The Federal Government, through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, has signed a significant gas sales agreement to support the $3.3 billion Brass Fertilizer and Petrochemical Company Ltd. This deal, inked with Shell, TotalEnergies, and Agip in Abuja, marks a key milestone in Nigeria’s efforts to monetize its vast gas […]
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Hon Nkechi Ogbuefi Launches Eye Clinic and Distributes Medicated Glasses To 10,000 Constituents
Hon Nkechi Ogbuefi Launches Eye Clinic and Distributes Medicated Glasses To 10,000 Constituents In a significant move towards improving eye health in her constituency, Hon. Nkechi Ogbuefi, the representative of Anaocha 1 Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly and Deputy Minority Whip, flagged off a visual impairment program […]
The Federal Government on Thursday in Abeokuta began the sale of rice at a subsidised rate in Ogun.
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, while speaking during a ceremony to signify the commencement, said it was “one of the numerous programmes initiated to bring succour and relief to Nigerians. Kyari, who was represented by Mrs Toyin Ayo-Ajayi, the ministry’s State Director, explained that the distribution […]
Gunmen Reportedly Kidnapp Journalists Travelling To Uyo For Super Eagles Match
Some sports journalists who were travelling to Uyo, through Anambra State, to cover a football event in Awka Ibom State, have been kidnapped. The Super Eagles will take on Libya in an African Nations Cup qualifier in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Friday. A source told Kpakpando Radio that the […]
Armed attackers kill 20 coal miners in southwest Pakistan.
Armed assailants have killed 20 miners and injured another seven at a small private coal mine in southwest Pakistan, police said, raising security concerns just days before a major international summit is set to be held in the country. The attackers broke into the miners’ quarters in Dukki district in […]
Appeal Court dismisses Fubara’s case, affirms judgement nullifying passage of Rivers 2024 budget
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought before it by Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara seeking to remove 27 members of the State House of Assembly on account of their defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Court on Thursday in […]
Doyin Okupe Says Tinubu’s UK trip is to avoid political interference in cabinet reshuffle
A former Presidential spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe, says Nigerians criticising President Bola Tinubu’s trip to the United Kingdom for a two-week holiday are uninformed. Okupe expressed the view in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. He spoke against the backdrop of criticisms of the […]
UNIZIK medical school lecturers down tool over vice-chancellor race
A storm is brewing at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) as professors without PhDs protest the selection criteria for the next Vice Chancellor. The professors, mostly from the medical sciences, are calling for the immediate withdrawal and review of a recent advertisement for the appointment of a new Vice Chancellor. At […]
Peter Obi Says Hardship under Tinubu government fueling mental health problem.
Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, has said that the worsening economic situation under President Bola Tinubu’s administration is fuelling mental health cases, among other factors. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, stated this in his message as Nigeria joined the global community on Thursday to commemorate […]
Fed. Govt. Again Announces Further Hikes In Petrol Price
Fed. Govt. Again Announces Further Hikes In Petrol Price Nigerians likely to face more hardship as Federal government has announced yet another increase in petrol price, deepening the already dire economic situation for many. Beginning this week, the new price structure will see residents of Abuja grappling with a staggering […]