The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it will resume crude oil search in the Chad basin immediately it gets clearance from security agencies in the country. The Group Managing Director, Dr Maikanti Baru made the disclosure during a courtesy visit on him by Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed in Abuja on Wednesday. […]
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Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo owes Nigerians an explanation over his absence at the inauguration ceremony of President Muhammadu Buhari, according to Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman. Obasanjo neither attended the May 29 event where Buhari took oath of office nor the June 12 event when the president hosted African leaders. Both programmes held at Eagle Square, Abuja. While […]
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The Niger Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says it collected N1.4 billion as revenue between January and May this year. Mr Yusuf Abba-Kassim, NCS comptroller in charge of Niger, Kwara and Kogi commands, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday in Minna that the amount represented 40.2 per cent of […]
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The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru, says the country’s daily oil production is currently 2.32million barrel per day. Mr Baru disclosed this on Tuesday when a delegation of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) led by its President, Chris Isiguzo, visited his office in Abuja. “Since we came in July […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the active subscribers on the telecommunication networks reduced by 72,782 in April 2019. The telecommunications regulator disclosed this in its Monthly Subscriber/Operator Data made available on its website on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the active subscribers on the telecommunications networks decreased from 173,713,842 in […]
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Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has approved the appointment of Mr Babagana Aji as his Chief of Staff. The Special Adviser to the Senate President on Administration, Dr Betty Okoroh, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said ”the appointment is with immediate effect.” Okoroh said Lawan has also appointed Mr Festus Adedayo as his […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted cloudy weather conditions with widespread rainfall and thunderstorm activities over most parts of the country on Sunday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook on Saturday in Abuja, predicted partly cloudy to cloudy conditions over the central states with slim chances of thunderstorms over Abuja, Kaduna, Jalingo, Yola and Mambilla Plateau in […]
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European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM)The European Union Election Observation Mission in Nigeria, 2019, has stated that Nigeria has made significant improvements from previous elections in the country. The EU Election Observation Mission led by Marie Arena, its Chief Observer, while presenting its final report with recommendations for electoral reform at Transcorp Hilton on […]
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Trading on the nation’s bourse reversed losing streak on Friday, recording first gain in June with a marginal growth of 0.06 per cent. The All-Share Index rose by 17.55 points or 0.06 per cent to close at 30,046.70 against 30,029.15 achieved on Thursday. In the same vein, market capitalisation which opened at N13.225 trillion, inched […]
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said on Thursday that its revenue generation has increased to the region of N5.5 billion daily. The Comptroller-General (CGC), Hameed Ali, made this known during a working visit to the headquarters of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) in Lagos. The CGC, who was represented at the […]
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