International oil companies must pay the $4bn owed NDDC, says Akpabio
…East-West road will be ready for inauguration in 2022 International oil companies (IOCs) will be made to pay back the $4 billion...
FG vows to fight for release of over 300 Nigerians illegally detained in Italian prisons
Reprieve may have come for the over 300 Nigerians languishing in Italian prisons as the Federal Government has promised to take up...
FEC approves N658.8m for sniffer dogs at Lagos, Abuja international airports
…N187.5m for operational vehicles for FRSC, N537m for NEITI’s permanent head office By Ajuma Edwina Ameh In a bid to improve...
Petroleum Industry Act: Pres. Buhari inaugurates Steering Committee, names Sylva the head
The Federal Government has begun the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) with the inauguration of a Steering Committee to superintend...
Breaking: Petroleum Industry Act: FG retains N162 as petrol pump price
…Both labour and us have agreed on the process of putting the Infrastructure and the process in place. And once we are...
Petroleum Industry Act: NNPC to be incorporated as private company under the Company Allied Matters Act (CAMA) in six months — Kyari
…All the liabilities and assets of the NNPC will be transferred to the new company. Some toxic assets may be excluded Aftermath...
MRA slams NBC with lawsuit over social media platforms regulation
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has challenged in court bthe authority of the broadcast regulatory body — the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) —...
Just in: Ex-Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu, dies at 74
A one-time Deputy Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu, has passed on, according to family sources. Aged 74, Mantu, who was in the Senate in...
Nigeria kicks off 2nd phase of COVID-19 vaccination
…warned against hoarding the vaccines, especially now that the number of cases of infection are soaring The Federal Government on Monday kicked...
Reverse steady decline in active internet subscribers in Nigeria, MRA tells FG
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Monday called on the Federal Government and the relevant agencies to...
2023 polls: Nigeria’s President must be a Southerner with good constitution, credentials in political economy — Ogannah, THEWILL Publisher
“Nigeria must elect someone, a hybrid personality that is a Southerner, a businessman or woman, who knows how to create jobs, create...
30 days after its passage, Pres. Buhari initials the Petroleum Industry Bill, scoring another first
A month after the National Assembly passed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) 2021 and sent a clean copy to the Executive, President...
NNPC, Shell Nigeria donate paediatric ward, lab to Bauchi community
To improve child healthcare and cater for non-COVID-19 cases in hospitals in Bauchi State, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo),...
SERAP to Buhari: Respect your oath of office, 1999 Constitution, rechannel N4.8bn WhatsApp, messages intercept solution into striking resident doctors’ salaries
“Redirecting the proposed spending of N4.8bn would also remove the threats to fundamental human rights of Nigerians, and ensure access to quality...
Ahmed Joda was an exceptional statesman, outstanding technocrat — Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has paid tribute to elder statesman and former federal “Super Permanent Secretary”, describing him as an bexceptional statesman,...
