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Nigeria is pushing to secure a higher crude oil production quota from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) as it recovers from years of declining output. Gbenga Komolafe, Chief Executive of the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), said Nigeria aims to increase production to meet budget targets before officially requesting the quota increase. […]

The repatriation of the embezzled funds by the late Nigerian military ruler, General Sani Abacha, has suffered a major setback following US President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze all US government spending, including his assault on the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ), which had been handling the negotiations […]

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) recently attempted to sell three Soviet-era Mi-24V attack helicopters to Ukraine, but negotiations broke down due to the poor condition of the aircraft and high pricing, a source close to NAF Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, told Searchng.ng nigerian search engine, on conditions of anonymity, given the sensitive nature of the […]

Hours after the Ogun State government announced his suspension for publicly assaulting a 73-year-old man, the Olorile of Orile Ifo, Oba Semiu Adewale Ogunjobi, has been arraigned by the police.   The traditional ruler was on Monday suspended by the Ogun State government in collaboration with Egba Traditional Council after a video of the traditional […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its planned nationwide protest against the recent 50% hike in telecom tariffs approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).   Briefing newsmen on Monday night in Abuja, President of NLC, Joe Ajaero, said the suspension was to allow for negotiations with the federal government.     This followed […]

A CN train car is seen near the Port of Montreal with rollercoasters from the Six Flags theme park in the background, in Montreal, Canada, on February 3, 2025. US President Donald Trump paused tariffs on Mexico for one month after last-minute talks Monday — but there was no breakthrough yet in negotiations with Canada […]

President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Abuja signed into law a bill establishing the Federal University of Environment and Technology(FUET) in Rivers State and pledged more support for the Ogoni community.   Ogoni town of Tai will host the University.   During the signing ceremony at the State House, President Tinubu said the establishment of […]

The political tension in Lagos over the removal of Speaker Mudashiru Obasa has fully ended with the apex leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) settling for Mojisola Lasbat Meranda as his replacement.   The decision was reached late Monday at a tension-filled meeting that lasted many hours.   Rt. Hon. Meranda took over the […]

President Bola Tinubu on Monday presided over the swearing-in of newly appointed members of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), the Federal Character Commission (FCC), and the National Population Commission (NPC).    President Tinubu also swore in eight former directors in the Federal Civil Service as Permanent Secretaries.   Twenty-one members of the […]

Searchng.ng nigerian search engine has learnt that three lawmakers of the Lagos State House of Assembly have been detained over issues resulting from the removal of former Speaker Mudashiru Obasa.   The police also reportedly summoned a fourth lawmaker.   Gbolahan Yishawu, Sylvester Ogunkelu and Lanre Afinni were detained according to information from the Concerned […]

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja, said the positive reports on Nigerians in the diaspora would inspire the younger generation on values that enhance the nation’s image.   The President commended diasporan Nigerians while receiving Letters of Credence from the High Commissioner of Canada to Nigeria, Pasquale Salvaggio, and the High Commissioner of Sierra […]

Hon. Justice Zaynab Bashir of the Portharcourt Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court has declared the employment termination of Mr Patrick from the service of United Bank for Africa via a letter of termination dated the 22nd of January, 2014 as wrongful.   The Court declared that the termination of Mr Patrick’s employment with […]