W’Bank to approve Nigeria’s $632m loan request today
The World Bank is set to approve fresh loans totalling $632m to Nigeria today (Monday) amid mounting concerns over the country’s rising debt profile, The PUNCH reports. The loans are
Eid-el-Fitr: Tinubu, NASS, govs preach peace, police heighten security nationwide
Eminent Nigerians, including President Bola Tinubu, the leadership of the National Assembly, governors, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, among others, have preached unity and called for prayers as
Oil, gas local content reaches 56%, NCDMB announces
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, on Wednesday, announced that local content in the petroleum industry has now reached 56 per cent, with ongoing reviews likely to further enhance
Federal Govt indicts Fubara in bombing of oil pipeline
The Federal Government yesterday placed the blame for the declaration of a state of emergency firmly on the doorsteps of suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Attorney-General of the Federation
Rivers emergency rule: FG deploys 10,000 troops against vandals as opposition, NLC protest
The Federal Government has deployed 10,000 Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps personnel to curb further attacks on oil pipelines against the backdrop of the blasts at oil installations in
Oil earnings threatened as explosion rocks 450,000bpd pipeline
Nigeria’s daily oil output might be affected following an explosion that rocked a section of the Trans Niger Pipeline in Bodo Community, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State. The
BREAKING: Tinubu appoints Ibas as Rivers Sole Administrator
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (Rtd) as Sole Administrator of Rivers State. Ibas will take over from Governor Siminalayi Fubara who was suspended for six
FULL TEXT: Tinubu declares state of emergency in Rivers, suspends Fubara, deputy, lawmakers
TEXT OF THE BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES, DECLARING STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS STATE ON TUESDAY 18 MARCH 2025 Fellow Nigerians, I feel
Military attacks: Electricity workers, Discos blame FG, threaten strike
The Federal Government has come under fire for its silence over the attacks on electricity distribution companies by the military. This came as the National Union of Electricity Employees has
Niger fuel crisis: Customs, marketers differ as 400 border filling stations shut
Over 400 filling stations of independent oil marketers located at border communities have remained shut since 2019 based on the Federal Government’s directive to halt the smuggling of petrol out