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Senator Emmanuel Paulker is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum (Upstream). In this interview with journalists, he explains why reforms in the oil sector are slow. He also spoke on the controversy surrounding the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) a...
WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO THE APPEAL COURT VERDICT WHICH WAS IN YOUR FAVOUR? It is another victory that goes a long way to demonstrate that this is election made by God and whoever is fighting this election is simply fighting God. This victory is not mi...
A strange explosion on Monday, rocked an oil rig belonging to Chevron Nigeria Limited and located close to the Sangana Community of Brass Local Government area of Bayelsa State, causing the mysterious disappearance of two persons identified as expatria...
The British Broadcasting Service and Cable News Network on Monday afternoon demanded explanations from the Nigerian government over the invasion of their Lagos offices by State Security Service agents. The agents were said to have forced their way into...
Transports fares to various parts of the country remained high on Monday after President Goodluck Jonathan had announced a reduction in the pump price of petrol from N141 to N97 per litre. The inter- and intra-city fares, which had risen by more than 1...
Following President Goodluck Jonathan’s announcement of the reduction of fuel from N141 to N97, some Nigerians believe it is a welcome development while others say more can still be achieved. A survey carried out in Abuja on Monday showed that Ni...
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Plateau on Monday commended residents of the state over their peaceful conduct throughout the NLC nationwide protests. The NLC had called for street protests to force the Federal Government to revert to the old ...
Lagos state Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola on Monday, carpeted the federal government for deploying soldiers to Lagos State to quell protests triggered by the removal of fuel subsidy, saying that the usage of the military to suppress civili...
Mixed reactions trailed President Goodluck Jonathan’s nationwide broadcast on Monday, announcing the reduction of the pump price of petrol from N141 to N97 per litre, among other issues. In Bauchi, some residents saw the president’s action ...
As the people of Adamawa prepare for Saturday's governorship election, the candidate of CPC, retired Brig- Gen Buba Marwa on Monday urged the electorate to judge candidates based on their character. “I wish to urge Adamawa citizens to j...
The FCT Police Commissioner, Mr Micheal Zuokumor, has said that Abuja and its environs is peaceful and that people can go about their businesses without fear. Zuokumor, said in Abuja on Monday that the security situation in the FCT had improv...
In the past eight days through strikes, mass rallies, shutdown, debates and street protests, Nigerians demonstrated clearly that they cannot be taken for granted and that sovereignty belongs to them. In the last twenty four hours, the Labour Move...
The Commander of the 2 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the operation of sector 2 of the restructured Joint Military Task Force (JTF) is now under the supervision of the brigade. Sector 2 of the task fo...
The Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged the Federal Government to make solid minerals an alternative revenue source to reduce the reliance on oil. Alhaji Sani Shehu, the National President of the association made the call in an inte...
Sellers of sachet water in Abeokuta are recording a boom due to the scarcity of water in the Ogun capital. The correspondent, who monitored the development on Monday, reports that most residents have resorted to the use of sachet water t...