By Uthman Salami The Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, has revealed why the state oil giant is buying a stake in Dangote Refinery. Kyari said that the decision was driven by the…
By Matthew Denis, Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said there is no plan to increase the official pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, from N162 in July. The Goup Managing Director (GMD)…
The House of Representatives has confirmed the appointment of Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya as Chief of Army Staff (COAS). The confirmation followed the adoption of a report of the House Committees on Defence and Army at Tuesday’s plenary in Abuja. Presenting the…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned importers, distributors, healthcare professionals against the importation, distribution and sale of COVID-19 test kits from Peru. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, gave the caution in…
Polytechnics and HND holders in Nigeria have for long suffered the issue of dichotomy from the education sector to the civil service. In this exclusive Interview with the Rector, Kano state Polytechnic, Dr. Kabir Bello Dungurawa spoke extensively With SALIM…
…We will react after due consultation — Ohaneze Ndigbo More facts have emerged about how the wanted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu was arrested and repatriated to Nigeria. According to sources close to Nigerian NewsDirect, Kanu…
Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Matawalle announced his defection to APC in Gusau on Tuesday at a special grand rally to receive him to the…
The Makurdi Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday June 29, 2021, arraigned the Chairman, Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC), Look Tersoo Joseph; the Secretary, Serki Mtomba Manaseh; the Treasurer, Akange Akula and 5 other…
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has received the sum of £26,505,862.97 (Twenty six million, five hundred and five thousand, eight hundred and sixty-two Pounds, ninety-seven pence) repatriated from the United Kingdom. In a statement by its management, these pension funds had…
Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday, announced the dissolution of the state’s Executive Council. Those affected include Chief of Staff (CoS) and 17 Commissioners. The Cabinet was constituted on August 14, 2019, following Makinde’s historic victory in the…
