The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has confirmed the outbreak of anthrax in Zamfara State… The ministry in a statement on Tuesday by its Director of Information and Public, Mr. Ben Bem Goong, said the outbreak was recorded on a farm in north west state. The statement called for heightened vigilance and proactive measures to…
Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organisation, WHO, on Tuesday, said the organisation regretted the decision of the United States to withdraw from it.… Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organisation, WHO. The statement read: “the World Health Organisation regrets the announcement that the United States…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the request of telecommunications companies to raise tariff. According to Reuben Mouka, spokesman of the commission, the approval was granted in pursuant to its power under Section 108 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003 (NCA), to regulate and approve tariff rates and charges by telecommunications operators. He said…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, January 20, 2025, arraigned a former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, current Managing Director of Arik Air, Captain Roy Ilegbodu, and Receiver Manager of Arik Air, Kamilu Omokide, alongside Union Bank Plc and Super Bravo Limited. They were arraigned…
The Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, has told a Federal High Court in Abuja why it issued oil import licences to oil marketing companies in the country… NMDPRA told Justice Inyang Ekwo in a counter affidavit its filed and deposed to by Idris Musa, a Senior Regulatory Officer in the office, against…
The pump price of petrol has increased, ranging from N1,050 to N1,150 per litre, depending on the location, due to the recent price hike by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and other depot owners… Dealers confirmed that PMS prices would continue to rise since the major component in fuel production, crude oil, has been on the…
The Presidency on Saturday night denied reports making the rounds that it forced former President Muhammadu Buhari or any Nigerian to testify in an arbitration proceeding taking place in Paris… On Saturday evening, an online news platform had reported that former President Buhari had been summoned before a court in Paris to testify in an…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is set to ramp up its crude oil imports due to inadequate supply from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) which is struggling to meet the refinery’s fuel production needs at its $20 billion Lekki-based plant… Officials at the plant said the facility has ramped up production to about 500,000…
Barbara Bako, Abuja A total sum of N 1.424 trillion, being December 2024 Federation Account Revenue, has been shared to the Federal Government, States and the Local Government Councils… The revenue was shared at the January 2025 Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting held in Abuja. The N1.424 trillion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory…
Two persons, Olufunsho Dayo Chevy and Uwem Udo Nya, convicted for oil theft and sentenced to a fine of N20 million have been ordered to paid N5 million each into the account of the Federal Government… The conviction and sentence of Chevy and Nya for oil theft alongside a vessel, MT New Angel, and a…
