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Agbakoba Seeks Oil Sector Reform, Warns of Looming Food Riots

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba, has asked President Bola Tinubu to dismantle the entire oil and gas system to allow for greater efficiency. Agbakoba, who spoke at a media chat with journalists on Tuesday, also warned the Federal Government to act…

03/07/2024 0Comments

[FULLL LIST] Monday Ubani Among 98 Advocates Shortlisted For 2024 SAN Rank Conferment

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has announced the shortlisted applicants for the conferment of the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) for the year 2024. The list, released on Monday, July 1, 2024, includes 87 advocate applicants and 11…

03/07/2024 0Comments

Alleged Debt: Court Freezes All Bank Accounts Of Swift Networks, CEO

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted Union Bank Plc. an interim order of Injunction restraining Swift Networks Limited and its agents from accessing funds and assets in all banks pending the determination of a Motion on Notice in an…

24/06/2024 0Comments

NNPCL Shifts Delivery Date Of $700m Gas Pipeline To August

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has shifted the delivery date for the $700m Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben gas pipeline project (OB3), from March 2024 to August. The company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye revealed this in a statement over the weekend. According to the…

24/06/2024 0Comments

Nigerians Borrow ₦3.9bn As Inflation Heightens — CBN

Nigerians have resorted to loans as one of their survival strategies, as a report by the Central Bank of Nigeria, said consumer credit jumped by 12 per cent to approximately ₦3.9bn in January 2024, riding on the back of majorly heightened inflation. According to…

24/06/2024 0Comments

Dangote Accuses IOCs Of Plotting Against Refinery

The Vice President, Oil and Gas at Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Devakumar Edwin, has accused International Oil Companies (IOCs) in Nigeria, of doing everything to frustrate the survival of Dangote Oil Refinery and Petrochemicals. Speaking to a group of Energy Editors at a…

24/06/2024 0Comments

Solid Minerals Will Boost Naira Value — Alake

Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake says the solid minerals sector and the National Gold Purchase programme will increase the country’s reserve and boost the naira’s value. He stated this when he presented the latest gold bar sourced from artisanal and small…

24/06/2024 0Comments

Ex-LG Bosses Defy Police Order, Stage Protests In Rivers

Former Council Chairmen of 21 out of the 23 Local Governments Area (LGA) in Rivers State on Monday staged a protest at their various council areas. In Buguma, council headquarters of the Asari-Toru LGA, former Chairman Onengiyeofori George, alongside his supporters marched through…

24/06/2024 0Comments

Police Deploy More Officers To Sanusi, Bayero Palaces, Guards Out

The Kano State Police Command has deployed more armed personnel to the two palaces housing the contending emirs in the metropolitan local government areas of Kano. It was gathered that the hunters guarding the two palaces withdrew with the arrival of more policemen…

24/06/2024 0Comments

Tinubu Receives Ramaphosa, Seeks Stronger Ties Between Nigeria, South Africa

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday received his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa as both leaders held a bilateral talks following the latter’s swearing-in ceremony. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu receives South African President @CyrilRamaphosa for Diplomatic, Economic, and Bilateral talks after a successful Presidential Inauguration…

21/06/2024 0Comments

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