Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for the appointment of a credible leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission at all levels for electoral integrity.He made the call at the weekend via a recorded video address at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.He
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The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has stopped the National Broadcasting Commission from using the NBC Act and the Nigeria Broadcasting Code to fine, harass, or intimidate broadcast stations and other independent media houses.The judgment was delivered by Justice Nicholas Oweibo in June following a lawsuit brought by the
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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reached a significant agreement with the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) to supply 60 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, each week.This arrangement, set to be rolled out in the coming weeks, will provide IPMAN with up to
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Kano State governor, Abba Yusuf, has dismissed as false the alleged misunderstanding between him and his godfather, Kwankwaso, even as he described it as the height of insult on his personality, the campaign linking him with Abba Tsaya da KafarKa.Yusuf said he had initially taken the entire drama and those
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A Nigerian firm (BFIG) and Chinese National Chemical Engineering Company (CNCEC) have signed a deal worth $1.2 billion for the resuscitation and restoration of gas processing plant in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State, meant to serve Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON).The Smelter has been crippled by ownership tussle between
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The remains of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, have arrived in Abuja in preparation for his final interment.His body arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at precisely 12:16 pm.The funeral services are scheduled to commence on Thursday with a Service of Songs. This will be
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Former Commonwealth Secretary-General Chief Emeka Anyaoku has joined in calling for the immediate abolition of the 1999 Constitution.Mr. Anyaoku spoke during the launch of ‘The Noble Academic and Patriot: A Biography of Emeritus Professor Akinjide Osuntokun’ at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs in Lagos on Wednesday.“As long as Nigeria
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Gas Marketing Limited (NGML), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has executed a Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) with Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE.The agreement, signed by Justin Ezeala, the Managing Director, NGML, and the President/CEO of the Dangote
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has overshot its 2024 revenue target of N5.07 trillion by hitting N5.08 trillion, with anticipation of surpassing the goal by an additional 10 percent before the end of the fiscal year.Its enforcement arm equally reported significant accomplishments in protecting the citizenry and economy, with seizures
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) and its partners have revved up crude oil and gas production to 1.8 million barrels per day (mbpd) and 7.4 standard cubic feet per day (scfd).The company which announced this at a press briefing said the feat was achieved in compliance with
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