WTO DG: You bring us joy and honour, Buhari tells Okonjo-Iweala
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her formal appointment and ratification as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, saying she has brought joy and more honour…
Okonjo Iweala to begin term as WTO DG March 1
Congratulatory messages have begun to pour in for Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala who has been appointed as the next WTO Director-General. According to the WTO, Okonjo-Iweala makes history as the…
We’ve reduced gas flaring to a very minimal level of 8% — minister
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva says Nigeria is on course to end gas flaring by 2025. Sylva made this known on Monday at a Public…
Corps member’s death: NHRC Panel orders Garki hospital CMD, MDCN registrar to appear
A National Human Rights Commission, NHRC panel on Monday, ordered that fresh hearing notices be served on the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Garki Hospital and the Registrar, Medical…
Again, Zuma snubs South African anti-graft panel, refuses to appear before it
South Africa’s embattled former president Jacob Zuma failed to appear on Monday before a judicial panel probing corruption during his nine-year tenure, again defying a court order for him to…
Reps promises to ensure installation of equipment for capturing associated gas to end gas flaring
The House of Representatives has reassured on ending gas flaring in the petroleum industry in Nigeria. Rep. Nicholas Mutu, the chairman House Committee on Gas Resources Environment and Climate Change,…
FG Delegation, Service Chiefs Meet Northern Governors restate commitment to tackling security challenges
A delegation of the Federal Government and the newly appointed service chiefs are currently in a meeting with northern governors. The meeting which is holding in Kaduna State has in…
No casualty recorded in Iju train accident – NRC
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), on Monday said that there was no casualty in the early morning train accident at Iju level crossing in Lagos. Mr Jerry Oche, the NRC…
Herdsmen: The President’s actions should speak for him, he’s not a showman – Presidency replies Abaribe
The Presidency on Monday said there is no substance to such criticism of the President on the issue of herdsmen crisis, arguing that it is the actions that should speak…
Herdsmen crisis: Buhari needs to come out and own this problem– Abaribe
Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe on Monday faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s handling of the nation’s herdsmen crisis. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Abaribe suggested that the President’s posture appeared…