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The Federal Government has said the commencement of petroleum lifting from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals marks a return to industrialisation and local refining in Nigeria. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, who led the government delegation, described the event as epoch-making and a renewal of Nigerians’ hope […]

The National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, Nuhu Ribadu has filed a lawsuit against Anthony Aziegbemi, the Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in response to allegations that the Presidency, through the NSA and the DSS, had perfected plans to manipulate the upcoming gubernatorial election in the state. Aziegbemi’s statement, titled […]

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has sealed off a 24-hour fast-food restaurant owned by famous Instagram celebrity Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest. The restaurant, named Donald’s Fast Food, is located along Adebayo Doherty Street in Lekki 1. Tokunbo Wahab, the State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, announced the closure […]

Dangote Refinery has strongly refuted claims made by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) that the refinery sold Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to the corporation at N898 per litre. In a statement issued by the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, Dangote Refinery on Sunday, described the allegation as misleading and an […]

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has said that the 1200 bags of rice made available to him by the Presidency as palliatives for grassroots will be channelled to only the aged in the state. Alake made the disclosure in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, made available […]

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has flayed the Presidency over what he described as a futile attempt to cast him in bad light using the American Presidential election. Obi who spoke through his Media Office, in a statement titled: “Why desperate OBI traducers are kissing […]

The Nigerian Army has condemned the torture of retired Corporal Toriola Adewale by members of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Major-General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations, made this announcement in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. Nwachukwu revealed that the video of the torture, which is being disseminated by IPOB’s […]

Dangote Refinery’s Vice President of Oil and Gas, Devakumar Edwin, has announced that 44% of the refinery’s petrol (PMS) production can meet Nigeria’s entire daily requirement. During a press briefing at the refinery on Sunday, Edwin expressed pride in the commencement of petrol lifting, stating: “After 52 years, we have a solution to Nigeria’s PMS […]

The Nigerian Correctional Service has declared 281 inmates missing from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The service noted that this followed an evacuation process in the aftermath of the flood incident in the state, as seven inmates were returned to the centre. In a statement on Sunday in Abuja by […]

The Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria has blamed the low turnout for the registration of Point of Sale operators across the country on the ongoing case the association has against the Corporate Affairs Commission. The Federal Government through the CAC had previously set a two-month deadline for PoS companies to register […]

By Sylvester Udemezue By Rule 10 of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners in Nigeria, 2023, NBA has the exclusive powers to prescribe stamp and seal which gives an insignia of validity to any legal document prepared by a lawyer in Nigeria. The RPC further requires that a legal practitioner acting as such legal practitioner, […]

The long-awaited commencement of operations at the Dangote refinery has been met with mixed reactions from petroleum marketers as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) secures a deal to purchase petrol at N766 per litre from the facility. According to the Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, the Dangote […]