Royal Dutch Shell Plc has disclosed plans to challenge the $5 billion fine levied against it by the Nigerian government for an offshore spill from one of its fields last year. Officials of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) t...
Gov. Kashim Shettima on Friday appealed to Muslims in Borno to intensify prayers for peace in the country as they begin the 30-day Ramadan fast. Shettima said this in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Communication, Alhaji Isa Gusau, in Maid...
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Friday said 90 ships carrying various goods were expected to berth at the Lagos ports between July and the first week of August. The cargo situation report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos was ...
A chieftain of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the South South, Mr Joseph Sodienye on Friday called on the Federal Government to build a dual carriage way network on the East-West road. Sodienye said the proposed road network ...
The Traditional Ruler of Eziama Obiato in Mbaitolu Local Government Area of Imo, Chief Dennis Nwaba, was on Thursday kidnapped from his palace. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Vitalis Onugu, the monarch was abducted f...
Trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed on a downward trend on Friday as some highly capitalised stocks recorded price losses. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the All-Share Index which opened at 23,098.21 points app...
Mr Wale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive of Oando on Friday said that the company retained its 2011profit to ensure robust dividend to shareholders in future. Tinubu said this at the company’s 35th annual general meeting (AGM) held in Lagos. He said...
Former Minister of Communication, Mr Emmanuel Adiele, on Friday appealed to journalists to be accurate in their reportage of events in the country. Adiele made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He urge...
The military personnel on Friday took over the Egbin Power Station and Eko Electricity Distribution Company due to the ongoing workers’ strike. Mr Etukubes Mbang, the Vice-Chairman, Lagos/Ogun Chapter of National Union of Electricity Employees (N...
The Federal Character Commission on Friday said that any government organisations that failed to comply with the principles guiding recruitment in the civil service would be sanctioned. Mr David Fakeye, the Director, Monitoring and Enforcement of the c...
Plateau State House of Assembly (PLHA) on Friday called for the immortalisation of Sen. Gyang Dantong and Gyang Fulani, the Majority Leader of the House. The duo died on Sunday, July 8, 2012 in Maseh village, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau, whe...
Senate President David Mark on Friday declared his support for the creation of state police. Mark said he had discovered the necessity of state police and had since dropped his opposition against it. Mark made the declaration in Asaba, Delta, at the op...
Gov. Babangida Aliyu of Niger on Friday urged Muslim leaders in the country to reflect the true face of Islam. He said in his message to mark the beginning of Ramadan that Muslim leaders could do this by watching their utterances as they usher in the f...
The Senate Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution said on Friday it had received 108 memoranda and 56 requests for states creation. Chairman of the committee, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, who stated this in Asaba at the opening of a two-day retreat o...
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in Anambra said on Friday it impounded sub-standard electrical cables valued at over N15 million. Briefing journalists in Onitsha, Mr Louis Njoku, Director of Enforcement of the organisation, said that ...