The President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the substantive chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) on Monday. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the council chambers of the presidential villa, Aso Rock villa on Monday following the confirmation of her nomination by the senate last week. Justice Kekere-Ekun, becomes Nigeria’s […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has denied reports that it intends to become Dangote refinery’s sole distributor. NNPC stated that refineries could sell directly to marketers. Reacting to an allegations by the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), accusing it of undermining the Dangote refinery and monopolising its products, NNPC issued a statement on Saturday […]
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The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, stepped down from his role with immediate effect on Saturday. This was revealed in a statement issued by the Presidency on Saturday, wherein Ngelale said he had submitted a memo to the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, informing him […]
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Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has lambasted President Bola Tinubu’s administration for the rise in human rights abuses in the country. Atiku stated this in a release signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, lamenting that citizens were being arrested in […]
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Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri has said the twin problem of petrol smuggling and vandalism is caused by the products subsidy and corroded pipelines. Lokpobiri made this known at the just-concluded Energy and Labour Summit 2024 organised by Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria in Abuja. According to […]
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The director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says insecurity Nigeria is being weaponised for political reasons. Okonjo-Iweala spoke on Sunday at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Lagos state. The WTO director-general said there would not be any development in the country […]
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A Chinese firm, Zhongshang Fucheng Industrial Investment Ltd., has finalised the repossession of a luxury jet owned by Nigeria in Canada. Peoples Gazette reports that Zhongshang recently received a change of custodian paperwork for the Bombardier 6000 type BD-700-1A10 aircraft from Canadian authorities in Montreal after a Canadian court issued a judgement that empowered the […]
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Not less than 13 people were killed when terrorists attacked the Anguwan Mai-Giro community in Niger State on Wednesday night, the News Agency of Nigeria reported. The Niger State Government confirmed the attack but did not say the exact number of people killed. Acting Governor Yakubu Garba described the attack as satanic, insensible, atrocious and callous, according […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has approved in increase in the cost of obtaining the country’s passport. The spokesperson of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), KT Udo announced the new passport fees in a statement released on Wednesday. Udo said the increase of the passport fee by the federal government is “part of its efforts […]
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Lagos appears to be the worst hit in the recent cholera outbreak, as the state recorded the highest number with 117 new suspected cases while Abia, Kwara, Adamawa and Kano recorded one each. A total of 121 new suspected cholera cases have been reported across five states and 22 local government areas, bringing the overall […]
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