Gas pipeline: Buhari, Moroccan leader commit to quick takeoff

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and Moroccan leader, King Mohammed V1, have expressed their determination to ensure the takeoff of the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline and construction of a…

Oil firms can’t return to N’Delta amid insecurity – Sylva

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has said asking oil companies to relocate to the Niger Delta without addressing the security concerns will only escalate Nigeria’s cost…

FG extends NIN-SIM linkage by eight weeks

The ongoing National Identification Number and Subscriber Identity Module integration exercise has been extended by eight weeks, the Federal Government announced on Tuesday morning. It said the new deadline was…

21 killed in Akwa Ibom, Abia boundary clash

It was tales of woes as the Usaka Ukwu and Azuncchai communities of Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State counted their dead in the hands of their Akwa Ibom…

Transporters back FG on road concession, want sectoral bank

Transporters have expressed support for the concession of roads in various parts of the country and have called on the Federal Government to establish a transport development bank. Speaking under…

Nigerian judge discovers three children aren’t his after sponsoring them to university

A Delta State High Court judge, Anthony Okorodas, says he recently discovered that the three children he had with his first wife are not his. Okorodas said in a statement…

Those calling for probe of ex-service chiefs unpatriotic –Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described as unpatriotic, Nigerians calling for the international criminal court  to probe the immediate-past service chiefs. Mohammed spoke on Tuesday during a Radio…

Gov asks FG to begin oil search in Sokoto Basin

Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to spearhead the exploration of oil in the Sokoto Basin. He made the call on behalf of…

COVID-19 test: FG may suspend UAE, Netherlands’ airlines

The Federal Government on Monday threatened to suspend the operations of airlines from the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands from operating into Nigeria. It said the operations of the…

NIN: Telcos, minister meet, turnout rise by 40%

It was learnt in Abuja on Monday that the ministerial task force on National Identity Number linkage with Subscriber Identification Module held a virtual meeting on Monday to assess the…