Senate plans arrest warrant for NNPCL chiefs, HoCSF

Senate plans arrest warrant for NNPCL chiefs, HoCSF

The Senate has announced its decision to issue a warrant of arrest for some agencies for their incessant refusal to honour lawmakers’ summonses. it was gathered that the agencies penned down for invitation by the Senate Committee on Ethics, Priviledges and Public Petitions, led by Senator Neda Imasuen (LP, Edo South), are the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, the Nigerian Diaspora Commissions, and the Union Homes Savings And Loans Plc. […]

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NEWS

PDP crisis: Damagum camp, anti-Wike govs may clash today

The 13 state governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party are headed for a possible showdown today (Monday) as they meet to discuss the party’s internal crisis, which took a deeper turn on Friday following the emergence of a factional PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Yayari Mohammed. Friday’s development marked a new twist in the clamour to remove the PDP acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, who is an […]

October 14, 2024 7

BUSINESS

Dangote meets marketers Tuesday over new petrol price

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria is poised for talks with Dangote Petroleum Refinery between Tuesday and Wednesday to finalise agreements on the cost and lifting of petrol from the plant. It was learnt on Sunday that the Petroleum Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria had been asked by the $20bn Lekki-based refinery to resend its request for petrol lifting. This came as PETROAN expressed optimism that the cost […]

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NEWS

Mentally ill man arrested for burning grandma to death

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested 26-year-old Nura Mas’ud, a resident of Mu’azu village of Sule Tankarkar LGA, for allegedly setting his 60-year-old grandmother, Zuwaira Muhammad, ablaze.

October 14, 2024 7

SPORTS

Troost-Ekong slams Libyan authorities after ‘disgraceful’ airport ordeal

Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has condemned the treatment of Nigeria’s senior men’s national football team after they were stranded for over 12 hours at Al Abaq Airport in Libya. The team was originally scheduled to land in Benghazi ahead of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier but was redirected to Al Abaq, where they have been held without explanation. In a series of tweets early Monday morning, Troost-Ekong […]

October 14, 2024 6

SPORTS

No food, nowhere to sleep, Boniface laments airport ordeal in Libya

Nigerian forward Victor Boniface has spoken out about the Super Eagles’ ordeal after being stranded for 12 hours at Al Abraq International Airport in Libya. The Nigerian team, in the country for a crucial AFCON 2025 qualifier, faced unexpected delays after landing on Sunday. Expressing his frustration on X on Monday, Boniface wrote, “Been at the airport for almost 13 hours, no food, no Wi-Fi, nowhere to sleep. Africa, we […]

October 14, 2024 8

NEWS

WSCIJ hosts AI, investigative journalism conference

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism will on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, host a conference titled ‘AI, Free Press, and Civic Space: Tools, Challenges, and Future of Investigative Reporting’ and launch the second edition of its Journalism and Civic Space report, in Abuja. According to a statement by the Executive Director/CEO of WSCIJ, Motunrayo Alaka, on Monday, speakers at the conference will discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on […]

October 14, 2024 6

NEWS

France to adopt new immigration law 2025

The French authorities want to adopt a new immigration law next year, a spokeswoman said, as the new right-wing government seeks to crack down on immigration. “There will be a need for a new law,” government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon told broadcaster BFMTV on Sunday. The government’s plan to tighten immigration policies and border controls is emblematic of the rightward shift in French politics following this summer’s legislative elections that resulted […]

October 14, 2024 9

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BUSINESS

Naira-for-crude: Three refineries plan PMS production, Dangote awaits NNPC supply

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited may begin the supply of crude oil in naira to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery this week following the announcement by the Federal Government that the naira-for-crude deal has commenced. Also, following the promise by the government, three more refineries are getting set to start the production of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol, it was gathered on Sunday. The three refineries include the […]

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