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FG Puts 57 Oil Fields On Offer, Insists Assets To Be Governed By Provisions Of PIA

Federal Government on Tuesday said the Petroleum Prospecting License (PPL) issuance ceremony for the 2020 Marginal Field Bid Round award process saw 57 fields offered. Chief Timiprye Sylva, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, stated this at the Petroleum Prospecting License (PPL)…

29/06/2022

FG Rakes In N200b, $7m From 2020 Marginal Field Bid

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has disclosed that the 2020 Marginal Field bid round has earned the Federal Government about N200 billion and $7million revenue. Its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Engr. Gbenga Komolafe made this known at the official unveiling…

29/06/2022

Egyptian Judge Allegedly Murders Wife, Burns Her Face With Nitric Acid

An Egyptian judge identified as Ayman Hajaj has allegedly murdered his wife, a 42-year-old television presenter, and burned her face using nitric acid, according to local media reports. Earlier in June, Hajaj, who is also reportedly the vice president of the State Council,…

29/06/2022

We’ll Work For Peter Obi’s Emergence As President — NLC, TUC

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have pledged to support, campaign and do everything within their power to ensure the Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi wins in 2023. The NLC and TUC Presidents, Comrade Ayuba…

29/06/2022

Why I Did Not Implement Report Of 2014 National Conference — Goodluck Jonathan

Former president Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said he did not have enough time to implement the report of the 2014 national conference. He made the comment at the public presentation of a book ‘The National Question’ authored by Akpandem James and Sam Akpe. Jonathan…

29/06/2022

Why We Directed Zamfara Residents To Acquire Guns — Matawalle

Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has said that the State Government relied on an extant legislation to direct residents to acquire weapons to defend themselves. This is contained in a statement issued by Jamilu Magaji, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor,…

29/06/2022

N10m Fraud: Court Convicts Lawyer For Issuing Dud Cheque

Justice Sodetan Ogunsanya of the Ikeja High Court sitting in Lagos, on Monday, convicted a lawyer, Stella Achebe and her company, Infinite Favour Nigeria Limited for N10m fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Stella Achebe and her company for the offence…

29/06/2022

Court Dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s Fresh Bail Application

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the fresh bail application filed by Nnamdi Kanu of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). In a ruling on Tuesday, Justice Binta Nyako described the application, filed by Kanu’s lawyers led by Mike Ozekhome…

28/06/2022

We’ll Probe Supreme Justices’ Allegations Despite CJN’s Resignation — Senate

The Senate on Tuesday declared the resignation of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad won’t stop its probe of corruption allegations against him by Justices of the apex court. The resolution of the Red Chamber followed a motion…

28/06/2022

Court Grants Rep, Dagogo, Bail After 62 Days In Detention

After 62 days in detention, a Rivers High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has granted a member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Farah Dagogo, bail. Dagogo, who represents Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, was declared wanted by the…

28/06/2022

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