FBI Charges Senior NNPC Official in $2.1m Swiss Oil Company Bribery To Shortchange Nigeria To the Tune of $2.4bn
A lawyer has been charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with multiple felonies arising from an alleged $2.1 million bribe, which he received while serving as an officer at Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The man identified as…
Nigeria Commissions National Seismic Station To Safeguard Lives
In a bold move to safeguard and upscale the level of safety in Abuja, Federal capital city and entire country generally, the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development has commissioned the National Seismic Monitoring station…
TCN Loses Two 330kV Transmission Towers To Insurgents in the North
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has suffered major setback after the vandalism and destruction of two of its transmission towers. The destroyed towers are T377 and T378, along the Gombe – Damaturu 330kV transmission line on Friday, February 23,…
Hardship: Nigeria Moves Against High Cost of Cement
Nigeria’s the Federal Government has hinted of moving against the increasing cost of cement in the country, threatening to throw the borders open for the importation of cement if local manufacturers do not lower the price of the commodity. Ahmed…
Coalition, Ex-Millitant Leaders Pass Vote of Confidence on NNPC GCEO Kyari, Endorse Amb. Dambature As National Coordinator of CSOs
A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) and ex-militant leaders from across Nigeria has passed a vote of confidence on Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited), Engr Mele Kolo Kyari. The groups…
Lagos Assembly Suggests Ways To Strengthen Naira Against Dollar
The Lagos State House of Assembly has decried the continued downward slide in the value of the naira against the dollar. As at Tuesday, a dollar hovered between N1,474 and N1,500 and the lawmakers, at plenary, advised the federal government…
Insecurity: Lagos Assembly Tasks NASS On Immediate Commencement Of Constitutional Amendment
…Reiterates Call for State Police In response to the growing threats of kidnapping and other forms of insecurity in Nigeria, the Lagos State House of Assembly has called on the National Assembly to commence urgent constitutional amendment to allow for…
Delta Petitions FG over Claims to Bedesiegha Bridge Rehabilitation
Delta State Government has refuted attempted claims by the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs on the rehabilitation of the failed Bedesiegha bridge, along Bomadi Road in the state. Addressing journalists at the project site, on Saturday, the State Commissioner…
CNPP To Tinubu: Transfer of Crude Oil Proceeds To CBN Is the Way To Go
Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has described the speculated directive by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, transferring revenue from crude oil sales to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as the way to go. Since on Monday, there has been…
CNPP, CSOs Blame Smear Campaign Against Naval Chief Ogalla On Frustrated Oil Thieves
Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and over 38 Civil Society Organisations, under the umbrella of the Coalition Of National Civil Society Organisations (CNCSOs) have described online reports linking Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, to alleged…
Nigeria Moves to Secure Natural Resources as Presidential Committee Meets Service Chiefs
The Federal Government of Nigeria has intensified efforts to secure the nation’s natural resources as the presidential inter-ministerial committee held an expanded meeting with service chiefs. The inter-ministerial committee chaired by the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake…
