NIGERIA: Terrorist Recruitment Specialist Nabbed
Troops deployed to enforce the state of Emergency in the north have apprehended in Maiduguri a key terrorist who specialises in recruiting young men into the fold of Boko Haram....
NIGERIA: Court Halts Bid to Remove Suntai
The crisis occasioned by the continued absence of Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State from office deepened Wednesday as the state High Court sitting in Jalingo presided over by Justice...
Marginal Fields Production: Energia Targets 15,000 bpd by 2015
An indigenous marginal field producer, Energia Limited and operator of the Energia/Oando, Oil Mining Lease (OML 56) Ebendo/Obodeti marginal field, has announced plans to increase production from the oil field...
Boko Haram: Buhari Must Apologise to Nigerians, Says Onyema
The Chairman of the Foundation for Ethnic Harmony in Nigeria (FEHN), Mr. Allen Onyema, Wednesday said former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, should apologise to Nigerians over his recent...
NIGERIA: EFCC Links Subsidy Scam Probes to Falana, Others’ Petitions
An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Hammed Lawal, Wednesday linked the ongoing prosecution of some oil marketers and their companies for their alleged involvement in fuel...
Environmental Degradation: Nigeria FG to Ban Plastic Bags by January 1
In a bid to arrest the growing environmental hazards caused by the littering of waste, the federal government Wednesday said it would implement a ban on the use of plastic...
NIGERIA: Fayemi Advocates Moderate Food Consumption in Ekiti
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State Wednesday charged residents of the state on the need to moderate their food consumption and cultivate the habit of food preservation. Speaking Wednesday at...
NIGERIA: Court Dismisses Suit against Tinubu
A Federal High Court in Lagos Tuesday rejected an application filed by one Dr. Adegbola Dominic asking the court to compel the Inspector General of Police (IG) and the Lagos...
NIGERIA: Transcorp Extends N13bn Rights Issue
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a one-week extension for the Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp) rights issue to enable wider shareholder participation. Transcorp is issuing 12.906 billion...
ACN, CPC Fault Jonathan’s Recognition of Jang as NGF Chairman
The presidency’s support for a faction of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), led by Plateau State Governor, Chief Jonah Jang, has come under heavy criticisms from the Action Congress of...