archiveNovember 22, 2023

  By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D Any Nigerian with rational and open mind knows that complexity of governance in Nigeria today is rooted in the country’s political system, which by any stretch of imagination and logic, is unsuitable for a heterogenous society like Nigeria with over 250 ethnic groups that are...

The Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has commended Waltersmith Group and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) for supporting the Federal Government agenda of improving domestic refining capacity. Speaking on Tuesday during a facility tour of Waltersmith Petroman Oil Limited, Ibigwe, Ohaji-Egbema Local Government...

  The Oyo State Government has issued a marching order to commercial motorcycle and tricycle operators in the state to immediately proceed to enroll with the Oyo State Residents' Registration Scheme before 31 December, 2023. According to a press statement signed and sent to Business247 News on Wednesday by Mr....

The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Kingsley Chinonye Unije, for forgery, obtaining money by false pretence and money laundering to the tune of N340,000,000( Three Hundred and Forty Million Naira only). He was arraigned on Wednesday 22, November 2023, before Justice M.G...

In line with the promise of the Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, to assign Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government to be supervised by the state's Deputy Governor, Barr Bayo Lawal, the Ministries of Culture and Tourism, Establishments and Training and Special Duties will now be overseen by the Office...

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The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr. Fidet Okhiria, has confirmed ticket racketeering by members of staff in the corporation. He said that the members of staff involved in the ticket racketeering have been sacked, while some with fewer offenses have been demoted. He disclosed this before...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on Wednesday said Nigeria will be a net exporter of petroleum products in 2024. NNPCL Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari made this known when he paid a courtesy visit to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, as well as 14 other ranking Senators. The...

  Nigeria may lose $460 billion due to climate change by 2050 if urgent actions are not taken to curb its adverse effects, the new Agora Policy report has revealed. The report titled, ‘Climate Change and Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria,’ also showed that Nigeria had lost $100 billion to climate...

Pursuant to the unfortunate road traffic crash that occured at Takalafia village, on the Yawuri expressway, Magama Local Government of Niger State on Tuesday 21 November, 2023, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Ali Biu has again warned drivers of trailers and other haulage vehicles to desist from...