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NNPCL appoints seasoned journalist, Olufemi Soneye, its Chief Corporate Communications Officer

Mr Olufemi Oladapo Soneye has been appointed the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. Soneye, a seasoned journalist...

Fifty days after its inaugural meeting, Tinubu presides over second FEC meeting, induct 3 new ministers

Nearly 50 days after the inaugural meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday held a FEC meeting...

Nigeria’s Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar of University College, London, icon and beacon of excellence, bags prestigious Roux Prize 2023

One of the world’s foremost public health professionals, Nigeria’s Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar, of the University College, London, has been awarded the coveted Roux...

Breaking: Pres.Tinubu Appoints Olukoyede EFCC Chairman

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday named Mr Ola Olukoyede, a lawyer, as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Olukoyede’s...

Certificate saga: Reintroduce yourself to Nigerians, Obi tells Tinubu

Seven months after the Presidential election in which he came third, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called on...

Save lives first before making other demands, Health Minister Pate charges hospital authorities

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has directed management of hospitals in the country to always strive...

Guilt-racked Army General bags seven years for stealing $2.17m, N1bn

An Army General, Maj.-Gen. Umaru Mohammed is to spend the next seven years in prison for theft of N1.06 billion and 2.17 million...

Nigeria set to export petroleum products in 2024 – Kyari

The Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr Mele Kolo Kyari, said on Monday that Nigeria is ready...

Just in: ASP Vandi to die by hanging for fatally shooting Lagos lawyer, Bolanle Raheem

For shooting to death a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs Bolanle Raheem, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Darambi Vandi, is to keep a date with the...

After two years in exile in Benin Republic, Sunday Igboho regains freedom, jets out to Germany

Two years down the line after fleeing from ex-President Muhammadu Buhari government’s arrest and exiling in Benin Republic, celebrated Yoruba nation agitator, Chief...

Just In: No intention to increase petrol pump price, disregard speculations – NNPC

Contrary to speculations, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) said on Friday that it has not increased pump prices of petrol and...

Supreme Court to decide Nnamdi Kanu’s fate December 15

The Supreme Court has fixed December 15 to decide the fate of the leader of the proscibed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi...

Ceaseless blackmail on NNPCL leadership: Arewa Youth Assembly berates sponsors, petitions Police, DSS

Perceived ceaseless attacks against the top management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) especially its Group Chief Executive Officer, Mallam Mele...

Just In: Ministerial nominee slumps during Senate screening

One of the newly appointed ministerial nominees by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday collapsed during screening by the Senate. The nominee, Balarebe Abbas...

Kevin McCarthy becomes first US Speaker to be impeached

Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday was removed from his job as speaker of the US House of Representatives after a mutiny by hard-right members...

Naira Marley in our custody, Police confirm arrest

Nigerian music sensation and Marlian Records founder, Naira Marley, has returned to Nigeria and taken into custody by the Lagos State Police command...