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  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arrested a former governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji, a sitting Senator,  at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.   Orjii was arrested at about 10 am at the airport, from where he was taken to the agency’s headquarters for interrogation.   He and his two […]

Nigeria lost an estimated $50 billion worth of oil and gas industry investments in ten years as a result of stagnation in the industry as a result of uncertainties created by the non-passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill over that period.   President Muhammadu Buhari revealed this  on Wednesday at ceremony on the passage of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an implementation framework for the Petroleum Industry Act, which he signed recently, by appointing a steering committee to supervise the process.   He named the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, as the head of the steering committee.   Other members of the committee are Permanent Secretary, Ministry of […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced its plans to  collaborate with the Nigeria Police and other law enforcement agencies to arrest and prosecute people who abuse the Naira.    This was disclosed by Acting Director, Corporate Communications, at the CBN, Osita Nwanisobi.   “The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has […]

…says action shows disdain for Niger Delta people   The main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party criticized President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the controversial Petroleum Industrial Bill, saying the action showed his disdain for the people of the Niger Delta region.   The PIB was passed by the National Assembly in July after about […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday signed the Petroleum Industry Bill 2021 into law.   Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement he issued in Abuja.   “Working from home in five days’ quarantine as required by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 after returning from London on […]

President Muhammadu Buhari and members of his delegation to London, the United Kingdom (UK) will self-isolate in line with COVID-19 protocols, the government has announced.   Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, who confirmed this Sunday to Daily Trust on Sunday, said the measure became necessary after the lockdown of the […]

Plateau Governor Simon Lalong on Sunday ordered the immediate imposition of a 24-hour curfew in Jos North to prevent a further escalation of security threats in the area after 22 passengers were killed.    “From 2pm of today, Sunday 15th August 2021, a 24-hour curfew will come into effect in Jos North Local Government Area,” […]

The Imo State Police Command has said it killed three suspected members of the Eastern Security Network but lost two police officers, during an alleged attack the grop on the Izombe Police Station in Oguta Local Government Area in the State.   Michael Abattam, Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, announced this to journalists […]

The Indigenous People of Biafra has suspended the weekly sit-at-home exercise which it kicked off in the southeast this week and had wanted to sustain.   Emma Powerful, spokesperson of the group, announced the suspension in a statement on Saturday, adding it was due to an order from its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.   IPOB had […]

The Nigeria Medical Association on Friday warned Federal and State Governments over the lingering strike action of the National Association of Resident Doctors which has paralyzed hospital activities across the country.   NMA threatened to join forces with the resident doctors if they were not paid all their due wages to call off the strike. […]

…as Nigeria says no plans for imminent lockdown   Hajiya Hazida, wife of former President Late Shehu Shagari, died  on Thursday, aged 80 years, the family has announced.   This was announced by Shagari’s grandson, Bello Bala Shagari.   Bala announced that Hazida died of COVID-19 complications around 3:00 am on Thursday in Gwagwalada Isolation […]