The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N22,449,250,040 billion for contracts in the ministries of Petroleum Resources and Environment. This was disclosed to State House Correspondents after the weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Addressing correspondents at the briefing, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, said…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday administered an oath of office to seven newly appointed ministers recently confirmed by the Senate. The President also reshuffled his cabinet, seven months before the 2023 presidential election in the country. The new ministers took the oath of office shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council Meeting at…
The Acting Chief Judge of Kogi State, Justice Josiah Majebi, has inaugurated Council of Judges for the High Court of Justice, as part of his determination to reposition the Kogi State Judiciary. Justice Majebi lamented the poor financial situation of the High Court even as he expressed confidence that Governor Yahaya Bello led administration would…
The newly built Port Harcourt campus of the Nigerian Law School has been adjudged to meet global standards and become centre for continuous legal education. Chairman, Senate committee on judiciary, human rights and legal matters, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, who gave the assessment on Tuesday, in Port Harcourt, after an inspection, thus advocated that the Nabo…
The Federal government has announced the restructuring of five electricity distribution companies, also known as DISCOs, in the country. This was contained in a statement jointly signed on Tuesday by the Executive Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Sanusi Garba, and Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Alex Okoh. According to…
Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo, the Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), is dead. This was disclosed by Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited via his Twitter handle on Wednesday morning. According to Kyari, Barkindo died at about 11p.m on Tuesday at age 63. He tweeted, “We…
The Presidency confirms terrorist attack on convoy of cars carrying the Advance Team of President Muhammadu Buhari to his hometown of Daura in Katsina State, North-West Nigeria. The President is expected to embark on a trip to Daura for the Eid-El Kabir celebration. The attack on the convoy of security guards, protocol and media officers…
Kuje Medium Prison on Tuesday night came under heavy attacks by unknown bandits, throwing the entire area Council into confusion. The first explosion, a high capacity bomb, went off around 10.25pm. It was followed by second and third blast and sporadic gunshots that left the residents scampering into safety. Few hours earlier, security report had…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), says it is ready to end the nationwide strike immediately if the Federal Government agrees to sign the negotiated agreement to invest in university infrastructure and also agrees to pay salaries through the recommended University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS). This was disclosed by Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, President…
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has again disagreed with the Federal Government over who should be blamed for the killing of worshipers in Owo. Reacting to the killing during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today yesterday, the governor said to link the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) to the attack was questionable….