Business Oil & Gas

Operators in the downstream sector criticise politicians’ role as corporate watchdogs

Oil and gas downstream enterprises have expressed worry about the role of lawmakers in policing private corporations. They bemoaned the time wasted attending to the MPs’ summonses and criticised the oversight role played by politicians over private enterprises that were being monitored and regulated by government authorities. The operators voiced their objections on Tuesday in Read More…

Motor Accident Nigeria

2 die, 4 injured in road crash on Lagos-Abeokuta expressway

Two individuals were killed and four others were injured in a collision involving a commercial bus, truck, and motorcycle on Tuesday near the Conoil Bus-Stop on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, according to The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE). Newsmen in Ota were informed by Mrs. Temitope Oseni, the Owode-Ijako Unit Commander of TRACE, who Read More…

Emergency Relief Nigeria

NEMA receives 137 stranded Nigerians from Libya

Another group of 137 Nigerians who were trapped in Libya have been brought to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). In a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos, the agency reaffirmed this. The returnees, according to NEMA, boarded an Al Buraq Air Boeing 737-800 and arrived at Ikeja’s Murtala Mohammed International Airport’s Cargo Wing around Read More…

Assault Crime Metro Politics

Police looking into attack on Lagos PDP gubernatorial candidate

The Lagos State Police Command says it is investigating the attack on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate Mr. Olajide Adediran aboard his campaign train on Sunday. This was revealed on Monday by its spokesperson, Mr. Benjamin Hundeyin, on his verified Twitter account. “It is imperative to clarify that the party notified the Divisional Police Read More…

Elections Nigeria Politics

2023: INEC invites international organisations for election monitoring

International organisations from all over the world are invited to monitor the general elections in Nigeria in 2023 at the invitation of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made the call when he welcomed the delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Pre-Election Fact Finding Mission to Read More…

Crime Fraud Metro

Clearing agent arraigned for alleged N5.5m fraud

Chinweike Mbaewe, a 35-year-old agent who was charged on four counts for allegedly receiving N5.5 million under the pretence of clearing a container of goods, appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Monday. The defendant was accused of theft, inciting a disturbance, issuing a fake check, and acquiring money under false pretences. Read More…

Agriculture Environment Nigeria

Flooding: Environmentalists blame Nigerians’ attitude, say government ignored NiMet warnings

Environmentalists have accused certain Nigerians of having a bad attitude and building on water channels and drains, which hastens floods in neighborhoods, cities, and towns. The experts in a survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the South South area also attributed the problem to the ineffective waste management of the government. They Read More…

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Media Nigeria

Lai Mohammed still insists on regulation of social media, says it’s a global problem

Unrestrained use of social media and other digital platforms, according to Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, is causing significant issues on a worldwide scale. At a session to welcome guests to the Global Media and Information Literacy Week happening in Abuja, the minister reaffirmed this position. 193 UNESCO member nations are participating Read More…

Environment Metro Top Story

LASG reaffirms capacity to manage flood situation

To assess the state’s preparedness for any eventuality, in response to residents’ renewed concerns about the effects of widespread, massive flooding, Lagos State called a meeting of important stakeholders The meeting concluded that while Lagos was not entirely immune to flooding, the state will continue to effectively manage its situation. Speaking at a meeting over Read More…

Legal Nigeria Top Story

Appeal Court reserves judgement in FG’s stay-of-execution application over Nnamdi Kanu

The Federal Government filed a request with the Court of Appeal in Abuja asking for a stay of the ruling that released Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the illegal Indigenous People of Biafra. On Monday, the three-judge panel presided over by Justice Haruna Tsammani withheld judgment after hearing the arguments of the attorneys. Mr. David Read More…