Celebrating Bail for Nwoba and caution on dangerous politics in Ebonyi State
By Anyim Pius Anyim The bail granted the Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, Ebonyi State, Nwoba Chika Nwoba, calls for, not only celebration, but deep thoughts about the…
ExxonMobil to sell Mobil Producing Nigeria shallow-water affiliate to Seplat Energy
Feb. 25, 2022 ExxonMobil has reached an agreement to sell its equity interest in Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPN) to Seplat Energy, a Nigeria-owned independent oil and gas company. Liam…
Stop the perceived injustice, ensure that each state pay for fuel subsidy based on volume of petrol consumed – Bayelsa govt. to FG
Feb. 25, 2022 …Pegs petrol price at N230 per litre As fuel scarcity continued unabated nationwide, Bayelsa has directed that no fuel station should sell petrol above N230 per litre…
We’ll not comment on Okagbare’s ban until after our next meeting – AFN
Feb. 25, 2022 The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) says it will not comment on the 10-year ban slammed on Blessing Okagbare by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) until after…
UNDP earmarks $800,000 for empowering 500 beneficiaries in Kaduna, Ekiti, Osun– Official
Feb. 25, 2022 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says more than 800,000 million dollars (N332 million) is in the kitty for 500 participants of its special skills acquisition programme…
Akeredolu calls for synergy among security agencies, says Amotekun is a child of necessity
Feb. 25, 2022 Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Thursday, said that the existence of the State Security Network, Amotekun Corps, was benefiting the state and other major security…
3.5GHz Spectrum: MTN, Mafab Pay for Licences
Feb. 25, 2022 Provisional winners of the 3.5 Gigahertz (GHz) spectrum licence, MTN Communications Nigeria Plc and Mafab Communications Limited, have made their full payment of $273.6 million each for…
Explainer: Why Russia is invading Ukraine; The Past Haunts the Present
February 25, 2022 Russia’s Vladimir Putin claims the objective of the attack is to defend the Russian-speakers in Ukraine, especially those in the two self-declared republics of Donetsk and Luhansk,…
17 high-rises in Ukrainian city of Mariupol damaged, 7.5m children at risk
February 25, 2022 Seventeen high-rises in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol have been damaged by shelling, according to the city administration. Meanwhile, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it is…
Russia-Ukraine crisis: All you need to know; genesis and cost
February 25, 2022 In 2010, Ukraine elected Viktor Yakunovych elected as president. The West (US & EU) were not happy with these events as they saw the new president as…