Bandits use walkie-talkie, no more GSM, says NASDRA boss Kidnappers abduct varsity students in Abia, dozens in Niger Gunmen attack police stations in Ebonyi, Anambra, kill three cops Reps move to investigate […]

Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has raised hope on the expected release of the remaining 16 abducted Greenfield University students. He said negotiations were ongoing with the kidnappers, following their threat to kill the undergraduates, should N100 million not be paid. The Islamic scholar spoke with reporters in Kaduna after receiving parents of the freed students of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria needs to get the ongoing linking of SIMs to National Identification Numbers (NIN) right, saying it would determine the success of the ongoing war against insecurity. The President stated this during the launch of the National Policy for the Promotion of Indigenous Content in Nigerian Telecoms Sector and Revised […]

Port Harcourt refinery Project to engage 3,000 Nigerians, 70 expatriates, says NNPC Stakeholders list modalities, as PHRC transmits 1,790 documents to contractor Reps to invite Buhari over non-remittance by NNPC Stakeholders in the energy industry, yesterday, called for cautious optimism and a public policy document as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in Port Harcourt […]