President Muhammadu Buhari, in his capacity as Minister of Petroleum Resources, has directed the incorporation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. This is in consonance with Section 53(1) of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021, which requires the Minister of Petroleum Resources to cause for the incorporation of the NNPC...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, has said due to the high turnover of members of the 10th House after the last elections, the National Assembly is now faced with the challenge of capacity development. This is just as the Speaker has called for...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday chaired the induction of 1,000 hunters freshly engaged to join existing ones in the ongoing fight against Boko Haram. The hunters are to provide dedicated protection to farmers who cultivate crops in outskirts of Jere, where over 70 farmers were killed in...
As members laud Oyetola's political sagacity Barely seven days to the general elections, the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Osun has collapsed its structure and endorsed the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima. This is just as...
Muktar Dauda, a prosecution witness on Wednesday told the Federal High Court, Abuja that a former Senator, Shehu Sani visited his office on Dec. 23, 2019 to buy a Peugeot 508 vehicle. Mr Dauda, who introduced himself as the Managing Director of ASD Motors Ltd. was led in evidence by...
Combined security agencies, comprising of the Military, Police, Civil Defense, and Vigilante Corps are to comb the forests to rescue the abducted Tegina Islamiyyah School children. Governor Abubakar Sani Bello revealed this when he visited the team of the combined security force to boost their morale in Kagara the headquarters...
Kaduna Govt Appoints New Chiefs For 3 Chiefdoms Kaduna State government has appointed Chiefs for Chikun, Fadan Ayu and Kudaru Chiefdoms, saying it signifies the first set of appointments since its new traditional institution law was passed. It will be recalled that the new law specifies rotation amongst ruling houses as...
The Niger State Government is to provide more skills empowerment to women and youths in the state. Governor Abubakar Sani Bello stated this in an interview shortly after presiding over the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kontagora local government critical stakeholders meeting in Kontagora. The Governor explained that skills acquisition remains vital in...
How far has Governor Sanwo-Olu gone in his journey to A Greater Lagos? This is the main question that will be answered as the administration marks its second year anniversary as from Tuesday, April 27. Mr. Sanwo-Olu and Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat mounted the saddle on May 29, 2019. A...
The Government of Osun has confirmed the health status of the Correspondent of The Nation Newspaper, Toba Adedeji who was shot on the thigh yesterday by an overzealous armed policeman. The Government also confirmed the discharge of the victim who was rushed to the hospital after the incident that occurred...