The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has successfully repaid 60% of a $1.036 billion loan that it took in September 2021 to finance the acquisition of a 20% stake in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Free Zone Enterprise (DPRP FZE). As of December 31, 2023, NNPC has repaid $625 million of the principal…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said Nigerians deserve to know the cost and age of the new presidential jet and the years it has been in operation. In a series of posts via his official X handle on Tuesday, the former Governor of Anambra State also said Nigerians deserve…
The Nigerian Air Force said on Wednesday that its fighter aircraft of Air Component Operation Hadin Kai successfully executed an air interdiction mission on August 16, 2024, in Arina, Southern Tumbuns, Borno State, killing top terrorist commanders Munzir Arika, Sani Dilla, and several others. Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Information,…
No fewer than 27 kidnappers, including members of the Auto Pilot, also known as Unknown Gunmen, a notorious breakaway faction of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), loyal to the Finland based Simon Ekpa, which terrorized Enugu and its environs had been gunned down in shoot-outs with security operatives at various locations across the…
Former Anambra State governorship aspirant, Chief Rommy Okoli has called on leaders to be responsible The Elder Statesman who stated this in a press briefing in Awka to mark his birthday said that the level of hunger and starvation among Nigerians at the moment is worrisome. He said that it is even more heartbreaking to…
The three-day summit and capacity-building training for community development associations in Kwara State has continued today in Kwara South Senatorial District. The training is holding at IVTEC, Ajase-Ipo, Ifelodun LGA. The participants from different associations across the seven (7) local governments of the districts have started arriving for the highly-anticipated summit which will deepen participatory…
The buzz on Anambra State’s proposed local government (LG) councils’ this time is on timing and procedure. Following a series of commentaries I wrote on the approaching LG elections in Anambra, the most feedbacks I got dotted on the scheduled time of polls and the transparence of the process. A common question was: “why the…
The Anambra State Government has taken a significant step forward in improving the transportation sector by introducing a new tracking system for tricycles (Keke). Official launch of the initial roll out of implementation of the tracking system took place at UHBET Center, Awka, today, August 20, 2024. This innovative initiative is designed to address key…
A young music producer Nathan Akhimie, has been detained at the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department in Panti, Yaba, since Friday, August 16, 2024, despite allegedly committing no offense. His family is struggling to meet the N1 million bail demand set by police operatives led by Superintendent Samuel Akhigbe. The incident began when Akhimie visited…
The Abuja Court of Appeal has upheld the reinstatement of Philip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State, dismissing an appeal by the Edo State House of Assembly to overturn the lower court’s judgment. This decision affirms the earlier ruling that nullified Shaibu’s impeachment and restores him to his position. The Federal High Court…
