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The nationwide strike embarked upon by the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has been suspended.  The action was taken after the intervention of the Presidency and the clarification made by the Petroleum Ministry, PENGASSAN President, Comrade Johnson Francis said on […]

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu has been invited to appear before Senate over the unbundling of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The senate said the minister was invited to appear before the Senate Joint committees on Petroleum Resources (Upstream, Downstream and Gas), to explain the Federal Government’s action. According to […]

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has clarified that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has not been unbundled. He made the clarification while addressing journalists after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held on Wednesday in Abuja. Kachikwu noted that the corporation was only undergoing reorganisation. He explained that the corporation […]

The House of Representatives on Wednesday nullified the impeachment of the Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon. Momoh Lawal, by five lawmakers and also took over the running of the State House of Assembly until the crisis was resolved. The decision was taken at plenary where the federal lawmakers slammed the five […]

Seriously angered by the unbundling, Tuesday evening, of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) its workers, under the umbrella of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Wednesday shut down operations across the country. As a result most filling stations were shut down. […]

Former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mr. Steve Oronsaye has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for an alleged N240m fraud. Oronsaye, who is already being prosecuted by the EFCC on 24 counts of money laundering, was arrested again on Tuesday based on fresh evidence. The former civil […]

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it would no longer tolerate the illegal activities of land grabbers otherwise known as Omo-Onile, just as it warned that anyone found using such to disturb public peace and illegally disposes people of their property would be prosecuted in accordance with relevant criminal laws. The State’s Attorney General […]

Barrister Emeka Etiaba (SAN), Counsel to Chief Olisa Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has denied reports that the embattled Metuh was in court on Monday in solidarity with former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh. Etiaba stated that it was only a coincidence that the duo met in court […]

Members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly have raised the alarm over plots to coerce them into impeaching Governor Ayodele Fayose, saying a sum of $1 million was being promised some of the members that will be ready to be part of the impeachment plot. The Assembly members, who vowed not to collaborate with […]

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it would apply the relevant laws to ensure that more Lagosians voluntarily pay their taxes, just as it warned that tax evaders and defaulters would be prosecuted. State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, who stated this during a press conference held at the Bagauda […]

Yunusa Dahiru, alleged abductor of Ese Oruru was arraigned before a Federal High Court in Yenagoa on Tuesday charged with abduction, kidnapping, unlawful carnal knowledge and sexual exploitation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Yunusa was arraigned before Justice H. A. Nganjiwa amid tight security. According to charge sheet No: FHC/YNG/17c/2016, the case […]

A five-storey building which collapsed in the early hours of Tuesday in the Lekki area of Lagos, has resulted in the death of six persons while 15 other persons sustained various degrees of injury. The rescue effort by agencies of government was still ongoing at the time of this report. Three dead bodies were first […]